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Examples of Hooks for Books
Write My Query

60 Examples of Hooks for Books

By Robert Lee Brewer
5 Tips for Successfully Pitching Literary Agents in Person (That Worked for Me at the Writer’s Digest Annual Conference)
Find a Fiction Agent

5 Tips for Successfully Pitching Literary Agents in Person (That Worked for Me at the Writer’s Digest Annual Conference)

By Anat Deracine
Funny You Should Ask | Barbara Poelle
From the Magazine

Funny You Should Ask: Pitch, Revise, and Resubmit

By Barbara Poelle
8 Easy Steps for Writing a Stellar Pitch Letter to Market Your Book After It’s Accepted
Submissions & Proposals

8 Easy Steps for Writing a Stellar Pitch Letter to Market Your Book After It’s Accepted

By Aileen Weintraub
An Idiot's Tale: Or How One Writer Found Publishing Success
Submissions & Proposals

An Idiot's Tale: Or How One Writer Found Publishing Success

By Adam Oyebanji
3 Ways To Manage Pitch Panic
Submissions & Proposals

3 Ways To Manage Pitch Panic

By Peter Desberg and Jeffrey Davis
Writing Mistakes Writers Make: Correcting Submissions Before You Hear Back
Submissions & Proposals

Writing Mistakes Writers Make: Correcting Submissions Before You Hear Back

By Robert Lee Brewer
4 Key Places for Writers to Find Those First Freelance Clients
Freelance Writing

4 Key Places for Writers to Find Those First Freelance Clients

By C. Hope Clark
I’m a Writer Who Hates Pitching—Help!
Writing Habits and Practices

I’m a Writer Who Hates Pitching—Help!

By Alison Hill
High concept ideas
From the Magazine

Mastering High Concept Ideas

By Jess Zafarris
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writing conferences

Pitching to Agents at a Writing Conference

By Steven Cooper
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Publishing Insights

How Literary Agents Agree and Differ: Lessons From the Annual Writer's Digest Conference

By Robert Lee Brewer
WDC19 Pitch Slam
Publishing Insights

How to Hone Your High Concept Pitch

By Jess Zafarris
Rita Rosenkrantz
Publishing Insights

The Dos and Don'ts When Meeting Agents at Writing Conferences

By Don Vaughan
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Publishing FAQs

What Is (and Isn't) High Concept Fiction, and How Do You Pitch It?

By Jess Zafarris
This article is excerpted from Susan Shapiro's new book, The Byline Bible: Get Published in Five Weeks.
Write My Query

How to Sell an Essay or Article: 21 Tips for Writing a Winning Cover Letter

By Susan Shapiro
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Writing Articles

How to Never Be a Writing “Failure”

By P. S. Hoffman
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Publishing Insights

How to Prep for Pitch Slam

By Bob Eckstein
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Writing Articles

Pitching Articles: 5 Tips for a Successful Freelance Writing Pitch

By J.D. Myall
Many writers are paralyzed at the prospect of pitching their stories, but Script's editor, Jeanne Veillette Bowerman, wants to push you past those fears with concrete tips on how to successfully pitch agents at pitching events.
Submissions & Proposals

How and Why to Pitch Agents at Pitching Events

By Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
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Publishing Insights

#DVPit Showcases Pitches from Historically Underrepresented Voices in Publishing

By Jessica Strawser
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What's New

7 Tips for Pitching to an Agent or Editor at a Conference

By Peggy Eddleman