Shameless Promotion

ryanedel
Shameless Promotion
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Joined: Okt 29, 2007
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Nov 26, 2007 - 15 07

I love to write, but I'm not really that good at selling my writing. I'm hoping that this would be a good place for people can post snapshots of their novels-in-progress with the intent of selling them to potential agents and publishers. I'm including an example that I might try for my NaNo. Feel free to post your own novel pitch or comment on the other pitches present. Your story doesn't need to be done for you to have a pitch - in some ways, formulating a novel proposal can help you keep your story going.

Example Pitch:
In "Novelgeddon," the most witty, glamorous, and beautiful protagonist ever born wages war against her deranged narrator in a desperate bid for life beyond the written page. And yes, Dagny Daytona is willing to raise Jane Austen from the dead if that's what it takes to get a decent author to write the most brilliant story of all time. And forget those other characters - they aren't important for plot development. All they do is stand in the way of Dagny's wit and charm. People like Jonathan "oh I guess we should feel sorry for you and your memories of a fictional war that never happened" Mitchell try to reign in the story, bringing sense and justice to a world that is clearly beyond forgiveness. But other protagonists are in it simply for themselves, figuring they can beg and bribe the narrator for shots at demonic possession and world domination. Meanwhile, the narrator shows no regard for women, children, or human life. As the characters fight to overcome plotless tripe and defeat the twin horrors Satan and boredom, the narrator kills them off one by one - multiple times, as necessary - to avoid discussing any topic implying that he might possibly have feelings. As the protagonists struggle to become real enough for publication, they face the endless word-countdown, the ticking away to the fifty-thousand words that will bring the end of the story and the black void of the literary death.
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