tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post115368157225316988..comments2024-03-26T18:28:06.391-04:00Comments on Evil Editor: Q & A 77 Pitch FestEvil Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1162072671417399642006-10-28T17:57:00.000-04:002006-10-28T17:57:00.000-04:00I forgot to add ... The point of the pitch confere...I forgot to add ... The point of the pitch conference is to pitch, not read the prose. If the pitch and discussion of the ms prove to demonstrate commercial potential to the editor, they will ask to see it the ms, then they will read the prose. <BR/><BR/>Prose quality doesn't matter if the premise and substance of the novel isn't there. They are not looking for rewrites of Ulysses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1161897371650587262006-10-26T17:16:00.000-04:002006-10-26T17:16:00.000-04:00"Anonymous" is posting all over the net in a vende..."Anonymous" is posting all over the net in a vendetta frenzy. Why doesn't she tell us who she is? She never attended a pitch conference because her info is always wrong. This conference is as close as you'll ever get to the publishing industry and the editors are authentically searching for new voices, but the market is brutal and extremely selective. Everything has to be clicking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1157248143642659972006-09-02T21:49:00.000-04:002006-09-02T21:49:00.000-04:00I attended this workshop and thought it was probab...I attended this workshop and thought it was probably the biggest waste of money I've ever spent. You have less than 5 minutes with editors who are not interested in anyone's book. The editors seem to have to the idea that they are there to help you shape your pitch. They don't go anywhere near the actual ms. No one does! So it isn't like someone actually can judge your writing. There are many conferences you can go to that offer great workshops and the opportunity to have an editor that specializes in your genre to at least read the first ten pages of your ms and then sit and talk with you about it for at least 10-15 minutes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1154786254030228972006-08-05T09:57:00.000-04:002006-08-05T09:57:00.000-04:00I attended one of the NYC Pitch and Shop conferenc...I attended one of the NYC Pitch and Shop conferences and I have to say that a point is being missed here. It's not just about pitching an editor. <BR/><BR/>Writers like myself attended to learn about the novel market by talking to pros, but also, to improve the quality of the manuscript. The pitch workshop editors actually went out of their way to help willing writers hone their plot, characters, and other elements by using the pitch synopsis as a means of discovering what was happening in the novel.<BR/><BR/>I found the approach effective. A few of the writers in the group made changes to their story in midstream and repitched to editors who then wanted to see the whole ms.<BR/><BR/>I wasn't one of those, but I have my fingers X'd.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.<BR/><BR/>SandyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1153748739591485592006-07-24T09:45:00.000-04:002006-07-24T09:45:00.000-04:00Thanks EE!I'm about 3 months away from even being ...Thanks EE!<BR/><BR/>I'm about 3 months away from even being ready to try and write an effective query letter (still trying to complete my novel for now), which I absolutely would love to submit for slaughterfest - I meant critiquing! ;o) This contest came up in my writer's group as something we wanted to fing out more about for next year. Given your reaction to it, I think that this might be a good investment - but only when I'm ready.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again oh masterful one!<BR/><BR/>Obsequiously yours,<BR/><BR/>EAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com