Oh, Internet. Have we got something for you.
The amazing and extremely kind literary agent, Jessica Sinsheimer, and creator of #MSWL and Manuscript Wish List® is teaming up with me this Valentine’s Day (actually February 11, 1-4 EST) to bring you…#PitMatch!
You know how both #MSWL and #PitMad move so quickly, it’s hard to see all of the tweets? Don’t you wish you could be everywhere at once–and/or that you could have some help?
Now you can!
Get your Twitter Pitches ready and post them between 1PM and 4PM EST on February 11th to #PitMatch. Only post once per manuscript. All categories and genres are welcome!
Three teams of literary cupids–an author team, an agent team, and an editor team–will be working to find the connections between authors, agents, and editors who accept direct submissions. Who’s the best at literary matchmaking? WE SHALL SEE!
Each match–request–they create will be worth one point–and posted on the @PitMatch scoreboard. Follow along on #PitMatch, #PitMatchArrow, and #PitMatchPoint for success stories.
Whichever team has the most requests gets prizes and bragging rights!
Team members will be announced between now and the event, February 11, 2016. In the meantime, follow @PitMatch for updates!
Here’s an image Jessica created to help explain how the event is going down …
54 Comments
Holly · January 15, 2016 at 7:13 am
Best Valentines day present ever! Thanks so much Brenda and Jessica Sinsheimer <3
Kristin Smith · January 15, 2016 at 8:00 am
This sounds AMAZING!! Thank you so much, Brenda and Jessica! 🙂
Sarah David · January 15, 2016 at 9:55 am
Wow, this sounds like so much fun! Thanks for all of these awesome events!
Sarah Floyd · January 15, 2016 at 9:59 am
What a fantastic concept! Best wishes to the Dynamic Duo, Cupid teams and love-struck authors. : )
Eve Messenger · January 15, 2016 at 10:37 am
Thank you, Brenda and Jessica, for hosting this event on my birthday! 😀 I’m excited to follow the action-packed posting and matching on the 11th.
I’m pretty sure I ask this question before every #pitch promo (and still can’t remember the answer): before submitting a pitch, should my novel be 100% complete?
Brenda Drake · January 18, 2016 at 1:48 pm
Yes, it should be reading to send to the agents/editors
Monica Hoffman · January 15, 2016 at 2:12 pm
Pretty amazing! Thank you ladies for yet another fantastic opportunity for writers to find an agent!!
Theresa · January 15, 2016 at 2:18 pm
Just to clarify we’re not PitMatching pitches – exactly, more like a 1 hit post of “what is my book’s style/genre/style/type?
Magali · January 15, 2016 at 10:42 pm
I’d like to know this as well – the example sounds like it’s more what the “basic story” is about, instead of an actual pitch, so just wondering if that’s the case?
Brenda Drake · January 18, 2016 at 1:49 pm
It’s a pitch like in PitMad.
Magali · January 20, 2016 at 8:16 pm
thank you! 🙂
Alexia Antoine · February 11, 2016 at 9:46 am
This is my first twitter pitch contest. What is a PitMad – style tweet? “I have a story about airplanes” versus “In SO AND SO, the airplane…”?
Sheri · January 15, 2016 at 2:34 pm
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Better than candy, flowers, or jewelry. A genius idea! Thanks for the opportunity.
Vicki Tremper · January 16, 2016 at 7:52 pm
This is so awesome! Thanks so much, Brenda and Jessica! Do we specify category and genre in our 140 characters?
Brenda Drake · January 18, 2016 at 1:49 pm
Yes, make sure to specify category and genre like you do in #PitMad
Traci Kenworth · January 16, 2016 at 8:02 pm
A great opportunity!!
Tammy · January 18, 2016 at 1:59 am
Is it a single story pitch? Or can we pitch a young adult and an adult? Single pitch per author? So exciting!!
Brenda Drake · January 18, 2016 at 1:50 pm
You can pitch for each ms no matter category/genre.
Dorine White · January 20, 2016 at 12:03 pm
This is great! I’m going to share with my followers.
Em · January 20, 2016 at 1:11 pm
I cannot wait to read all of the success stories in a few months! 🙂
Ella Apollodorus · January 20, 2016 at 8:05 pm
This is incredibly clever. I’m so tempted!
Sharon Coffey · January 21, 2016 at 2:52 pm
What a sweet deal! I’m on a diet but that kind of dessert is WRITE up my alley.
Amy Benoit · January 28, 2016 at 5:01 pm
Quick question — can someone still participate if he/she is agented but looking for an editor? Or is this a question for my agent?
Brenda Drake · January 28, 2016 at 10:20 pm
Amy, your agent should find an editor for you, so you would need to talk to him/her about this.
Ann Marie G. Halstead · February 1, 2016 at 11:58 pm
I am looking forward to it! Thanks for this early Valentine’s Day treat! Best wishes to the authors and teams!
One question: Should we include categories and genres too, ie #PB #LGBT ?
Thanks again!
Brenda Drake · February 2, 2016 at 1:06 pm
Yes, Ann, you’d include category and genre just like in #PitMad
Dakota · February 3, 2016 at 10:42 pm
I’m more confused after reading the comments, so forgive me if I’m creating a broken record, but we are submitting an actual pitch, right? Like log-line type pitch? A “When magic vanishes, Analisa must discover why and bring it back, or the planet’s moon will crash into it and destroy it” kind of thing? But with genre tags?
It’s not just a simple thing like the above example, right?
Again, sorry if I’m creating the broken record scenario. Just trying to comprehend.
Brenda Drake · February 4, 2016 at 9:54 am
It’s a Twitter pitch like we do for #PitMad. Like this…
Yanked into a book linking the world’s libraries, Gia discovers she’s a long lost knight and must stop an apocalypse. #PitMatch #YA
Jennifer Dyer · February 5, 2016 at 11:14 am
Thanks for putting this on, Brenda. You’re awesome!
A question… After we post our Twitter pitch, are we then supposed to reply to the different #MSWL tweets, saying something like, “I have a book about robotic puppies taking over the moon!” 🙂 That kind of thing? Or is it the matchmakers who do that?
Jeanne Felfe · February 9, 2016 at 10:58 am
I’ve never participated in #pitmad, so just want to make sure I completely understand. The menu tab for #pitmad indicates to tweet a 140 character pitch. The menu tab for Pitch Madness shows Writers submit a 35-word (max) pitch and the first 250 words of their completed manuscript on submission day.
We’re to do the 140 character pitch, correct?
Renee Schafer Horton · February 10, 2016 at 7:01 pm
I agreed. For those of us new to this, it is confusing.
Ali Herring · February 4, 2016 at 12:33 am
Hi Brenda!
Are writers allowed only one pitch post in total for the submission window or one post per hour, like on other contests?
Thanks!
Ali
Brenda Drake · February 4, 2016 at 9:56 am
Yes, only one pitch per completed manuscript for the event time of 1-4PM EST.
Renee Hughes · February 8, 2016 at 12:28 pm
I adore you both, Brenda and Jessica, for this opportunity!
quiarahb · February 9, 2016 at 1:57 pm
This is exciting and Awesome! Thanks so much for putting this together. I do have a question: Are we to enter one post only? I read the above guidelines but wasn’t completely sure. Thanks!
And thanks again for this wonderful gift!
Brenda Drake · February 9, 2016 at 3:11 pm
It’s one pitch per manuscript between the hours of 1-4PM EST.
Larry Dickens · February 11, 2016 at 9:39 am
Hello, Brenda,
Regarding unpublished works vs published, are self-published works with only several hundred copies in circulation (some sales; mostly donations made to organizations) considered unpublished for the Pitch Match?
Thank you for what you do!
Brenda Drake · February 11, 2016 at 11:48 am
Unfortunately, no. If it has a ISBN then it’s a no for the contest.
Larry Dickens · February 11, 2016 at 12:11 pm
Thanks, Brenda. Understood.
Enjoy the day!
Linda · February 11, 2016 at 12:06 pm
What do we do if/when the agent likes our pitch? Do we go to their website and follow their submission process, tagging #pitmatch in our subject line?
Brenda Drake · February 11, 2016 at 12:22 pm
Yes, you go to their website and follow their instructions. Make sure to put PitMatch Request in the subject line.
Mary R. Woldering · July 14, 2016 at 6:08 am
This looks like a good idea. I have 2 books of a 5 book series already Indie published and not doing well at all. Could I enter these? I am p[reparing to publish the third book and am working slowly on salvaging what I had for the 4th book
I also see that this started in February this year, so I am assuming I will have to wait until next year in 2017
The person who sent me this just sent it today July 14, 2016
Last question: Are these books YA mostly? Mine are not YA, but historical-visionary-fantasy
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