{"product_id":"pitch-craft-the-writers-guide-to-getting-agented-published-and-paid-paperback","title":"Pitch Craft: The Writer's Guide to Getting Agented, Published, and Paid - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura Goode\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn award-winning author and Stanford writing instructor demystifies the business of writing with this practical, procedural guide to creating successful pitches, impressing editors and agents, negotiating compensation, and more.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished multi-genre writer Laura Goode had an epiphany after finishing her MFA and building a freelancing career: Nobody is teaching writers how to wield their persuasive storytelling abilities to make money from their writing. So she decided to write the business-of-writing handbook she needed most. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePitch Craft\u003c\/i\u003e draws on Goode's experience as a novelist, poet, essayist, filmmaker, and creator of a pitching and publishing course to uncover what nobody else will tell you about the business strategy that creates a writing career. With unapologetic honesty earned from years of navigating the publishing world, each chapter in this valuable insider's guide close-reads a distinct element of putting your work out into the world, such as: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Constructing effective author bios and websites\u003cbr\u003e- Leveraging your social media platform\u003cbr\u003e- Developing a reliable template for pitches and queries\u003cbr\u003e- Cultivating relationships with publishing gatekeepers \u003cbr\u003e- Strengthening your self-advocacy skills\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePitch Craft \u003c\/i\u003eis for writers in all genres and of all experience levels, whether you're just getting started, are considering applying to a graduate program, or have been in the trenches for decades. After reading and completing the assignments in \u003ci\u003ePitch Craft\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll hold a finished pitch in hand and the knowledge and skills to navigate your dream literary career.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Goode\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of a collection of poems\u003ci\u003e, Become a Name\u003c\/i\u003e, and a YA novel, \u003ci\u003eSister Mischief, \u003c\/i\u003e which was a Best of the Bay pick by the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Bay Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e and a selection of two ALA honor lists. With director Meera Menon, she wrote and produced the feature film \u003ci\u003eFarah Goes Bang\u003c\/i\u003e, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and won the inaugural Nora Ephron Prize from Tribeca and \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e. Her nonfiction writing on intersectional feminism, female friendship, motherhood, gender, and race in culture, TV, film, and literature has appeared in \u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed, New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e New York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Longreads\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Elle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Catapult\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Refinery29, \u003c\/i\u003eand elsewhere. She received her BA and MFA from Columbia University and currently teaches at Stanford University, where she was honored with the 2025 Walter J. Gores Award, Stanford's highest award for excellence in teaching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.18 x 5.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51964682010925,"sku":"9780593837122","price":18.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/pitch-craft-the-writers-guide-to-getting-agented-published-and-paid-paperback-6066756.webp?v=1775476687","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/pitch-craft-the-writers-guide-to-getting-agented-published-and-paid-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}