Event Information:

• Sat

  06

  Aug

  2016

  South Bay Local Writers Group: "PitchFest!" Roundtable Discussion and Workshop

  10:30 am - NoonRedondo Beach Main Library

  PitchFest! 

  or, "Selling Yourself to Sell Your Story,"

  or, "How to Tell Your Story to Sell Your Story"

  The August main group meeting combines a roundtable discussion featuring published authors Robert Downs ("LaCour’s Destiny," "Graceful Immortality," and "Falling Immortality") and Bo Folsom ("20 Years Ago") – sharing their experience on the value of "the elevator pitch" – and an interactive workshop in which participants will be coached in developing (and enhancing) their own concise pitch.

  Whether you are looking to land a literary agent, sell the movie rights to your book, or simply tell a friend about the project that's been consuming your time, your ability to quickly convey the essentials of your story will be critical to your success as an author.

  This session will give you the tools needed to effectively answer the two fundamental questions posed to writers:

  • Why this book?

  • Why are you the right author for this book?

  For a preview of one aspect of the topic to be covered, visit group organizer Bo Folsom's blog:

  writing.southbayhq.com/the-20-second-elevator-pitch/

  With three traditionally-published fiction books to his credit, author Robert Downs is working to complete three more. Self-published author and editor Bo Folsom anticipates releasing three new books by the end of the year, ranging from a historical non-fiction collaboration with Akira Tsurukame ("The Enemy Was War") to a comedic memoir to a collection of short stories.

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  Our monthly large-group meeting typically convenes on the 1st Saturday morning of each month at the Redondo Beach Main Library. It is free and open to the public, constrained only by room size.