tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post2031952298383976197..comments2024-03-22T03:27:19.859-04:00Comments on Sourcebooks Casablanca Romance Authors: In My JudgementAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914920560584429315noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-65733316251358002352009-02-19T04:54:00.000-05:002009-02-19T04:54:00.000-05:00First, Thanks to Mary Margaret for the analysis of...First, Thanks to Mary Margaret for the analysis of my pitch. It’s amazing how long it can take to write something so short.<BR/><BR/>I wanted to comment on Renee Fields’ Fairy Curses. Her pitch was:<BR/><BR/>Immortally cursed and exiled to Earth realm, Cael’s wish – death. Dying never looked so sweet until the once proud Fey found the lush lips of a Highland lass. When vile creatures from his homeland are unleashed, Cael discovers one kiss has awakened an innocent’s passion that could destroy two worlds.<BR/><BR/>I think this pitch works because we get a sense of who the hero and heroine are even though the heroine is never specifically named. We also don’t get Cael’s last name (if he has one) because we don’t need it. The conflict seems clear to me. The hero has brought about potential destruction because he indulged himself with the heroine. And who can resist a hero whose only wish was death before he encountered the right woman?KB/GBLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07331392095364207092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-22531282999106078782009-02-17T10:54:00.000-05:002009-02-17T10:54:00.000-05:00Right Judi. I LOL'ed at both! But a lot of the pit...Right Judi. I LOL'ed at both! <BR/><BR/>But a lot of the pitches Deb chose don't follow the "Annie! meets Planet of the Apes" form or "Like this classic but..." <BR/><BR/>What can we make of that?Mary Margrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04777940150169201630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-31446696910598116362009-02-17T09:56:00.000-05:002009-02-17T09:56:00.000-05:00Pat Shaw's A Pocket Full of Ashes - the "Jane Aust...Pat Shaw's A Pocket Full of Ashes - the "Jane Austen but with better sex." Seeing the Austen sequels Sourcebooks publishes, this makes an immediate impact that this is something that could be right for Deb. <BR/><BR/>"Crazy woman in the tower included." It's hysterical, shows the author knows the genre and is off-beat enough to catch Deb's eye.<BR/><BR/>Very indicative of Pat's writing style, and you just have to love the humor.<BR/><BR/>MM - this is a GREAT post!Judi Fennellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12913199632952461638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-82191192797636247162009-02-17T09:52:00.000-05:002009-02-17T09:52:00.000-05:00(Teacher-hat still on)True, Amy. Everybody talks a...(Teacher-hat still on)<BR/><BR/>True, Amy. Everybody talks about HIGH CONCEPT. <BR/><BR/>Today's your chance to apply your understanding of the term. Which pitches did you think contained a high concept, and what specifically was it?Mary Margrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04777940150169201630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-70176376402669343512009-02-17T08:49:00.000-05:002009-02-17T08:49:00.000-05:00I was at RWA Nationals in San Francisco, and those...I was at RWA Nationals in San Francisco, and those were the classes I was the most interested, THE PITCH.<BR/><BR/>One thing I kept hearing over and over again was make it HIGH CONCEPT.<BR/><BR/>It took a lot of practice to get to 50 words or less. It's like when I first started writing synopses I went from like 15 pages to 7 and now 2. Practice makes perfect.Amy Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212879406999128140noreply@blogger.com