BookEnds Pitch Critiques

Okay, I said I was going on Blogiday, but I’ve accomplished a ton of Christmas stuff the last couple of days, so I have a moment to pass along the news that Jessica Faust of BookEnds, LLC is taking pitches to critique while she’s on holiday. Here’s the post and a blippy from it:

To participate, you’ll need to submit your one-paragraph pitch in the comments section of this post. I will not consider pitches posted in other posts or those e-mailed to me and I certainly won’t take pitches from any query letters I receive. Over the course of the next two weeks I’m going to randomly select and critique (on the blog) as many as I can. Since I’m officially on vacation over the course of these two weeks the posts will truly be random. In other words, I’m going to do whatever I want. I’ll post them whenever I want and I’ll critique anywhere from three to three hundred, depending on my mood.

Pretty nifty, huh?

I’m not participating, but whenever I have a spare moment I’ll be hopping over there to have a gander at the pitches and Jessica’s comments. It’s always a great learning experience and reminds me just how subjective this business is.

Cheerio!

By Cindy

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6 comments

  2. I scanned the blurbs awhile ago. Wow, there were a ton already. Jessica hadn’t responded to any yet. There was a YA one called Drawn to You or something like that–I really digged the premise.

  3. P.S. I must say, my eyes would cross reading all those pitches. It’s all I can do to scan them. And I mean scan. If the first sentence or two doesn’t catch my eye, that’s it. I move on.

    Proof I’m not cut out to be an agent. Good thing I’m not considering hanging out my shingle.

  4. I’ve had two pitches submitted here for the BookEnds pitch critique offer that I have deleted for the authors. Please note **I** am not accepting pitches – Jessica Faust of BookEnds is. I’m just providing the information. There’s a link in my post directing you to the BookEnds post where Jessica is taking pitches. Look for the pink words “Here’s the post.” Click that link, and it should take you to the appropriate post on the BookEnds blog.

    Thanks
    Cindy

  5. I apologize for being such a novice. Once again I’ve posted this to the wrong spot.

  6. Ms. Kitty,

    I’m on-line and just saw your pitch come in. Don’t worry, I deleted it, but I’m retaining your second note to alert others…

    Everyone, please read my blog post carefully. I posted the link to the BookEnds post IN my post. Please do not post your pitches for critique here. I will not critique them, and I’m not even reading them. I’m just deleting them.

    Thanks!
    Cindy

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