How To Pitch Your Book To Agents, Publishers And Readers With Kate Harrison
What is the best way to pitch your book to an agent or publisher? What's the best way to write a sales description that pitches your book to a potential reader if you're independent? How can you use the pitch technique to write a book that stands a better chance of selling? All this and more in today's interview with Kate Harrison, author of Pitch Power.
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Kate Harrison is the bestselling author of 13 novels and seven nonfiction books, which have sold over a million copies and been translated into 25 languages. She was formerly a TV producer at the BBC, and her latest book is Pitch Power: Discover what Makes Your Book Irresistible & how to Sell It.
You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and the full transcript below.
Show Notes
* Why learning how to pitch a book is relevant even if you’re independent
* Why the emotional tone of your book is a key thing to understand
* How every step we take writing a book contributes to how we’ll pitch it in the end
* The difference between hooks and tag lines
* ‘Reverse engineering’ a book’s hook once it’s written
* Tips for keeping book descriptions fresh across a series
* Tips for how to pitch your book to an agent if you want to get published
* How to finding comparison (comp) titles and authors to help with pitching your book
* The balance between starting fresh with a new pen name or continuing with an established platform
You can find Kate Harrison at kate-harrison.com and on Twitter @KateWritesBooks
Transcript of Interview with Kate Harrison
Joanna: Kate Harrison is the bestselling author of 13 novels and seven nonfiction books, which have sold over a million copies and been translated into 25 languages. She was formerly a TV producer at the BBC, and her latest book is Pitch Power: Discover what Makes Your Book Irresistible & how to Sell It. Welcome to the show, Kate.
Kate: Thank you, Joanna. I am so excited to be here because I listen to the podcast every week. It's going to be quite freaky being here as a guest.