Writers Tips

Writers:  LitPitch is for you.

Find an audience:  LitPitch is designed for you, the writer, to help you find an audience.  The reality is that a small minority of written works ever get published.  Without the right connections, many writers find themselves without anywhere to turn.  This is where LitPitch can help you find an audience.  LitPitch has been designed to attract readers to read your work and provide comments and ratings.  LitPitch provides you with the platform you need to gain a following.

Build your credentials:  The fact is that most written work never gets published.  Without the right connections, the task of getting a publisher’s attention is daunting.  LitPitch allows writers of all types to build an audience and build credentials and a resume to take to a publisher.  LitPitch writers who receive significantly positive ratings, comments and feedback will have a distinct advantage when it comes to approaching publishers and agents.

Pitch an idea:  LitPitch is the perfect place to find out if your ideas will work.  By posting your completed work, or even a work in progress, you now have a platform for your friends, family, and the reading public to let you know if your work has merit, or help point you in the right direction.  Feel free to switch your work out as often as you like for no additional cost.

Obtain feedback:  We believe that LitPitch is the place to put your best foot forward and get honest feedback from the reading public.  If you want to put up samples of your work, that is fine too.  The idea is to find out what the public thinks, and better yet, what the public wants.

Interact with your readers:  LitPitch provides robust forums where you, as a writer, can interact directly with your readers.  Find out what they like and what they’re looking for.

Develop your skills:  You are not alone!  Use the LitPitch community of readers and writers to hone your writing skills, or find a mentor or advisor to help you down the path to success.

Get Discovered:  LitPitch is designed to provide talented writers with a platform from which to be discovered.  As a writer, you will be more attractive to agents and publishers once you have demonstrated that your work not only possesses the quality, but also has the wide ranging appeal to the public, which it takes to succeed.

* For new Writer's Accounts established after April 30, 2008, basic annual Writer's Account will be charged $11.95 per year. A basic account allows writers to upload up to two works at a time (not to exceed 100MB each). Accounts established on or before April 30, 2008 will be charged $11.95 to renew at their anniversary date. Additional uploads beyond the basic subscription may be purchased for $7.95 per year for each additional two uploads (not to exceed 100MB each). See Terms and Conditions for additional terms of use.

Readers Tips

Read unpublished, original works:  LitPitch is for Readers who:
are tired of the big publishing houses determining who should be published and what you should read
are interested in reading original, uncensored work from up-and-coming authors
are looking for free reading material that is compatible with the latest electronic devices

Provide ratings and feedback:  LitPitch provides readers with a chance not only to read the newest material from the newest writers, it lets you have a direct line of communication to the writer.  Comment, rate, and provide general feedback to the writers on LitPitch to help them stay the right course or find their way back.

Convenient to download, and always FREE:  The best thing about LitPitch – it is always FREE TO READ!  No annoying “Previews” or “teasers” like other sites. 

Compatible with most electronic media:  LitPitch replaces the need to carry around “analog” books.  LitPitch is compatible with most electronic devices, such as desktop computers, laptops, PDA’s, Apple® iPhones, Sony® Readers and iRex Technologies®  iLiads.  Help save a tree – read on LitPitch!

As a tip, you are usually better off downloading in .rtf or .txt format if you are planning on using your Sony reader.  The fonts will be more easily scalable.

Interact with writers and other readers:  You are not alone!  LitPitch provides a robust forum for its community of readers and writers to interact directly with each other.

Discover the next great author:  Do not wait for the big publishers to tell you which authors to like or wait around for the next great screenplay.  Find them yourself on LitPitch, and then help them along.  Spread the word to your friends, and let the public decide who should be published!

Become the next great author:  Readers, nothing is stopping you from picking up a pen, so to speak, and letting your creative juices flow.  Set up a writer’s account and pitch yourself – there’s nothing to lose!