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cheekychook wrote:10. "SECURITY!!!"

Especially if he/she says that before you even start your pitch, right?

Watcher55 wrote:10. Saawy - No speaka da Eenglish.

Lol

Collectonian wrote:10. Um, I think you were looking for Ms. X. I'm Ms. Y.

Hehehehe, now that would be embarrassing

You finally did it. Mouth dry, hands sweatier than the hands of someone who sweats a lot, you made that in-person pitch to the agent of your dreams. Incredibly, the words you rehearsed a thousand times in the last week came out smoother than you ever dreamed possible. No stutter or tremble in your v...

I sincerely doubt you'll get a better answer than what Karen (cheekychook) said.

Best of luck with your hunt for an agent :)

RobinWeeks wrote:10: I queried Mr. Super Agent last month and I'm sure he'll take me on as a client, but just in case he doesn't, you're one of my backups.

Hehehehehe. Good one :)

Nathan Bransford wrote:10. I can see you through the window, you look like you're having a bad day.

You can't beat the old 'Stalk 'em' approach :)

airball wrote:10. I have a feeling Oprah will invite me on to her show. *Time sensitive joke.*

Lol :)

jazzlovesnoodles wrote:I think I should play my main character in the films. And you should play the Love Interest.

Lol, in my case that approach would do more harm than good :)

If only, right? :)

taylormillgirl wrote:I think you'll love my novel's content. I know because I've been watching you.

Watching, taking notes, waiting... :)

Collectonian wrote:10. This 200,000 word novel is the start of my 20 book series, and I fully expect it will be bigger than Twilight, Harry Potter, even Lord of the Rings! Hollywood is going to be beating down your door to turn them all into films!

If only, right? :)

"10: I'm here to save your career. Read this now."

Lol, good one :)

There are lots of great blog posts about how to pitch a novel in a face-to-face meeting with an agent, but sometimes, what you don’t say can be just as important. With that in mind, I’ve made a list of things writers probably shouldn’t say during an in-person pitch (with special thanks to Bill Mingi...

Excellent! I hope this one gets chosen :)