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Right now on Twitter, aspiring authors are tweeting 140-character pitches for their completed novels in the hope of attracting literary agents.
#PitMad, or Pitch Madness as it was originally known, is hosted by author Brenda Drake.
From her website:
#PitMad is a pitch party on Twitter where writers tweet a 140 character pitch for their completed manuscripts. Have several variations of your Twitter pitch available. Twitter may not let you tweet the same pitch over within the same hour. The pitch must include the hashtag #PitMad and the category (#YA, #MG, #A, #NA, #PB and #NF) in the tweet. The “#” is important to include. It will sort the categories to make it easier for the agents/publishers.
For more information about Twitter Pitching visit this post by agent @carlywatters here and this post by #PitMad alum @DianaUrban here. And here find a post from Diana on how to filter out spam from the #PitMad feed.
The hashtags you should use are:
#YA = Young Adult
#MG = Middle Grade
#A = Adult
#NA = New Adult
#PB = Picture Book
#CB = Chapter Book
#NF = Non-fiction
#WF = Woman’s Fiction
#SFF = Science Fiction and Fantasy
#R = Romance
#LF = Literary Fiction
#Mem = Memoir
But! Make sure you follow the rules.
- Everyone is welcome to pitch, and all genres/categories are welcomed.
- However, your manuscript must be completed and polished.
- You may tweet more than once, and you may pitch more than one manuscript, but the rule of thumb is two tweets per manuscript.
- Make sure to include the hashtag #PitMad and your genre.
- Agents/publishers will favourite your tweet if they want to see more. Therefore, don’t favourite your friends’ tweets, rather retweet to show support.
- If you receive a favourite, follow that person’s submission guidelines (which they will usually have tweeted earlier).
- Don’t tweet agents and publishers unless they tweet you first.
- Be nice. If you see any abuse flying around, report it to Twitter or notify one of the hosts of the event.
Upcoming PitMad events:
March 11, 2015 (TODAY!)
June 4, 2015
September 10, 2015
December 4, 2015
#PitMad starts at 8 AM and ends at 8 PM (EST or EDT, New York time) or 2 PM to 2 AM, South African time.
Some tweets from the current #PitMad:
If I star your #PitMad pitch today, please send query + 1st chapter to query[at]psliterary[dot]com. [1/2]
— Maria Vicente (@MsMariaVicente) March 11, 2015
A bedtime story without a rhyme is what he wants mom to read this ti- err, tonight. #PB #Pitmad
— Robert Polk (@RobertPolk2) March 11, 2015
THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS meets INCEPTION when a teen’s mind is hijacked by the god of nightmares. #PitMad #YA #SFF
— Stephanie Eding (@saeding) March 11, 2015
Etta is an Archetype, the most advanced android on the planet but she's living in a place devoid of tech and full of secrets. #pitmad #sff
— Alexis J Reed (@AlexisJReed) March 11, 2015
Taking a break from my vacay to say: if you're on the fence about #Pitmad…DO IT. It's where I found my agent @MsMariaVicente. It can work!
— Whitney Taylor (@WhitneyTayy) March 11, 2015
Tony kills himself. Death is not a personal experience any more – it's an organisation plagued by bureaucracy & faulty systems #PitMad
— B.M.Whitton (@BMWhitton) March 11, 2015
After two years of hiding bruises, 16 yo Anneslee must learn to ask for help before she ends up like her mother – or worse. #YA C #PitMad
— Tara Goodyear (@TaraGoodyear) March 11, 2015
If I fave your #pitmad tweet, I'd love to see more! Please mention pitmad and send your full query+sample pages (1/2)
— Kurestin Armada (@kurestinarmada) March 11, 2015
#PitMad #YA 17 yo ninja Tilly uncovers human traffic ring-now her best friend is the target. Tilly must save her before she's sold overseas.
— Kayla Bulster (@kaybulster) March 11, 2015
Charlie, a Carbon atom, adventures through the ecosystem of the Sonoran desert. It's Magic School Bus meets Diary of a Worm. #pitmad #pb
— Winning Motherhood (@momwinsagain) March 11, 2015
THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS meets INCEPTION when a teen’s mind is hijacked by the god of nightmares. #PitMad #YA #SFF
— Stephanie Eding (@saeding) March 11, 2015
When Gregory wishes his sister away, his living room becomes an alien gladiator ring, n he has to fight to get her back. #Pitmad #MG
— Elizabeth Prats (@DormRoomDreamer) March 11, 2015
Money runs out. Strength ebbs. But secrets last forever. DUNE meets CITY OF EMBER. #YA #SFF #pitmad
— Vanessa Barger (@VanessaBarger) March 11, 2015
Princess Amalia, blinded at birth by dragons, learns the truth about her mother and must choose sides in a terrible war. #pitmad #sff NA
— Jason P. Crawford (@jnewmanwriting) March 11, 2015
Acknowledging she's a troll shatters Cat's dream of being a princess. But she must be a troll to save her friend from a goblin. #PitMad #MG
— John R. Berkowitz (@John_Berkowitz) March 11, 2015