Pitch Perfect... or Close.

Song on my iPod: Love, Sex, Magic by Justin Timberlake and Ciara

A few days ago my CP and I received news we were amongst the 40 people to get an e-pitch with Harlequin.

For those of you who don't know, Harlequin aren't able to send an editor to Brisbane for the RWAust conference, so they're offering the e-pitch alternative to members who expressed an interest in pitching. This is a really big deal, and a great opportunity for us.

I'm trying to polish my pitch until it's perfect - but what is perfect? I know my pitch will be good, but whether it will be spectacular or even compare to the other pitches, I have no idea. It's rather like submitting to a competition and not having a clue what the standard will be. I'm sure the standard will be extremely high, because the talent of our members is amazing. I should be very, very nervous!

I won't lie, I AM nervous. Just writing this blog post makes me feel a bit sick. The butterflies are swirling around, and the thought of being ready by next week... well... it makes me want to pass out and/or vomit. Doing a direct pitch probably would have ended in disaster (can you imagine ?!) so doing it this way is a much better alternative.

I probably won't be blogging much for the next week as I have to polish, polish, polish! And to all the members who get the chance to pitch, I wish you the best of luck. Let's show Harlequin how much we Aussie authors have to offer!