tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262683133067234581.post5321371572604677983..comments2023-10-26T04:59:07.500-04:00Comments on Book Roast: Pitch Party! All are Welcome!Chris Eldinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794946908789120139noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262683133067234581.post-10470398063432325342009-03-17T08:19:00.000-04:002009-03-17T08:19:00.000-04:00When Frank and Joe get kicked out of their homes f...When Frank and Joe get kicked out of their homes for being gay, they’re rescued by a gay billionaire named Benjamin Pardy (think an out-and-proud Malcomb Forbes) in “Mystery of the Black Book,” a YA-crossover novel. It might seem like all their worries are over, but when Benjamin is murdered — and they are framed for the crime — they are forced back into a world they have learned to live without.Graeme Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14454091813490839478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262683133067234581.post-55347495347300223182009-03-16T20:03:00.000-04:002009-03-16T20:03:00.000-04:00Yo yo yo dawg. Do you have to include the word lu...Yo yo yo dawg. Do you have to include the word luck in the pitch?<BR/><BR/>And do you get double points for NEVER saying, "As luck would have it..."<BR/><BR/>AND triple points for not pitching The Higher Power of Lucky<BR/><BR/>and of course that brings us to scrotum. If I say scrotum do I get pitched out of the pitch party?Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11619452785558039000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262683133067234581.post-2790220862984352552009-03-15T12:57:00.000-04:002009-03-15T12:57:00.000-04:00Cool!Cool!Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262683133067234581.post-13715068953277625892009-03-15T10:44:00.000-04:002009-03-15T10:44:00.000-04:00Question came in via Twitter: Are the pitches for...Question came in via Twitter: Are the pitches for fun or for real?<BR/><BR/><BR/>Answer: Both!! You can pitch a real book, or take this as an opportunity for a writing exercise and test your chops.Chris Eldinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794946908789120139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262683133067234581.post-10332709389425413482009-03-14T18:35:00.000-04:002009-03-14T18:35:00.000-04:00Looking forward to seeing whose luck is in!Looking forward to seeing whose luck is in!Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05925593802209715440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262683133067234581.post-25999052285272289712009-03-14T16:18:00.000-04:002009-03-14T16:18:00.000-04:00och aye, lass, twas the wee one indeed! ;) loli ha...och aye, lass, twas the wee one indeed! ;) lol<BR/><BR/>i have yet to find time to begin to commence, but still have a day or two :Olaughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262683133067234581.post-63667366384691024992009-03-14T09:57:00.000-04:002009-03-14T09:57:00.000-04:00Thanks LW! Was it the leprechaun who gave it away...Thanks LW! <BR/>Was it the leprechaun who gave it away?<BR/>;-)<BR/>Looking forward to your pitch!Chris Eldinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794946908789120139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262683133067234581.post-34485295756303356622009-03-14T09:52:00.000-04:002009-03-14T09:52:00.000-04:00hmmmm 'luck' have anything to do with the oirish o...hmmmm 'luck' have anything to do with the oirish or st.paddy, chris? ;) lol<BR/><BR/>sounds like a fun outing tho, and a bit of time to come up with 75 polished words :)<BR/><BR/>neat bunch of eds you have, too...laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262683133067234581.post-1329514246270767002009-03-14T01:53:00.000-04:002009-03-14T01:53:00.000-04:00Ah, Shona, yes, I guess you're right. Will make t...Ah, Shona, yes, I guess you're right. Will make the correction to include bad luck.<BR/><BR/>So, if the luck in your book reeks of ill-fated quests and damsels doomed to distress, send 'em over!<BR/><BR/>:-)Chris Eldinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794946908789120139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262683133067234581.post-58292132546824837162009-03-13T23:18:00.000-04:002009-03-13T23:18:00.000-04:00But...but...bad luck is still luck!But...but...bad luck is still luck!Shona Snowdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02588447219623308333noreply@blogger.com