It's Time For The No Short Cuts Post Again

So, I got home last night and started scrolling through some social media and saw post after post of writing chapters and writing organizations with amazing pitch opportunities to agents. It was as if this was something brand new that no one had ever thought of. I mean, these people went ALL OUT. They put pictures (yes pictures) of the agents on the advertisement (probably done on CANVA) and hyped up how you could pitch your story to all of these people. 

THIS IS YOUR CHANCE !!!!!!!!!

Ok, now that we have that out of the way, let's get our feet back on the ground and get into reality for a bit. Let's look at a couple of facts.

First of all, pretty much every conference offers pitch sessions. Some conferences are virtual so "um, no duh, the pitch sessions will be virtual." This is nothing new so don't get overly hyped with this promo.

Secondly, they hype it up as if ALL of these agents are going to be fighting for your story. Sorry to say this people, but it is still going to come down to several factors:

• Is your story well written?
• Is that agent/editor actually acquiring your genre (in other words, did you even bother to research this person)? 
• Is your story something that is marketable?
• Is there a demand for your story?
• Blah, blah blah....

In other words, everything I always talk about here is still going to come into play.

Let me also say that trying to pitch at these shorter versions is actually harder because you cannot take the time to really craft a real letter that sells you and your project. Not only that, you and your nerves are going to come into play.

But the bigger point is this. You see this as a short cut! You think this is your way into the big time, just because of this special opportunity.

I hate to burst your bubble, but it won't.

Now, here comes the bigger thing you are forgetting... we are all available 24/7/365. You don't need to rush it in a situation like this.