Online: Pitch Tips (webinar)

Date:

Wed 24 May 2017 – 6:00 PM to Wed 24 May 2017 – 7:00 PM

With:

Marie Alafaci

Rating:

EARLY, EMERGING

Learn about the acquisition process and how to construct a strong proposal to get the attention of a publisher. Find out how to get a professional proposal together that will help showcase your writing.

See how synopses and pitches can also help keep you motivated and on track when you wander into the depths of research, and give you the confidence to treat your fledgling work as the foundation of a great book.

You will learn

how publishers make decisions
how to write crystal clear proposals
how to make it easy for publishers to evaluate what you are submitting
how to use your pitch as a motivational tool.

This workshop develops employment-related skills.

About Marie Alafaci

Marie Alafaci has two decades’ experience as an author, writing teacher and manuscript assessor. She writes for children and adults across both fiction and non-fiction, and has had work on ‘The Age’ bestseller list as well as being short listed for a number of awards. Marie has been a book reviewer, competition judge and feature writer, and loves a good pitch.

Online courses

Recommended requirements for webinar access:

On a PC
· Internet Explorer 9, Mozilla Firefox 34, Google Chrome 39 (JavaScript enabled) or the latest version of each web browser
· Windows XP, Windows Server 2008 or later
· Cable modem, DSL or better Internet connection (1 Mbps or faster)
· Dual-core 2.4GHz CPU or faster with 2GB or more of RAM

On a Mac
· Safari 6, Firefox 34, Google Chrome 39 (JavaScript enabled) or the latest version of each web browser
· Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) or newer
· Cable modem, DSL or better Internet connection (1 Mbps or faster)
· Intel processor (2GB of RAM or better)

On an iPad, iPhone, Android or Windows mobile device
· Free GoToWebinar app from the App Store, Google Play or Windows Store
· Strong WiFi connection