An appointment to pitch to an agent. How exciting! Especially when it could mean securing someone to represent my work. But\u2026 my manuscript isn\u2019t completely finished and proper etiquette dictates you don\u2019t pitch an incomplete project. I\u2019ve got until September 11th to complete the current revision since I\u2019ll be pitching it the next day. Twenty six days remain as I write this on August 17th between me and that ever so important date. In addition to completing the manuscript, I also have to perfect my pitch. Yikes! Nothing like putting the pressure on myself. My original goal was to be finished by August 31st. That still could happen. I\u2019ve not ruled it out totally.<\/p>\n
Because I\u2019m not a linear writer, it\u2019s very difficult for me to gauge exactly how much I have left to write. I\u2019ve come up with some ideas to get me through the remainder of the segment that takes place in the past. Even though I have an outline, thanks to storybook, I\u2019ve veered off course from it, too. Not a lot but some.<\/p>\n
Compounding matters, my motivation has gone walkabout and has yet to return. This is the fifth revision of Sarah\u2019s Gift so to say I\u2019m getting bored is an understatement. I want to move on to other projects.<\/p>\n
Can I do this? Can I be ready to give a word count and genre to the agent in addition to my “TV guide” version of the plot? I\u2019m definitely going to give it a shot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
An appointment to pitch to an agent. How exciting! Especially when it could mean securing someone to represent my work. But\u2026 my manuscript isn\u2019t completely finished and proper etiquette dictates you don\u2019t pitch an incomplete project. I\u2019ve got until September 11th to complete the current revision since I\u2019ll be pitching it the next day. Twenty … Continue reading Writing to deadline?<\/span>