{"product_id":"pitch-craft-the-writers-guide-to-getting-agented-published-and-paid-laura-goode-paperback","title":"Pitch Craft: The Writer's Guide to Getting Agented, Published, and Paid -- Laura Goode, Paperback","description":"\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 \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\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eConstructing effective author bios and websites\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeveraging your social media platform\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeveloping a reliable template for pitches and queries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eCultivating relationships with publishing gatekeepers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eStrengthening your self-advocacy skills\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Goode\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ten Speed Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593837122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Laura Goode","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46745559662820,"sku":"9780593837122","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780593837122.jpg?v=1777570245","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/pitch-craft-the-writers-guide-to-getting-agented-published-and-paid-laura-goode-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}