Bait and Pitch: Twitter Pitches

Hi my lovelies!!!

If you're in the States, I hope you are getting ready to give thanks and spend some well deserved time with family and friends. 

But #SFFPit is quickly approaching! If you write SciFi or Fantasy and you don't know what #SFFPit is check THIS LINK. 

For the next couple weeks, we'll be doing Bait and Pitch workshops with Twitter Pitches to help you prep. You can still participate if you're not doing #SFFPit! After all, #PitMad is right around the corner, too. So enjoy! And peer pressure a friend into joining us! 

TWITTER PITCHES

Note: If you’re here looking for fishing tips, you’ve come to the wrong end of the blogosphere.

Okay, this week we are working on TWITTER pitches. That means you are giving us your best 140 characters including your hashtag & Category/Genre abbreviation (info below) and we will give you our communal feedback. Read the full list of rules with all their glorious explanations here. 

The Rules

Bait and Pitch is open to ALL fiction categories. 

This is open to manuscripts of any status. 
Bring a friend.

One pitch per week. 

You post, you crit. 

You edit, you critique again.

If you revise, post it as a REPLY to your original pitch. 

Critiques must include AT LEAST one piece of positive feedback. 

Don’t be an asshole. 

If you cross the line, *I* will critique your pitch in a similar manner. K? *grinz*

Formatting Your Pitch

Yes, you MUST use the #BaitPitch hashtag, as you would with any contest. 

NAME: The Wicked Pitch of the East

CATEGORY/GENRE: YA/Fantasy

TITLE: WHERE ARE THOSE WILD THINGS, ANYWAY?

PITCH: #BaitPitch (YA/F)When Max grows up,yada yada yada.Use Twitter/Word to make sure you only have 140 characters or expect the verbal beatdown.

Cheers!

The Wicked Pitch of the East (aka Dannie)

Bait And Pitch: Twitter Pitches

Hi my lovelies!!!

I hope you are all doing well and writing the ish out of NaNo. It was brought to my attention by a member of the Clubhouse today that #SFFPit is quickly approaching. If you write SciFi or Fantasy and you don't know what #SFFPit is check THIS LINK. 

For the next couple weeks, we'll be doing Bait and Pitch workshops with Twitter Pitches to help you prep. You can still participate if you're not doing #SFFPit! After all, #PitMad is right around the corner, too. So enjoy! And peer pressure a friend into joining us! 

TWITTER PITCHES

Note: If you’re here looking for fishing tips, you’ve come to the wrong end of the blogosphere.

Okay, this week we are working on TWITTER pitches. That means you are giving us your best 140 characters including your hashtag & Category/Genre abbreviation (info below) and we will give you our communal feedback. Read the full list of rules with all their glorious explanations here. 

The Rules

Bait and Pitch is open to ALL fiction categories. 

This is open to manuscripts of any status. 
Bring a friend.

One pitch per week. 

You post, you crit. 

You edit, you critique again.

If you revise, post it as a REPLY to your original pitch. 

Critiques must include AT LEAST one piece of positive feedback. 

Don’t be an asshole. 

If you cross the line, *I* will critique your pitch in a similar manner. K? *grinz*

Formatting Your Pitch

Yes, you MUST use the #BaitPitch hashtag, as you would with any contest. 

NAME: The Wicked Pitch of the East

CATEGORY/GENRE: YA/Fantasy

TITLE: WHERE ARE THOSE WILD THINGS, ANYWAY?

PITCH: #BaitPitch (YA/F)When Max grows up,yada yada yada.Use Twitter/Word to make sure you only have 140 characters or expect the verbal beatdown.

Cheers!

The Wicked Pitch of the East (aka Dannie)

#BaitAndPitch Workshop--Twitter Pitches

TWITTER PITCHES

Note: If you’re here looking for fishing tips, you’ve come to the wrong end of the blogosphere.

Okay, this week we are working on TWITTER pitches. That means you are giving us your best 140 characters including your hashtag & Category/Genre abbreviation (info below) and we will give you our communal feedback. Read the full list of rules with all their glorious explanations here. 

The Rules

Bait and Pitch is open to ALL fiction categories. 

This is open to manuscripts of any status. 
Bring a friend.

One pitch per week. 

You post, you crit. 

You edit, you critique again.

If you revise, post it as a REPLY to your original pitch. 

Critiques must include AT LEAST one piece of positive feedback. 

Don’t be an asshole. 

If you cross the line, *I* will critique your pitch in a similar manner. K? *grinz*

Formatting Your Pitch

Yes, you MUST use the #BaitPitch hashtag, as you would with any contest. 

NAME: The Wicked Pitch of the East

CATEGORY/GENRE: YA/Fantasy

TITLE: WHERE ARE THOSE WILD THINGS, ANYWAY?

PITCH: #BaitPitch (YA/F)When Max grows up,yada yada yada.Use Twitter/Word to make sure you only have 140 characters or expect the verbal beatdown.

Cheers!

The Wicked Pitch of the East (aka Dannie)

#BaitAndPitch: Twitter Pitches!

TWITTER PITCHES

Note: If you’re here looking for fishing tips, you’ve come to the wrong end of the blogosphere.

Okay, this week we are working on TWITTER pitches. That means you are giving us your best 140 characters including your hashtag & Category/Genre abbreviation (info below) and we will give you our communal feedback. Read the full list of rules with all their glorious explanations here. 

The Rules

Bait and Pitch is open to ALL fiction categories. 

This is open to manuscripts of any status. 
Bring a friend.

One pitch per week. 

You post, you crit. 

You edit, you critique again.

If you revise, post it as a REPLY to your original pitch. 

Critiques must include AT LEAST one piece of positive feedback. 

Don’t be an asshole. 

If you cross the line, *I* will critique your pitch in a similar manner. K? *grinz*

Formatting Your Pitch

Yes, you MUST use the #BaitPitch hashtag, as you would with any contest. 

NAME: The Wicked Pitch of the East

CATEGORY/GENRE: YA/Fantasy

TITLE: WHERE ARE THOSE WILD THINGS, ANYWAY?

PITCH: #BaitPitch (YA/F)When Max grows up,yada yada yada.Use Twitter/Word to make sure you only have 140 characters or expect the verbal beatdown.

Cheers!

The Wicked Pitch of the East (aka Dannie)

Bait And Pitch Workshop: Twitter Pitches

TWITTER PITCHES

Note: If you’re here looking for fishing tips, you’ve come to the wrong end of the blogosphere.

Okay, this week we are working on TWITTER pitches. That means you are giving us your best 140 characters including your hashtag & Category/Genre abbreviation (info below) and we will give you our communal feedback. Read the full list of rules with all their glorious explanations here. 

The Rules

Bait and Pitch is open to ALL fiction categories. 

This is open to manuscripts of any status. 
Bring a friend.

One pitch per week. 

You post, you crit. 

You edit, you critique again.

If you revise, post it as a REPLY to your original pitch. 

Critiques must include AT LEAST one piece of positive feedback. 

Don’t be an asshole. 

If you cross the line, *I* will critique your pitch in a similar manner. K? *grinz*

Formatting Your Pitch

Yes, you MUST use the #BaitPitch hashtag, as you would with any contest. 

NAME: The Wicked Pitch of the East

CATEGORY/GENRE: YA/Fantasy

TITLE: WHERE ARE THOSE WILD THINGS, ANYWAY?

PITCH: #BaitPitch (YA/F)When Max grows up,yada yada yada.Use Twitter/Word to make sure you only have 140 characters or expect the verbal beatdown.

Cheers!

The Wicked Pitch of the East (aka Dannie)

Bait and Pitch Workshop: Query Pitches

QUERY PITCHES

Note: If you’re here looking for fishing tips, you’ve come to the wrong end of the blogosphere.

Okay, this week we are working on QUERY pitches. That means you are giving us your best pitch paragraph on a single manuscript and we will give you our communal feedback. Read the full list of rules with all their glorious explanations here. 

The Rules

Bait and Pitch is open to ALL fiction categories. 

This is open to manuscripts of any status. 

One pitch per week as a comment to THIS post. 
Bring a writer friend. The more the better for all involved!

You post, you crit. 

You edit, you critique again.

If you revise, post it as a REPLY to your original pitch. 

Critiques must include AT LEAST one piece of positive feedback. 

Don’t be an asshole. 

If you cross the line, *I* will critique your pitch in a similar manner. K? *grinz*

Formatting Your Pitch

NAME: The Jackal  (bonus points if you get this late 90s/early 00’s TV reference)

CATEGORY/GENRE: YA/Fantasy

TITLE: WHERE ARE THOSE WILD THINGS, ANYWAY?

PITCH: This is where you will write the pitch paragraph from your query. NOT the whole query. Please limit it to no more than four sentences. Really, if you go beyond that, your pitch paragraph is too long. No, really; and don’t be getting all crazy with the semicolons to fit in extra sentences—you know who you are.

Cheers!

  

The Wicked Pitch of the East (aka Dannie)

Bait And Pitch Workshop: Query Pitches!

Please read and adhere to all the instructions below so I don't have to be a meanie. Thanks! :) ~The Management

If you are here to prep for #PitchWars, welcome! (Also, if you're not, you're welcome, too!) But please do not refer mentors to this blog to view your Pitch. If they decide to stop by, fantastic! But they are not required to at all. Thanks!




QUERY PITCHES

Note: If you’re here looking for fishing tips, you’ve come to the wrong end of the blogosphere.

Okay, this week we are working on QUERY pitches. That means you are giving us your best pitch paragraph on a single manuscript and we will give you our communal feedback. Read the full list of rules with all their glorious explanations here. 

The Rules

Bait and Pitch is open to ALL fiction categories. 

This is open to manuscripts of any status. 

One pitch per week as a comment to THIS post. 
Bring a writer friend. The more the better for all involved!

You post, you crit. 

You edit, you critique again.

If you revise, post it as a REPLY to your original pitch. 

Critiques must include AT LEAST one piece of positive feedback. 

Don’t be an asshole. 

If you cross the line, *I* will critique your pitch in a similar manner. K? *grinz*

Formatting Your Pitch

NAME: The Jackal  (bonus points if you get this late 90s/early 00’s TV reference)

CATEGORY/GENRE: YA/Fantasy

TITLE: WHERE ARE THOSE WILD THINGS, ANYWAY?

PITCH: This is where you will write the pitch paragraph from your query. NOT the whole query. Please limit it to no more than four sentences. Really, if you go beyond that, your pitch paragraph is too long. No, really; and don’t be getting all crazy with the semicolons to fit in extra sentences—you know who you are.

Cheers!

  

The Wicked Pitch of the East (aka Dannie)

Bait and Pitch: Query Pitch Workshop

****We've officially broken blogger!****
If you scroll down to the very bottom of the comments it gives you the option to load more. That loads the most recent comments, regardless of which query they're in response to. Since this is getting complicated, PLEASE DO NOT POST ANY MORE QUERIES THIS WEEK OR ANY REVISIONS OF ALREADY EXISTING QUERIES--comments on existing queries are fine, but remember you may need to go to the bottom and click "load more". There will be a new post next Thursday for additional people to get feedback. It will open at 12AM EST on 8/7/14. Thanks for all the excellent participation this week!


QUERY PITCHES

Note: If you’re here looking for fishing tips, you’ve come to the wrong end of the blogosphere.

Okay, this week we are working on QUERY pitches. That means you are giving us your best pitch paragraph on a single manuscript and we will give you our communal feedback. Read the full list of rules with all their glorious explanations here. 

The Rules

Bait and Pitch is open to ALL fiction categories. 

This is open to manuscripts of any status. 

One pitch per week as a comment to THIS post. 
Bring a writer friend. The more the better for all involved!

You post, you crit. 

You edit, you critique again.

If you revise, post it as a REPLY to your original pitch. 

Critiques must include AT LEAST one piece of positive feedback. 

Don’t be an asshole. 

If you cross the line, *I* will critique your pitch in a similar manner. K? *grinz*

Formatting Your Pitch

NAME: The Jackal  (bonus points if you get this late 90s/early 00’s TV reference)

CATEGORY/GENRE: YA/Fantasy

TITLE: WHERE ARE THOSE WILD THINGS, ANYWAY?

PITCH: This is where you will write the pitch paragraph from your query. NOT the whole query. Please limit it to no more than four sentences. Really, if you go beyond that, your pitch paragraph is too long. No, really; and don’t be getting all crazy with the semicolons to fit in extra sentences—you know who you are.

Cheers!

  

The Wicked Pitch of the East (aka Dannie)

Bait and Pitch Week 8: Query Pitches

QUERY PITCHES

Note: If you’re here looking for fishing tips, you’ve come to the wrong end of the blogosphere.

Okay, this week we are working on QUERY pitches. That means you are giving us your best pitch paragraph on a single manuscript and we will give you our communal feedback. Read the full list of rules with all their glorious explanations here. 

The Rules

Bait and Pitch is open to ALL fiction categories. 

This is open to manuscripts of any status. 

One pitch per week as a comment to THIS post. 
Bring a writer friend. The more the better for all involved!

You post, you crit. 

You edit, you critique again.

If you revise, post it as a REPLY to your original pitch. 

Critiques must include AT LEAST one piece of positive feedback. 

Don’t be an asshole. 

If you cross the line, *I* will critique your pitch in a similar manner. K? *grinz*

Formatting Your Pitch

NAME: The Jackal  (bonus points if you get this late 90s/early 00’s TV reference)

CATEGORY/GENRE: YA/Fantasy

TITLE: WHERE ARE THOSE WILD THINGS, ANYWAY?

PITCH: This is where you will write the pitch paragraph from your query. NOT the whole query. Please limit it to no more than four sentences. Really, if you go beyond that, your pitch paragraph is too long. No, really; and don’t be getting all crazy with the semicolons to fit in extra sentences—you know who you are.

Cheers!

  

The Wicked Pitch of the East (aka Dannie)

Bait and Pitch Week 7: Contest Pitches!

Note: If you’re here looking for fishing tips, you’ve come to the wrong end of the blogosphere.

Okay, this week we are working on CONTEST pitches. That means you are giving us your best 35-word pitch on a single manuscript and we will give you our communal feedback. Read the full list of rules with all their glorious explanations here. 

The Rules

Bait and Pitch is open to ALL fiction categories AND, by popular demand, memoir. 

This is open to manuscripts of any status. 
Post your pitch using the format below as a comment on this blog post.

One pitch per week. 

You post, you crit. 
You invite a friend to participate! 

You revise and want more feedback, you critique somebody new.

If you revise, post it as a REPLY to your original pitch. 

Critiques must include AT LEAST one piece of positive feedback. Purely negative or power-trippy critiques will be deleted. 

Don’t be an asshole. 

If you cross the line, *I* will critique your pitch in a similar manner. K? *grinz*

Formatting Your Pitch

NAME: The Wicked Pitch of the East

CATEGORY/GENRE: MG/Fantasy

TITLE: WHAT'S NEW, BUTTERFARTS?

PITCH: This is where you will write your 35 words (and only 35 words). 

Cheers!

The Wicked Pitch of the East (aka Dannie)

Bait and Pitch Week 6: Twitter Pitches!

TWITTER PITCHES

Note: If you’re here looking for fishing tips, you’ve come to the wrong end of the blogosphere.

Okay, this week we are working on TWITTER pitches. That means you are giving us your best 140 characters including your hashtag & Category/Genre abbreviation (info below) and we will give you our communal feedback. Read the full list of rules with all their glorious explanations here. 

The Rules

Bait and Pitch is open to ALL fiction categories. 

This is open to manuscripts of any status. 

One pitch per week. 

You post, you crit. 

You edit, you critique again.

If you revise, post it as a REPLY to your original pitch. 

Critiques must include AT LEAST one piece of positive feedback. 

Don’t be an asshole. 

If you cross the line, *I* will critique your pitch in a similar manner. K? *grinz*

Formatting Your Pitch

Yes, you MUST use the #BaitPitch hashtag, as you would with any contest. 

NAME: The Wicked Pitch of the East

CATEGORY/GENRE: YA/Fantasy

TITLE: WHERE ARE THOSE WILD THINGS, ANYWAY?

PITCH: #BaitPitch (YA/F)When Max grows up,yada yada yada.Use Twitter/Word to make sure you only have 140 characters or expect the verbal beatdown.

Cheers!

The Wicked Pitch of the East (aka Dannie)

Bait and Pitch Workshop--Week 4--Contest Pitches!

Note: If you’re here looking for fishing tips, you’ve come to the wrong end of the blogosphere.

Okay, this week we are working on CONTEST pitches. That means you are giving us your best 35-word pitch on a single manuscript and we will give you our communal feedback. Read the full list of rules with all their glorious explanations here. 

The Rules

Bait and Pitch is open to ALL fiction categories AND, by popular demand, memoir. 

This is open to manuscripts of any status. 
Post your pitch using the format below as a comment on this blog post.

One pitch per week. 

You post, you crit. 

You revise and want more feedback, you critique somebody new.

If you revise, post it as a REPLY to your original pitch. 

Critiques must include AT LEAST one piece of positive feedback. Purely negative or power-trippy critiques will be deleted. 

Don’t be an asshole. 

If you cross the line, *I* will critique your pitch in a similar manner. K? *grinz*

Formatting Your Pitch

NAME: The Wicked Pitch of the East

CATEGORY/GENRE: MG/Fantasy

TITLE: WHAT'S NEW, BUTTERFARTS?

PITCH: This is where you will write your 35 words (and only 35 words). 

Cheers!

The Wicked Pitch of the East (aka Dannie)

Bait and Pitch Week 3: Twitter Pitches!

TWITTER PITCHES

Note: If you’re here looking for fishing tips, you’ve come to the wrong end of the blogosphere.

Okay, this week we are working on TWITTER pitches. That means you are giving us your best 140 characters including your hashtag & Category/Genre abbreviation (info below) and we will give you our communal feedback. Read the full list of rules with all their glorious explanations here. 

The Rules

Bait and Pitch is open to ALL fiction categories. 

This is open to manuscripts of any status. 

One pitch per week. 

You post, you crit. 

You edit, you critique again.

If you revise, post it as a REPLY to your original pitch. 

Critiques must include AT LEAST one piece of positive feedback. 

Don’t be an asshole. 

If you cross the line, *I* will critique your pitch in a similar manner. K? *grinz*

Formatting Your Pitch

Yes, you MUST use the #BaitPitch hashtag, as you would with any contest. 

NAME: The Wicked Pitch of the East

CATEGORY/GENRE: YA/Fantasy

TITLE: WHERE ARE THOSE WILD THINGS, ANYWAY?

PITCH: #BaitPitch (YA/F)When Max grows up,yada yada yada.Use Twitter/Word to make sure you only have 140 characters or expect the verbal beatdown.

Cheers!

The Wicked Pitch of the East (aka Dannie)