Prepping for #PitMad

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Since joining Twitter in 2013 I’ve been an avid fan of pitchfests, but I’ve never actually participated in one. For this Thursday’s #PitMad I thought I’d give it a shot.

What’s #PitMad, you ask? It’s an event on Twitter where authors pitch their book projects in 280 characters or less to an audience of literary agents in the hopes of landing one. Agents follow the hashtag throughout the day and favorite pitches they’re interested in. That favorite represents an invitation to the author to submit their query.

How likely is it to find an agent this way? Probably not very, but it’s still worth joining the party. The writing community is super supportive and fun to engage with, and no matter the outcome, trying to sell the idea of your novel on the strength of one or two punchy sentences is an important skill.

I have three completed manuscripts polished up and ready to go. Etiquette allows for three Tweets per project, ideally spread out through the day, and also encourages retweeting other authors to show support. It can get a little noisy, but it’s such a blast! That said, if you mute me for the day I won’t be offended.

Here are a few of my pitches:

HALLOWEEN ETERNAL (middle grade horror)

SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES X GOOSEBUMPS

12 y/o Jonah and his friends are thrilled when a Halloween carnival comes to town—until they find out it’s haunted. Can they escape before the night is through, or are they doomed to an eternal Halloween?

THE HOUSE ON LINDEN WAY (adult horror/gothic suspense)

THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE X FEVER DREAM

When Amber revisits her childhood home, her young daughter vanishes inside. Trapped by living memories, Amber must fight the lure of her past—and the ghosts who reside there—before her child is lost forever.

SWEET DREAMS MYSTERIES #1 (young adult mystery)

SCOOBY DOO X MURDER

When her favorite teacher mysteriously vanishes, HS senior and ice cream slinger Genevieve decides to investigate. But things get complicated when she finds a dead body. Can she and her meddling friends solve the murder before someone else gets iced?

Wish me luck!