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Podcast: A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative Coach
Episode: #PitMad Is the Hashtag to Pitch Your Novel to Agents on Certain Dates of the Year!
Description: If you're a novelist but don't have an agent like me, I encourage you to learn about #PitMad. The hashtag is the original Twitter pitch event, where writers Tweet a 280-character pitch for their completed, polished, unpublished manuscripts. Agents and editors make requests by liking/favoriting the tweeted pitch. Every unagented writer is welcome to pitch. All genres/categories are welcomed. #PitMad occurs quarterly. Upcoming dates are: September 3, 2020 (8AM – 8PM EST) & December 3, 2020 (8AM – 8PM EST). Some tips: Don’t favorite friends’ Tweets. The agents will be requesting by favoriting Tweets, and more favorites can make it hard for those with req...