MIAMI PITCHAPALOOZA!!! The Book Doctors + BOOKS&BOOKS, MAY 7
Saturday, May 7 | 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Pitchapalooza with The Book Doctors!
Pitchapalooza, aka the American Idol for books (only without Simon) works like this: Anyone with an idea for a book has the chance to pitch it to a panel of judges. But they get only one minute. Eckstut and Sterry team up with two guest industry insiders to form the judging panel. The Judges critique everything from idea to style to potential in the marketplace and much, much more. Whether potential authors pitch themselves, or simply listen to trained professionals critique each presentation, Pitchapaloozas are educational and entertaining for one and all. At the end of each Pitchapalooza, the judges come together to pick a winner. The winner receives an introduction by Eckstut and Sterry to an agent or publisher that is appropriate for their work.
Paul Freier
May 6, 2016 @ 12:22 pm
HI,
I can’t come to Pitchapalooza tomorrow because I have to work. Would you mind reading this and let me know if it has any promise? Thank you so much.
The Hershey’s Kiss – a comic novel
In 1961, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in an NBA game in Hershey, PA. in front of around 4000 people. It was perhaps the greatest single-game accomplishment in sports history, yet no one has ever produced a film or video of the game – it wasn’t televised. In my novel, an 8-millimeter film was made by a fan, but he was arrested the next day, charged with murder and sent to a mental institution for life. He killed his boss at the Hershey chocolate factory, and the next day in jail he announced that he was Daryl Imhoff, the unfortunate center on the losing team, the NY Knicks.
A thief and a sports memorabilia dealer conspire with an orderly at the institution to steal the film, only to find that the film they steal is just an old home movie. The real film was already stolen by a wise-cracking waitress at Denny’s, along with the same orderly, who eavesdropped through their planning of the theft.
Arielle Eckstut
May 6, 2016 @ 2:08 pm
Hi Paul,
We’ll miss you at Pitchapalooza. We’d love to talk about your pitch. If you purchase a copy of The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published and email a copy of your receipt to david@thebookdoctors.com, we’ll set up a free 20-minute consultation to discuss your pitch. Happy writing!