Pitching Series: What?

You’ve narrowed down your book to the main character, now you have to tell the person that you are pitching what they are doing. The key thing to remember here is make it interesting and don’t overload them with details. Sure, you probably have several subplots, but your pitch is not the place to mention them. What is the key plot line? What is your main character doing? What is driving them to do it? Typically when I think of what is driving a character I think about what the character is feeling. So as you are creating your pitch, be sure and mention what your character is going through. Were they stunned when something happened? Were they betrayed? Were they in a state of disbelief? Often the emotional high points or low points in a book coincide with plot points.