BlogHer + The Book Doctors = Pitchapalooza Webinar

 

Do you want to get successfully published?  Find an agent?  Attract an editor at a great independent publishing house?  Or do it yourself?  Whichever way your publishing path takes you, your pitch is in many ways the most important arrow in your quiver.  Learn how to pitch like a professional at Pitchapalooza. Like American Idol for books (only kinder and gentler), the winner receives an introduction to an agent or editor that is appropriate for his/her book. Numerous Pitchapalooza winners and participants now have book deals. Pitchapalooza is the brainchild of Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry, co-founders of The Book Doctors and authors of over 25 books including The Essential Guide To Getting Your Book Published

Pitchapalooza

BlogHer Pitchapalooza

Now, for the first time, BlogHer is collaborating with The Book Doctors on an interactive online Pitchapalooza.  Writers will send in their pitch, 250 words maximum.  Then, on May 18, at noon (CT) we will randomly select 20 pitches, and read them aloud, one by one.  We will critique them, and explain what’s working, and what needs to be improved.  At the end of the webinar, a winner will be announced. Whether you get to pitch or not, this is a highly educational (and entertaining!) experience for writers. All genres are accepted.  Here’s a link to the webinar on Spreecast. Anyone can listen in, but you’ll need to sign in to Spreecast to ask questions.

The Pitchapalooza is free, but in order to pitch, you must buy a copy of The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published: How To Write It, Sell It, and Market It… SuccessfullyJust send your pitch along with proof of purchase to david@thebookdoctors.com.  This also entitles the purchaser of the book–whether you are picked to pitch or not–to a free 20-minute consultation (worth $100).  The consultation will be set up after the webinar, and will take place over the phone.

UPDATE: We will accept pitches until an hour before we start. 

Who We Are

Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry are co-founders of The Book Doctors, a company dedicated to helping authors get their books published. They are also co-authors of The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published: How To Write It, Sell It, and Market It… Successfully (Workman, 2015). Arielle Eckstut has been a literary agent for over 20 years at The Levine Greenberg Literary Rostan Literary Agency. She is also the author of nine books and the co-founder of the iconic brand, LittleMissMatched. David Henry Sterry is the best-selling author of 16 books, on a wide variety of subject including memoir, sports, Middle Grade fiction and reference.  His first book has been translated into 10 languages and optioned by HBO, his latest book was featured on the cover of the New York Times Book Review.  They’ve taught their workshop on how to get published everywhere from Stanford University to Smith College. They have appeared everywhere from The New York Times to NPR’s Morning Edition to USA Today.

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