For questions
about the upcoming schedule, please contact Marianne (mariannevangelder
at yahoo dot com) or Kathleen (katdougherty at yahoo dot com).
June 5, 2010 - New location for 2010, Watsonville Community
Hospital
PROGRAM: Practice Your Pitch
Program: 9:30 a.m. critiques: Canceled this month so everyone
has time to pitch.
Pitch Practice It's that time of year again when pitching--that
dreaded moment when we have to describe our novels in two or fewer
breaths--is here. At the May meeting, we were lucky to have Bobbi
Boes talk to us about what to include in our pitches and why.
Bobbi presented the significance of "change" in our characters and
gave us a worksheet to help hone our pitches. Marianne van Gelder
sent you Bobbi's two files, "pre-worksheet" and "Exercise Prep," to
prepare for this meeting. Even if you are not ready to pitch, the
worksheets are useful to make sure your WIP is on track for the market.
Bring your pitches to practice out loud at the June meeting.
(Did I just hear fainting bodies hit the ground?) Since we have approximately
10-15 minutes at a normal pitch session, we want ample time to give
everyone a chance to practice.
