Now Authors have to pitch that book

And you thought all you had to do was write a good book!

As more pitching opportunies come up, it is not enough to be able to write a good book, you need to be able to sell it to an agent or publisher. Over here at the ROR blog, I’ve done a post on how to pitch.

In Australia there are online pitches like the  Allen and Unwin Friday pitch and the Random House children’s book pitch.

If you are brave enough to pitch in person the national romance conference run by RWA, have pitching opportunites.

And the Childrens and Young Adult Conference has pitching opportunities.

Over at this UK agent’s blog The Pitch Parlour you can send in your pitches and get feedback.

And keep an eye on the agent and editor blogs. They offer advice on pitching.

Sydney Literary Agent.

Kristin Nelson from Nelson Literary Agency.

Nathan Bransford from Curtis Brown.

Book Ends Literary Agency.

So there you are, no excuse. What, you’re nervous? You never thought you’d have to sell your book to an agent or editor? Welcome to the brave new world of publishing, when the author has to not only be able to write, but has to be entertaining as well. I saw Ncholas Evans speak, when his book The Horse Whisperer came out and was made into a movie. He told a story about being asked to pose for a photo to go with an interview and the photographer said, ‘Try to look intelligent!’