Conquering Your Fear of Pitches and Queries

One of the prevailing myths about being a writer is that once the writer has typed, “The End,” at the end of her manuscript, her job is done. But you also have to sell your manuscript—first to an agent and/or editor, and then to the reader. Even if you are self-publishing, you need what is essentially a pitch on the back cover of your book, and you need to be able to talk succinctly about your book to reviewers and readers, and others.

Your first sales tools are hooks and pitches. If you are seeking an agent or editor, then you need a query. If you’ve been intimidated by these important marketing tools, this workshop will provide you with the information, tips, and resources along with the feedback you need to craft compelling hooks, pitches and queries that will have editors and agents asking for more.

About the Presenter: Paula Chaffee Scardamalia is an author, book coach, and a dream and tarot intuitive. She writes both fiction and nonfiction. Her books include Enchanting Creativity: How Fairy Tales, Dreams, Rituals, and Journaling Can Awaken Your Creative Self (published Fall of 2022), Tarot for the Fiction Writer, and her fantasy romance, In the Land of the Vultures. Since 1999, Paula’s presented workshops and retreats across the country; at both national and regional Romance Writers of America conferences and meetings; at the 2014 San Diego University Writers Conference; and at the International Women’s Writing Guild. She publishes a weekly e-newsletter on writing, creativity, dreams, and tarot, and is the award-winning author of Weaving a Woman’s Life: Spiritual Lessons from the Loom.

You can watch the video at https://vimeo.com/user4514446/fearofpitches.