You won't believe what I did yesterday! I had a meeting with an agent to pitch Dangerous Flames. First off, I leave everything till the last minute. As my critique partner worried endlessly for the past month or two while writing her pitch, I didn't. However, yesterday morning I agonized over my pitch and memorized it all in one morning. I kept reminding myself that that lady could make my career and it terrified me.
You should probably know that when I panic, my mind goes blank so I prepared for that with my pitch scribbled over six note cards (it wasn't long... I just write big!) in case I forgot what I was going to say.
The agent had come in to Phoenix and had pitching sessions set up for the entire day. My turn had finally come and I can't even describe how scared I was as I went up to her room. I didn't want to have any expectations on what she'd be like and certainly ended up being really nice. That did nothing to calm my nerves though. I started with my one line pitch and then two lines into the longer part of the pitch, she started writing on a card. It threw me off and you guessed it... my mind went when blank. I was still on my first note card so I glanced down quickly to get back on track but didn't want to shuffle through the cards and waste any of my ten minutes so I ended up making up the rest.
I figured I'd blown my chance. Then she handed me her card and told me to send her the first three chapters! Was it worth it? Heck yeah but I really don't know if I could do another pitch session.
I'd love to hear what you have to say! Leave me a comment or question.
Talk to you soon,
Wendy Ely
About Us
We are the authors Sierra Wolfe, Tierney O'Malley, Wendy Ely, Alisha Paige, Mark Alders, Kate Davison, and Gracen Miller. Welcome to our blog. We hope to entertain and inform you. This is where we will share our writing journeys and life experiences, and maybe, share a bit of wisdom we pick up along the way. We hope you enjoy it!
About Gracen
Gracen is a hopeless daydreamer masquerading as a "normal" person in southern society. When not writing, she's a full-time basketball/football/guitar mom for her two sons and a devoted wife to her real-life hero-husband. She's addicted to writing, paranormal romance novels and movies, Alabama football and coffee…addictions are not necessarily in order of priority. She is convinced coffee is nectar from the gods and blending coffee and writing together generates the perfect creative merger. Many of her creative worlds are spawned from coffee highs. To learn more about Gracen or to leave her a comment, visit her website at www.gracenmiller.com.
Gracen's Books
About Kate
I like to read and write just about anything. But I am a sucker for a Happily-Ever-After. I need to know characters ride off into the sunset and all is right in their world. That's why I chose romance instead of another category. HEA's aren't always promised in other genres, though I do read them too.
Most of the time you'll find me at the keyboard, moving between the 5 projects I tackle at a time.
Most of the time you'll find me at the keyboard, moving between the 5 projects I tackle at a time.
About Alisha
I write paranormal, magic realism, fantasy, erotic and vintage romance. I live in a haunted house built in the 50s and love to drink red wine and eat dark chocolate while sitting in the swing out back. I love to watch my children play in the sandbox while my dogs wrestle on the grass. Does life get any better? It's the simple things in life I cherish.
Alisha's Books
About Wendy
Writing is an adventure I started at a young age but never took it serious until last year. My focus is on contemporary romance and have two books coming out later this year. Besides writing, I run a childcare, attend college, and am a single mom. Life isn't boring for me!
Wendy's Books
Our Friends
- Aimee St. Claire
- Amy Redwood
- Cate Masters
- Chicks-n-Scratching
- Debra Kayn
- Haven Rich
- http://tammiejin.blogspot.com
- Jen Bluekissed
- Keta Diablo
- Lainey Bancroft
- Lucy Woodhull
- Lynne DuMae
- Moonlight, Lace, & Mayhem
- Regina Carlysle
- Romantic Inks
- Sela Carsen
- Tales From the Crit
- Tammie Jin
- The Naughty Girls Next Door
- Three Wicked Writers
Followers
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
WTR Authors Giveaway
None presently
Our Sites
About Tierney
Hi! My name is Tierney O'Malley, contemporary and paranormal romance author from the beautiful Pacific Northwest. My publishers are Cobblestone Press, Museitup Publishing, eXtasy Books, and Silver Publishing. I'm excited to join this blog and hope to share you fun and meaningful posts. :D Click here or go to my website http://tierneyomalley.com to learn more about my books or contact me. I would love to hear from you.
About Mark
My name is Mark Alders. I live in a house. This house has a street in front of it which is a good thing because if it didn't I wouldn't be able to drive down to the shop and purchase the chocolate I need on a daily basis *giggle* Seriously, I am a mild mannered post office worker by day and an erotic romance writer (mainly male/male) at night. Not much else to say other than, like everyone else, I have bills to pay, a mortgage and family that I love and drive me crazy all at the same time. Oh, and I have a dog, too! See? Average Joe...execpet when I get down and write...then I let my imagination go to places I never knew existed and my characters invade my mind.
About Sierra
I have an Associates Degree in Nursing and work as a traveling nurse. Although, I miss my family and friends back in Missouri, I enjoy meeting new people and love to travel. Of course, I wouldn’t go anywhere without my wonderful daughter and two rotten dogs. Writing has always been a part of my life, but for many years, I thought it was only a hobby. Finally learning that I couldn’t live without writing my beloved stories, I decided to see where it would take me. Who knows where my next adventure will be? Either in nursing or writing, I will continue to look for new and fun places to explore.
Our Favorite Places
Blog Archive
-
▼
2010
(212)
-
▼
February
(24)
- Good News, but Bye Bye Vacation
- Gracen's Wicked Giveaway
- Surprised email from Whipped Cream!
- The Good and the Bad of eReaders
- My first time!
- Hungry for Something Different?
- What’s Your Fantasy?
- When it All Falls Apart
- Love Romances Cafe 2009 Best of Nominations
- GIVEAWAY on Red Carpet Day at Dark Diva Reviews!
- A Competition!
- Extreme Snow and a Snowy Excerpt!
- High Octane by Kathleen Scott - Now Available
- Author Angela Nichelle!!
- A chance to win Wicked Knight—Bestseller and rated...
- Incredible Giveaway you wouldn’t want to miss—ALPH...
- My Ongoing War...
- Romance in Bonham, Texas and The Jack Ass Award!
- The Only Televised Sport for Me!
- Crazy Thing Called Love
- Awesome Giveaway of adult fantasy books filled wit...
- Book of the Week: The Pauper's Prize
- Blah!
- My obsession!
-
▼
February
(24)
4 comments:
Wendy, I want to congratulate you for pitching your story. I think you've accomplished a prodigious feat. Even if you didn't get to deliver everything that you practiced, an agent would know (my opinion) if your story, Dangerous Flames, is worth reading. She gave you her card and asked that you send the first three chapters of your story. Fantastic sign. I think you have a chance.
I'm polishing my wicked story, Wicked Flames. LOL I was like, "whew, almost same title."
Congrats,
Tierney
It must take a lot of heart, and guts, to pitch a story face to face, Wendy, you should be so proud!!
You're made of sterner stuff than me!
Good on you for having a red hot go, and you never know.
*hugs*
Mark
I know how stressful pitching can be. I've done it three times to both agents and editors and it's soooo unbelievably hard and nerve wracking!
I'm so proud of you! Congrats on your accomplishment! I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you!!!!
Hugs,
Alisha
Post a Comment