tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post5259222137315026043..comments2024-02-27T03:36:20.256-07:00Comments on Krista Van Dolzer: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About #PitchMeKrista Van Dolzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-53011011804702873342022-08-26T09:57:55.509-06:002022-08-26T09:57:55.509-06:00Thanks for this great and generous opportunity, a ...Thanks for this great and generous opportunity, a wonderful deed indeed. We appreciate this wonderful event. More power!alicia m. minornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-52802893011201173132022-08-26T09:41:33.354-06:002022-08-26T09:41:33.354-06:00This is a great way and an opportunity for us writ...This is a great way and an opportunity for us writers to share our pitches. thanks to this generous event. More power!alicia minorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774892827071334660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-61623487537412014312022-08-15T14:48:18.601-06:002022-08-15T14:48:18.601-06:00It is, Karissa! More information soon...It is, Karissa! More information soon...Krista Van Dolzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-67403114090846794142022-08-07T16:27:27.445-06:002022-08-07T16:27:27.445-06:00Is this pitch happening for 2022?Is this pitch happening for 2022?Karissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04524756772741186826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-82353818936231978362021-09-08T07:30:48.119-06:002021-09-08T07:30:48.119-06:00Hi, Mona! If your manuscript is chosen, I will e-m...Hi, Mona! If your manuscript is chosen, I will e-mail you before I post the winners, though it may not be until that same day. If your manuscript's not chosen, you may not get an e-mail; it will probably depend on how many submissions we get...Krista Van Dolzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-27422866383660742412021-09-08T06:31:31.340-06:002021-09-08T06:31:31.340-06:002 questions: If our MS is chosen, will we be notif...2 questions: If our MS is chosen, will we be notified before it's on your Twitter feed? If we aren't chosen, will we be notified?Monanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-8462016358418814782021-09-07T18:59:02.299-06:002021-09-07T18:59:02.299-06:00Good question, Christine. Yes, you can withdraw if...Good question, Christine. Yes, you can withdraw if you're one of the finalists and you receive an offer of representation before the agent round. I usually keep a couple of alternates in my back pocket in case that very thing happens. Hope this helps!Krista Van Dolzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-68355028457524277012021-09-07T17:49:44.571-06:002021-09-07T17:49:44.571-06:00Hello! Can your participate if you have already st...Hello! Can your participate if you have already started the querying process, as in is there an opportunity to withdraw if you receive an offer of representation? Christine Alemshahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01473110637943789558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-58399932722178887352021-09-06T20:14:27.963-06:002021-09-06T20:14:27.963-06:00Hi, Tam! You don't need to include any hashtag...Hi, Tam! You don't need to include any hashtags in the Twitter pitch you submit unless you think they make your pitch clearer or stronger. And the 250-word count only applies to the first page, which you're only submitting so I can get a feel for your writing style; it won't actually be used in the agent round itself.<br /><br />No need to include personalization in this case, Janet!<br /><br />Christy and MJ, the word count doesn't include the title, but even if it did, those words probably wouldn't make much of a difference, because you definitely shouldn't end your 250-word sample in the middle of a sentence. The truth is, I'm not going to be counting words; I just want to get a sense of your writing style, so if it's a little longer or a little shorter, that won't be a big deal.<br /><br />Anon, you're welcome to submit your chapter book as an MG, though as I mentioned above, the word count might be a little tricky. The reason I didn't include chapter books in #PitchMe is because very few agents are actively looking for them--and even fewer of the agents who agreed to judge this contest are--so it wouldn't help you or them to show them something they're not necessarily interested in seeing. Hope that makes sense, and very best of luck!<br /><br />Ashlyn, a Twitter pitch should be no more than 280 characters. If you want to see some examples, try Googling #PitMad!Krista Van Dolzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-69682428060511185662021-09-06T15:40:08.745-06:002021-09-06T15:40:08.745-06:00Also - just wondering what you mean by twitter pit...Also - just wondering what you mean by twitter pitch. Is that 140 characters or 280? Or is it a certain number of words? Thanks :) Ashlyn Cramernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-69084772686358461542021-09-06T14:42:11.344-06:002021-09-06T14:42:11.344-06:00Does that mean I can’t enter with a 10k word Early...Does that mean I can’t enter with a 10k word Early Middle Grade/Chapter Book?<br /><br />Or can I submit it as MG? There are very few opportunitirs for Chapter Books, so it would be nice.<br /><br />In any case, thank you so much for doing this!🙂Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-90146760700243512262021-09-06T14:30:28.410-06:002021-09-06T14:30:28.410-06:00If the 250 word mark comes in the middle of a sent...If the 250 word mark comes in the middle of a sentence should we cut the sentence off? Or should we include the rest of the sentence?MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14177099669983090752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-58295658917842520722021-09-06T12:30:56.611-06:002021-09-06T12:30:56.611-06:00So exciting! Does the word count include the title...So exciting! Does the word count include the title? Thanks!Christy Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02764513262014822579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-75451716907759720442021-09-06T12:29:51.642-06:002021-09-06T12:29:51.642-06:00Queries are normally personalized to the agent. (&...Queries are normally personalized to the agent. ("Because you enjoy quirky humor..."). How should we handle that for this competition? Thanks so much for the opportunity!Janet Frenck Sheetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13687157492451156541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-44159701233910167562021-09-06T11:23:38.061-06:002021-09-06T11:23:38.061-06:00You're welcome, Arty! Can't wait to read y...You're welcome, Arty! Can't wait to read your work!<br /><br />Anon, you don't have to include hashtags in the Twitter pitch you submit, but if you think they would make your pitch stronger or clearer, you're welcome to include them.<br /><br />Gretchen, I know whole manuscripts are usually submitted with PB queries, but for the purposes of this contest, I'd still just like to see the first 250 words. Looking forward to it!<br /><br />You're welcome, Ashlyn! And no, since submissions will happen over e-mail--and since I'll then be posting the revised Twitter pitches on my own Twitter feed--you don't have to have one to enter #PitchMe. Hope that helps!Krista Van Dolzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-78234165318708186102021-09-06T09:03:49.922-06:002021-09-06T09:03:49.922-06:00WOW! This is super cool and fun. What an opportuni...WOW! This is super cool and fun. What an opportunity. Thank you for your kindness. For the Twitter pitch do you want ANY hashtags included in the 250 count? like #PitchMe or #YA or #STEM ???Tam Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18288925164591030505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-91516496984383822602021-09-05T17:03:19.861-06:002021-09-05T17:03:19.861-06:00This sounds like a great opportunity - thank you f...This sounds like a great opportunity - thank you for doing this! I'm just wondering if I need to have a twitter account to participate? Ashlyn Cramernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-16152162829585150582021-09-05T14:54:58.994-06:002021-09-05T14:54:58.994-06:00One more question, Complete pb's are usually s...One more question, Complete pb's are usually submitted with a query. Do you want the entire ms for a pb, or just the first 250 words?Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11627100070892260887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-55632330660797403542021-09-05T10:08:04.525-06:002021-09-05T10:08:04.525-06:00Should we include hashtags in our Twitter pitch? F...Should we include hashtags in our Twitter pitch? For example, if we have used our pitch for PitMad, should we include those hashtags? Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-8271591087332987542021-09-04T10:57:01.160-06:002021-09-04T10:57:01.160-06:00Thank you so much for putting together this opport...Thank you so much for putting together this opportunity! I'm super excited to participate :DArtyhttp://twitter.com/CuriousArtemisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-15865217267753885892021-09-04T09:15:23.416-06:002021-09-04T09:15:23.416-06:00That's completely up to you, ReedandWrite! I w...That's completely up to you, ReedandWrite! I would say submit whichever project you think is stronger.Krista Van Dolzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-66485660803842691522021-09-03T19:16:17.397-06:002021-09-03T19:16:17.397-06:00I do have PB (under 500) might be safer?I do have PB (under 500) might be safer?ReedandWritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17558492617743981486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-12326719857001462962021-09-03T18:56:22.794-06:002021-09-03T18:56:22.794-06:00Thanks for asking, ReedandWrite. That word count m...Thanks for asking, ReedandWrite. That word count may be a little tricky, but you're welcome to enter it as an MG, if you'd like!Krista Van Dolzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-27451163298164327402021-09-03T15:49:35.606-06:002021-09-03T15:49:35.606-06:00I have an early middle grade book or advanced chap...I have an early middle grade book or advanced chapter book (11,950 words) do I qualify?ReedandWritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17558492617743981486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-47886043295999365462021-09-03T15:16:52.035-06:002021-09-03T15:16:52.035-06:00You got it!You got it!Melisa Wrexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07004413108825196885noreply@blogger.com