Lynnette Phillips's Videos (The Book Marketing Network) - The Book Marketing Network 2024-04-25T10:22:10Z http://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/video/video/listForContributor?screenName=2f86ye8nzklft&rss=yes&xn_auth=no Pointers For Successful Newspaper Pitches tag:thebookmarketingnetwork.com,2011-08-24:523145:Video:474230 2011-08-24T22:33:33.566Z Lynnette Phillips http://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/profile/LynnettePhillips <a href="http://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/video/pointers-for-successful-newspaper-pitches"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="180" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2969638185?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>Pointers for Successful Newspaper Pitches<br></br> From: laphillips52 | Aug 3, 2011 | 28 views<br></br> <a href="http://lynnettesbookmarketing.blogspot.com">http://lynnettesbookmarketing.blogspot.com</a> Looking for some easy publicity? Think about newspapers. Besides getting into their event calendars by announcing your speaking appearances and book signings you can… <a href="http://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/video/pointers-for-successful-newspaper-pitches"><br /> <img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2969638185?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Pointers for Successful Newspaper Pitches<br /> From: laphillips52 | Aug 3, 2011 | 28 views<br /> <a href="http://lynnettesbookmarketing.blogspot.com">http://lynnettesbookmarketing.blogspot.com</a> Looking for some easy publicity? Think about newspapers. Besides getting into their event calendars by announcing your speaking appearances and book signings you can pitch an article:<br /> • Pitch for a review of your book; even during a slow news period it will help if you can give them a connection to the area. Maybe the book is set in the local area. Did you grow up or attend college nearby?<br /> • Offer to write a piece covering an aspect of the plot; is the protagonist enmeshed in a domestic violence situation or maybe you've written an historical fiction novel and because of your research you can discuss an interesting detail or factoid connected to the story.<br /> • Perhaps you could suggest an interview focused on the specifics of your literary career or novel.<br /> After you've got them on the spot, try starting with your 'elevator pitch' -- that 1 or 2 sentence attention grabber.