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Selling Your Story in 60 Seconds: The Guaranteed Way to Get Your Screenplay or Novel Read
Your career can be made in 60 seconds - if you make the right pitch! Master the Elevator Pitch, even when you've got less than 60 seconds. Get your screenplay or Novel read by the major power of Hollywood - guaranteed!
Paperback, 186 pages
Published
October 1st 2006
by Michael Wiese Productions
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After attending a horrible pitch workshop, this book saved my pitch, just in time for a writer's conference. Hauge is correct when he says his templates and guidelines are a place to START, that you really have to tweak your pitch and add YOU to it. So when I pitched to a combined 5 producers and agents I had to tweak my pitch depending on what they were looking for, that still kept my story in tact. But, after reading his book, I gained confidence in how to pitch my story, in how to think quick...more
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I be able to rate this book for real, I think I'd need to have read some similar books for comparison, but I haven't.
I give it four stars because I found it clear and concrete, which is important given the topic. I dock it one star because I don't like the "Guaranteed Way" part, and it's in more than just the title; the attitude "my way is the best way and you should just do it" always bothers me.
Hauge (pronounced, apparently, to rhyme with "vague") covers everything from identifying the key com...more
I give it four stars because I found it clear and concrete, which is important given the topic. I dock it one star because I don't like the "Guaranteed Way" part, and it's in more than just the title; the attitude "my way is the best way and you should just do it" always bothers me.
Hauge (pronounced, apparently, to rhyme with "vague") covers everything from identifying the key com...more
Another school book. It wasn't bad, but the way it suggested parsing your book and laying it out for others is the exact opposite of how my actual writing process works. In other words, I could do it after the fact while I eat my over-cooked broccoli
A must read for anyone planning on pitching a story (this includes novelists, not just screenwriters). Hauge explains the difference between a pitch and a log line and how to describe your story in a way that will make it sell.
Very practical guide to pitching your novel with great worked examples. I've pitched many times now following Michael's advice with great results.
I read this just before attending ThrillerFest/AgentFest and pitching my novel. Found it to be very useful and recommend to authors.
Nice book! Plenty of great advice. I'll be typing up some notes from this one...
Hauge has a good tone. He's informational while still remaining helpful. (Some how-to books rub me the wrong way because they focus too much on what NOT to do.) Hauge has a very positive style, and the book reads quickly. Pitching and selling are not my two favorite things about being a writer -- I just like to write! So I'm glad someone like Hauge has broken it down in a clear and accessible way for me.
I'm curious t...more
Hauge has a good tone. He's informational while still remaining helpful. (Some how-to books rub me the wrong way because they focus too much on what NOT to do.) Hauge has a very positive style, and the book reads quickly. Pitching and selling are not my two favorite things about being a writer -- I just like to write! So I'm glad someone like Hauge has broken it down in a clear and accessible way for me.
I'm curious t...more
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