tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post112417595074120690..comments2023-09-23T04:56:51.617-07:00Comments on Forensics & Faith: Pitches and Finishing a Book~ Brandilyn Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04771812607327238979noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1124234094484261432005-08-16T16:14:00.000-07:002005-08-16T16:14:00.000-07:00Congratulations on Violet Dawn. I am anxious to re...Congratulations on Violet Dawn. I am anxious to read anything you write (just as long as I am not alone, and have plenty of nightlights and ammo).<BR/><BR/>One more shot on my pitch to see if it is less general, any better...worse (I hope not, lol).<BR/><BR/>A crisis counselor initiates revenge when her client's corpse falls through the ceiling -- a gift from her secret admirer.Pammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01883119904346766083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1124227470085941312005-08-16T14:24:00.000-07:002005-08-16T14:24:00.000-07:00I missed this blog for a couple of weeks while vac...I missed this blog for a couple of weeks while vacationing in Oregon and California. I just got caught up, and wanted to say thanks again for all the great input! I know God will richly bless you for sharing your talent with others.<BR/><BR/>I'm working on getting your Bradleyville series for my wife (I know that they're not just women's fiction, but I have a huge to-read pile right now!). Then I'll move her into the Seatbelt Suspense...<BR/><BR/>And I still always think of "Don't forget to breathe..." whenever I have a patient holding their breath with a shot or something. I can't help it!Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18363518142334125056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1124219306385464462005-08-16T12:08:00.000-07:002005-08-16T12:08:00.000-07:00Congratulations on finishing Violet Dawn. I don't ...Congratulations on finishing Violet Dawn. I don't think you've spoken on the need for chocolate to aid in the rewrites :) These examples of pitches have been really helpful. The "befores" look fine to me until I see the improved "afters." Here's my best after some help from the gang on the discussion board: "A grieving woman's abduction by a dangerous offender may be the answer to her prayers."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1124217767827392502005-08-16T11:42:00.000-07:002005-08-16T11:42:00.000-07:00Okay, I'm going to give my pitch a shot. "En route...Okay, I'm going to give my pitch a shot. "En route to pick up her best friend's daughter from an orphanage in the middle of the Amazon jungle, Cassidy McKnight is kidnapped by terrorists. The last thing ex-special forces Gabriel Sinclair wants is to rescue the girl he knew as a spoiled rotten brat, but since he owes her father his life, he agrees to do it, never suspecting what an incredible woman she has become. Together, they must battle terrorists and their feelings for each other as they rely on God to get them home safe."<BR/>Okay, lay it on me...thanks,Lynette Easonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296886159998143298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1124208397926733972005-08-16T09:06:00.000-07:002005-08-16T09:06:00.000-07:00Thanks for the feedback on my pitch, Brandilyn. I ...Thanks for the feedback on my pitch, Brandilyn. I now know what to do next to improve it. Thanks! I'm sure Violet Dawn will be a great book, but I'm waiting with bated breath for Web of Lies. Can't wait to see how you wrap those two series.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1124207208233645652005-08-16T08:46:00.000-07:002005-08-16T08:46:00.000-07:00I just finished Dead of Night, too. You had me sus...I just finished Dead of Night, too. You had me suspecting everybody and their cousin there for a while - good job!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the info on pitches - it's the first time someone has been really specific on what you need to get a pitch noticed. (Still working on mine.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1124206184503988312005-08-16T08:29:00.000-07:002005-08-16T08:29:00.000-07:00Good to hear about Violet Dawn. Poor paige, I won...Good to hear about Violet Dawn. Poor paige, I wonder if she thinks her troubles are all behind her now... Can't wait to read it. :)<BR/><BR/>And thanks for all the advice on pitches and everything else in the writing world. (or at least what you've managed to cover so far) ;)Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01319201996699675786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1124205314904662702005-08-16T08:15:00.000-07:002005-08-16T08:15:00.000-07:00This has been a hot topic at ACFW. Thanks for the ...This has been a hot topic at ACFW. Thanks for the help. By the way, I just finished Dead of Night. I love the twist at the end. I think the camping trips are over for the year. Now I can keep up with the blog! And maybe get some writing done too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16473774179937702258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1124197277113154622005-08-16T06:01:00.000-07:002005-08-16T06:01:00.000-07:00Great news about Violet Dawn! Congratulations! An ...Great news about Violet Dawn! Congratulations! An epilogue will seem like a piece of cake after what you've already done. Can't wait to read it because I feel like I've gotten a glimpse into the impetus of its creation. Unfortunately for Paige it's the first in a series, right?C.J. Darlingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16541599888177703695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1124181680968803772005-08-16T01:41:00.000-07:002005-08-16T01:41:00.000-07:00Thanks, Brandilyn! Just knowing I'm on the right t...Thanks, Brandilyn! Just knowing I'm on the right track is a huge help. Thanks for the input.Dineen A. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08560463944362266736noreply@blogger.com