WRITERS INFORMATION NETWORK
The Professional Association for Christian Writers

Always PITCH AN ANGLE: an angle is what gives a piece its uniqueness, its edge! Are all of the following easily identifiable?

IDEA -- working title?

THEME -- new twist?

FOCUS -- the aspect most likely to get reader attention?

SLANT -- what makes this appropriate for a particular publication / market / genre?

ANGLE -- your unique approach to the subject? [P.S. Yes, angle, slant, and hook are sometimes used interchangeably. The angle is the special or unique approach you will take to a subject that sets it apart from other similar articles on the same topic.]

Size it up against the competition -- the editor will. Why? The major publishing houses receive 3000-5000 queries, book proposals, and unsolicited books a year.

[© 2003 by Elaine Wright Colvin, Writers Information Network]