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The Legacy – Pitch (Psychological/Crime Thriller) Lesson 2 Assignment
Hi everyone,
Here’s my current pitch for a new novel idea. I also have a premise/blurb, but we are meant to share only the short pitch. I’d love to know if this works for anyone and what it conjures. All thoughts are welcome.
Kate
The Legacy
Struggling journalist, Lucy Shriver, receives a text message and a photo of a dead man from an unknown number. She’s given a choice: Claim her legacy, or share the man’s fate.
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7 Replies
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I like it – it’s very succinct and it immediately grabs you with questions. Why is the man dead? What is her legacy? How is she linked to the man?
It definitely hits the “tell me more” brief of a pitch!
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I like this. I’m definitely interested in learning more about this legacy.
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Thanks so much, Kate and Andrea for commenting. Appreciate your thoughts.
Kate
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I really like this. As a reader, I want to know more – what is the legacy, and who from, and why is someone threatening her to get her to accept it?
Giving us her name makes your protagonist real, even in such a short pitch. That she’s a “struggling” journalist is an extra reason to root for her – she’s obviously trying, but not quite getting there, and we want her efforts to be rewarded!
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Thanks Cassie. I tried to use a word like ‘struggling’ to suggest Lucy’s a human being just like the rest of us and to hint that if she’s struggling to be a successful journalist, how much more will she struggle with the conundrum of her life being threatened and discovering what the legacy is. I’m pleased you seem to have picked up on most of this from my pitch.
Kate x
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Hi Kate,
This is succinct and interesting. The pitch ties in with the book title. The idea of a struggling journalist suggests that irrespective of the legacy it would be an interesting subject for investigation. It sets up the stakes very clearly.
Well done!
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Thanks so much, Catherine, for this lovely comment.
Kate
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