Part 1: The Art of the Twitter Pitch
#PitchingOnTwitter Tell me your story, in one hundred and forty characters or less #novelpitch RT Please
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This post is the first of a 3 part series about pitching your book on Twitter. Come back Tues for Part II and Wed for Part III #novelpitch
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This should be my shortest post yet, but I am not sure I will be able to pull that off. #brevityrequired
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I am writing this post as I might post on Twitter, so please forgive the grammar, or lack thereof. #amwriting BUT Spelling still counts!
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There are many opportunities to pitch your book on Twitter. #Pitmad Search hashtags for examples and info. Click here for more Brenda Drake
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It isn’t as easy as it looks. You need to create a hook in 1-2 short sentences. Remember to include the correct hashtag ex #pitmad
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Hashtags are also a necessity for genre, ex: #SF #R and age group #MG #YA. See below for full list from Brenda Drake.
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Prepare ahead of time. Write your tweets and try them on a friend. (post them here if you like for feedback) #novelpitch
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Multiple tweets can be used, but assume they won’t be read together. You might want to write a cliffhanger… (1 of 2) #T #WF #pitmad
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… But the payoff might be read before the cliffhanger, spoiling the fun. Try different versions of the same hook. (2 of 2) #T #WF #pitmad
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Diana Urban wrote a great post about this (she initially got an agent via #Pitmad) #winner dianaurban
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#Pitmad is coming up on Sept 10th. Time to get to work on your micro pitches! #pitmad #novelpitch #amwriting RT
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Post your fav pitches here. Better yet, try to write a twitter pitch for a famous book. I’ll write a post about the best ones. #novelpitch
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Below is the full list of hashtags, as recommended by Brenda Drake. Come back tomorrow for (Part II) some sample pitches #novelpitch
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Sub-hashtags …
Categories:
#A = Adult
#CB = Chapter Book
#ER = Earlier Reader
#MG = Middle Grade
#NA = New Adult
#PB = Picture Book
#YA = Young Adult
#WF = Woman’s Fiction
Genres:
#CF = Christian Fiction
#CR = Contemporary Romance
#E = Erotica
#HF = Historical Fiction
#LF = Literary Fiction
#LGBT
#M = Mystery
#Mem = Memoir
#NF = Non-fiction
#PR = Paranormal Romance
#R = Romance
#S = Suspense
#SFF = Science Fiction and Fantasy
#T = Thriller
#W = Western
Come back tomorrow for sample pitches and more on crafting a twitter pitch. Please Retweet RT to your friends.
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