The rules were simple: from 10 AM to 6 PM, Eastern time, authors who are seeking agents can post a pitch of a finished novel they wish to market, in the limited space of a tweet, with particular hashtags, including #SFFpit and other hashtags that represent the intended age of readers and the particular genre or subgenre. They can post only one pitch per hour. Anyone other than an agent is not allowed to click "like," but they are encouraged to retweet or comment.
Interested agents can then search for the hashtag(s) to find potential clients. If they are interested in receiving a query from that writer for that manuscript, they will click the "like" button. It's then up to the author to follow up with them for the query.
So, throughout the day, I posted pitches, each slightly different, for my finished high fantasy novel, White Lands Dragon (as well as one pitch for my other finished novel, Chronicles of a Warrior). One of those pitches -- the very first one for WLD, in fact -- received a "like" from an agent! I was ecstatic.
Here's the pitch:
I won't say who the agent is at this time, but she is with a very respected New York literary agency with a good portfolio, has four years of experience as an agent, and seems very much in line with my interests and works. And, to my surprise, when I messaged her, she indicated she wanted the entire manuscript as well as the query letter.
Words can't express how happy I am right now! (or should I say write now?)
Whether she accepts me or not, I'm just happy to live in this moment. But I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the book is a good fit for her.
Cheers and happy reading!
