Practice Your Pitch Workshop with Lynne Heitman

One of the most popular Friday evening sessions of the 2007 Crime Bake returns for 2008 . . . once again with some of our stellar literary agents coaching the players.

The Practicing Your Pitch Workshop offers participants the chance to work on and improve their pitches in an environment that is safe, stimulating, and constructive. The 90 minute workshop will open with a short introductory presentation on what makes a pitch work, but the bulk of the time will be reserved for practicing and critiquing pitches. The pace will be fast and the goal will be for every writer who wants to practice pitching to get that opportunity. Much like a writing group, participants will benefit not just from working on their own pitches, but from listening to and participating in critiques of their fellow writers. Participants will leave this session with an improved pitch and the confidence to deliver it on Saturday with style.

Format: Interested attendees must register in advance. All registrants will receive a packet of information before the conference. Included will be guidelines for creating effective pitches, examples, and instructions to come to the workshop ready to practice pitching.

Pricing: Free.

Presenter: Lynne Heitman is a past co-chair of the Crime Bake Committee and has served two terms as President, MWA New England. Her Alex Shanahan thriller series grew out of her fourteen-year career with American Airlines and her experiences as general manager for American Airlines at Boston's Logan Airport. THE PANDORA KEY, the fourth book in the series, is available now from Pocket Books.