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There have been some dull ones on all days, but today it seems more than before :-) Kids books tomorrow. I'm looking forward to those. Julia's my former agent. :-)
 
There have been some dull ones on all days, but today it seems more than before :) Kids books tomorrow. I'm looking forward to those. Julia's my former agent. :)

Julia is one of the agents i´ve always been interested so. Keeping my fingers and toes crossed.
 
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I think this shows the limits of Twitter. A condensed plot in a tweet just can’t give any more info than genre and gist of story. Can agents actually judge anything by it? :confused:
 
I think this shows the limits of Twitter. A condensed plot in a tweet just can’t give any more info than genre and gist of story. Can agents actually judge anything by it? :confused:
They don't need to make any judgement except, "I want to see more." That's all you're trying to do in a twitter pitch. Make it intriguing first, not misleading second, and informative third.
 
It's interesting looking at what Julia has liked. Mostly contemporary and fantasy but I spot one historical and it's nice to see a few SF in the mix.
 
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I think this shows the limits of Twitter. A condensed plot in a tweet just can’t give any more info than genre and gist of story. Can agents actually judge anything by it? :confused:

I´m glad you mentioned it, i was thinking the same thing. I think not. Twitter pitching is a big thing in the U.S. right now, I´m guessing AMHEATH wanted to try it out to see if it was worth it. Some of the tweets were pretty good, especially for novels that are more contained, not so complex. But then again, who knows. It´s hard to say in so little words. Fortunatly, the children´s agent thinks likewise. Here is her post:

Thanks for today's #tellAMH. I may have missed a few (& some books don't easily condense down) so try me anyway. http://amheath.com/submissions/

In my case it helped me to really focus on the heart of my story.
 
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