Friday, July 30, 2010

Elevator Pitch for Book

Every writer has to have an "elevator speech." Shoot, probably every artist does. Anybody who's selling something, in fact. But distilling 87,000 words into one or two sentences is hard. In an effort to hone my pitch, I'm going to ask you to come on an elevator ride with me while you are juggling coffee and a file folder and your backpack and lunch.

Here's my first effort:


Two children with secrets die in vastly different ways two decades apart. In Scarred but Smarter, reporter Eden Tremay carries the emotional scars of the first while she is drawn into the vortex created by the second.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Laura,
    After reading through your blog, you might be interested in contacting Kevin Watson of Press 53.
    http://www.press53.com/
    I have worked for him in designing two book covers and find Kevin very open to new talent. He is personable and enjoys working with writers in the North Carolina and Virginia area.

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