Showing posts with label logline. Show all posts
Showing posts with label logline. Show all posts

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Mystery Agent Contest: October!

CONTEST CLOSED!! Thanks and good luck to all our entrants!


Let the pitches flow! The Mystery Agent contest is here and officially open!!

Okay. Without further ado, LE RULES:

1) THIS IS NOT A ONE-LINE PITCH CONTEST! Sorry for yelling. Just wanted to be sure I had your attention. :) Pitches can be 2-4 sentences long. Entries must be left in the comment section of today's post. (Please do not email us your entry.)

2) You must have a completed manuscript and be ready to send it upon request.

3) You can only pitch once per contest. So if you participated in any of our previous M.A. contests, no worries--you can submit your pitch today, too.

4) Please include TITLE and GENRE along with your pitch.


NOW FOR THE DETAILS:

Our agent will choose one winner out of maximum 50 entries, and that person will get a 50-PAGE PARTIAL REQUEST!!  And guys, this agent is amazing! (I'd elaborate, but I don't want to give anything away. Just trust me on this.)

The Mystery Agent's requested genres:

Single Title Romance
- all subgenres in the 100,000 word range
- no inspirational

Young Adult and Middle Grade
- all subgenres

Fantasy and Science Fiction
- all subgenres
- for Adult or Young Adult readers

Commercial Fiction
- including women's fiction, chick lit, historical fiction and high concept mainstream commercial fiction


Good luck, everyone! 

Note: For those of you who entered September's M.A. contest, results are coming VERY SOON, either Sunday or Monday.

Monday, August 30, 2010

I'm not NOT saying you'll need a one-line pitch


So just in case you find yourself in need of a one-line pitch, also called an elevator pitch or a logline...

Check out this pure awesome from agent and literary rock star, Nathan Bransford.

Because you really never know when you'll be called upon to spread the awesome...

...in one magical line (not unlike Nutella).