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hadassahintheshell) wrote2020-01-15 06:21 pm
hadassahintheshell) wrote2020-01-15 06:21 pm
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Twitter Querying
So I participated in the a twitter pitch thingy. More or less, its an opportunity to post a 240 character pitch of the novel one is querying and hope for an agent or publisher to 'like' it. A bunch of authors participate and often retweet each other's posts in hopes for that sweet sweet exposure.
I'm a little cynical as to the twitter posting catching an agent eye, if only because of the number of people throwing their work into the ring. I'd normally not participate, but someone I'd swapped beta reading with was excited about it, and I figured I could participate with them this once.
The one I particularly participated in wasn't one I recognized, for "Insecure Writers Support Group" with the particular tag of #IWSGPit .
It was fine. I definitely had more people boosting my tweet than I am used to in other pitch events (I suspect this one is pretty small) but I did feel compelled to retweet others as a result. Sorry to those who might follow me on twitter. I'll be sure to gush about the event's success if I get any sort of interest from actual agents (I got liked by a few writers who should have known better), but until then, I just need to slowly clear out my timeline with more retweeted news that horrifies me again, but at a much slower pace.
I'm a little cynical as to the twitter posting catching an agent eye, if only because of the number of people throwing their work into the ring. I'd normally not participate, but someone I'd swapped beta reading with was excited about it, and I figured I could participate with them this once.
The one I particularly participated in wasn't one I recognized, for "Insecure Writers Support Group" with the particular tag of #IWSGPit .
It was fine. I definitely had more people boosting my tweet than I am used to in other pitch events (I suspect this one is pretty small) but I did feel compelled to retweet others as a result. Sorry to those who might follow me on twitter. I'll be sure to gush about the event's success if I get any sort of interest from actual agents (I got liked by a few writers who should have known better), but until then, I just need to slowly clear out my timeline with more retweeted news that horrifies me again, but at a much slower pace.