#Pit2Pub A Twitter pitch party on July 15th!

Tighten up those sentences, make each word count! Why?? Because it's a Twitter pitch party on July 15th. So bring on your best 140-character pitch, and unleash the hounds! Just don't make it sloppy and stinky. 

Kristin D. Van Risseghem and Ann M. Noser, the founders of #Pit2Pub, know what you're going through. In fact, they both competed in quite a few Twitter Pitch Parties so they feel your pain. Kristin remembers what it was like to see that little colored star and then checking and re-checking her email to confirm that someone did in fact click on the pitch and favorite it. And Ann's recalls her heart pounding, and her palms sweaty, all the while hoping and praying that it wasn't made by accident from a friend or some complete stranger who marked it and not re-tweeted it by mistake. They both trolled the feed all day long and didn't work their day jobs (well, mostly this was Kristin).

It's because of those reasons Ann  and Kristin  wanted to help other authors. Why not pay it forward? They are fortunate enough to have a book published, and working on their second.

But let's face it, the best reason for them doing this? IT'S FUN! So let's all have a blast, help each other out, and maybe, just maybe, you'll find that perfect relationship between author and publisher.

Here’s the date for #Pit2Pub: July 15, 2015 starts at 8AM and ends at 8PM (CST or CDT, which is Chicago time).

Have several variations of your Twitter pitch available. The pitch must include the hashtag #Pit2Pub, the Age Group, and the Genre (#YA, #MG, #A, etc. see chart below) in the tweet. It's important to include the hashtag(s).

Age Groups: #PB = Picture Book #C = Children's #MG = Middle Grade #YA = Young Adult #NA = New Adult #A = Adult #WF = Woman’s Fiction

Genres: #NF = Non-fiction #SFF = SciFi & Fantasy #LF = Literary Fiction #M = Mystery #T = Thriller #CL = Children's Lit

#CB = Chapter Book #R = Romance #Mem = Memoir #S = Suspense #RS = Romantic Suspense #W = Westerns #E = Erotica

RULES:
Authors of all genres are welcome to pitch their completed and polished manuscripts. You can pitch more than one manuscript. Tweet your pitch throughout the day, but no more than twice per hour per manuscript. When you see an industry professional on the feed, tweet it once. Remember to include the hashtag #Pit2Pub and genre.

The publishers will tweet their submission preferences and favorite your tweet if they wish to see more. If you get a favorite from an agent or publisher, follow their submission directions on their website or look for them on this blog. Then send them their request as soon as you can. They may have tweeted what they want you to send, so check their twitter feed for that information.

Make sure to put “Pit2Pub Request: TITLE” in the subject line of your email when sending your request.
Don’t tweet agents and publishers directly unless they tweet you first.

Don’t favorite friends’ tweets. You can RT your friends to show your support. Save favoriting for publisher requests to avoid confusion.

Be sure you research each requesting publisher. Don’t submit if you don’t want to work with them.

Be nice and courteous to each other and to the industry professionals. If you do see abuse, please report it to Twitter or notify Ann or Kristin right away.

Check back on their blogs Kristin's Blog (http://www.kristinvanrisseghem.com/blog) or Ann's Blog (http://annmnoser.com) to see an up-to-date list of confirmed publishers who have signed up to monitor the feed on July 15, 2015.

It promises to be an exciting day. So let's hear it for the Publishers!