tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post184850737862985245..comments2024-03-29T02:19:42.154-05:00Comments on Operation Awesome: When opportunity knocks, be ready with your one-sentence pitchDena Pawlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14444683810125395220noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-46860183760247172232010-10-26T13:02:35.891-05:002010-10-26T13:02:35.891-05:00Thanks Katrina, for the opportunity this ongoing c...Thanks Katrina, for the opportunity this ongoing contest gives us writers. And thanks to everyone else for such inspiring comments to my post. Kelly, in my opinion, you have the order of difficulty correct!Nancy Hermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971682550854111209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-85508991153363164502010-10-24T18:24:37.227-05:002010-10-24T18:24:37.227-05:00That's hyper-exciting. Who would have thought ...That's hyper-exciting. Who would have thought a one-sentence pitch could be so powerful! One of the plans for starting NaNo is to write a very long one-sentence premise so I guess it's along the same lines. Awesome post. Congratulations to Nancy..:)Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-17386144008943693302010-10-24T18:12:11.302-05:002010-10-24T18:12:11.302-05:00Congratulations, Nancy! And thanks for a super po...Congratulations, Nancy! And thanks for a super post! My hub says they use one sentence pitches in the business world, called Elevator Pitches. One sentence to tell what you do and bring in business. Oy!Kittie Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756250649095903317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-66168298306261627032010-10-24T00:03:24.447-05:002010-10-24T00:03:24.447-05:00OHmygoodness! That's so exciting! :D
I definit...OHmygoodness! That's so exciting! :D<br />I definitely need to work on my one line pitch. Right now it's pretty lame. And boring. Yup.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09222233412304660376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-83462183810584929052010-10-23T04:48:05.943-05:002010-10-23T04:48:05.943-05:00Oho, can't wait for a (possible) upcoming pitc...Oho, can't wait for a (possible) upcoming pitch contest announcement. Thanks to Amparo, my pitch is ship-shape and ready for action :)<br /><br />RachRachael Harriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16764930101064527321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-863531501221177132010-10-22T22:16:46.771-05:002010-10-22T22:16:46.771-05:00I was so happy to hear this story.
I wonder: how...I was so happy to hear this story. <br /><br />I wonder: how do the following rank, in order of difficulty:<br /><br />Writing a one-line pitch<br />Writing a query<br />Writing a synopsis<br />Writing a novel<br /><br />Of course, writing a novel is really the one that counts, but you have to nail at least one (and possibly all) of the others for it to matter...Kell Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18089691866850131698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-75400845699244991142010-10-22T15:35:48.008-05:002010-10-22T15:35:48.008-05:00Yeah, I think it's obvious why Mandy was so im...Yeah, I think it's obvious why Mandy was so impressed with her work! Uber Thanks to Nancy and Mandy for letting us feature them at OA. We always love a happy ending--er, beginning. Whatever. It's happy! We're happy. :DKatrina L. Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871272394922775923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-56555992569251057192010-10-22T12:10:27.334-05:002010-10-22T12:10:27.334-05:00This made my MONTH.
Super happy for you, Nancy!!...This made my MONTH. <br /><br />Super happy for you, Nancy!! Congrats!!Amparo Ortizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05751368034351196820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-8531745537472809622010-10-22T10:28:03.827-05:002010-10-22T10:28:03.827-05:00wonderful news!!! That one line pitch can be a bea...wonderful news!!! That one line pitch can be a bear (and I'm totally cracking up right now because I made a little typo...turning the "p" in pitch into a "b"...which actually works well too, but I thought I'd better fix it before posting) :D<br /><br />Annnnyhow, huge congrats Nancy!!!!!Michelle McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730366330276974943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-5497527945644130542010-10-22T09:33:28.921-05:002010-10-22T09:33:28.921-05:00Congratulations, Nancy! And valuable advice - alw...Congratulations, Nancy! And valuable advice - always be prepared! I also appreciate knowing that although your one-sentence pitch didn't win, it still led to a request for pages and, ultimately, a contract. It really pays to get yourself out there.Ishta Mercuriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17776946702988283453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-60510859847146890052010-10-22T09:30:17.522-05:002010-10-22T09:30:17.522-05:00Yay, the official official announcement, so I can ...Yay, the official official announcement, so I can stop sitting on the news and blog about it too! (Yes, Nancy's the critique partner I mentioned in my comment to yesterday's post about milestones) <br /><br />All of us in the critique group are so happy for her. Her fantastic book has made it over that first arduous mountain range of finding an agent, and hopefully it's just a short smooth jaunt to the promised land of publication.Angelica R. Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09448717076699744259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-66371536368483747772010-10-22T09:24:13.027-05:002010-10-22T09:24:13.027-05:00AMAZING success story for all involved! Congrats t...AMAZING success story for all involved! Congrats to all of you ladies!lisa and laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144863275895761642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-3562362633246042822010-10-22T09:05:40.520-05:002010-10-22T09:05:40.520-05:00Congrats, Nancy!Congrats, Nancy!Deb Salisbury, Magic Seeker and Mantua-Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513482264195697450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-3113859807246110002010-10-22T09:04:57.471-05:002010-10-22T09:04:57.471-05:00Congratulations!! Love Mandy Hubbard. What a ble...Congratulations!! Love Mandy Hubbard. What a blessing to work with such a gifted author/agent. I wish you all the best on your publishing journey!Rachel Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02711443001167188505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-12782777513449283842010-10-22T08:06:18.798-05:002010-10-22T08:06:18.798-05:00Wow. That's SUPER COOL!!!!Wow. That's SUPER COOL!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-14128186445449218682010-10-22T08:02:01.082-05:002010-10-22T08:02:01.082-05:00Great information and encouragement. Thanks so muc...Great information and encouragement. Thanks so much.Mary@GigglesandGunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350818228268801008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-21482957884656747572010-10-22T07:59:29.423-05:002010-10-22T07:59:29.423-05:00Congrats, Nancy! :DCongrats, Nancy! :DStinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.com