Well here's some info that may help on pitching, granted we're not a big company but it's generally the same
http://www.sequentialtart.com/article.php?id=221"Your Pitch — This only applies if they take unsolicited material. A pitch should be able to be boiled down to a one sentence tagline, just like a movie. Something short, catchy, that gives a very basic but interesting idea of what the whole story is about. Obviously, you won't be able to capture every nuance but that's not the point. You want to sell the idea quickly. "A Ninja/Zombie Love Story" says a lot without going into details. If an editor likes how that sounds they'll read on. It's also a good idea to mention if your pitch has identifiable film comparisons like "Aliens meets "Love in the Time of Cholera" or "American Beauty meets The Lost Boys." And yes, I know yours is the most unique idea ever and cannot possibly be described in such trite, easily-packaged means. Except, it had better be able to be distilled or else an editor will have no idea why they should read the pitch, let alone publish the comic. Every story can be boiled down to essentials, no matter how complex the package is. An editor will need to sell it to their boss and to readers so you'd better get used to a tagline now. Again, the idea is to sound appealing as fast as possible so they'll keep reading. (More about the Pitch in the section helpfully titled: The Pitch)."
"The Pitch
The pitch may be the hardest thing you as a writer will ever have to get down on paper. Each pitch has its own set of problems and every editor has some quirk or other about what it is they're looking for in one. If you ask, most editors will say "I know a good pitch when I read one" and it's true. It's nearly impossible to give any hard and fast rules for things like style, structure, or genre when it comes to what kind of pitch will get accepted. Some obvious tips: pitch ideas to editors who already edit books in the style you're looking to do. That doesn't mean they'll accept yours but it'll definitely up the odds.
As with any other piece of writing proper spelling, grammar and punctuation are a must. It shows you care. Not to mention that you're literate. A pitch or query is often your way of introducing yourself and you'll definitely want to make the best impression possible. Proof anything you're going to send three times and get at least one other person to review it as well, preferably someone you trust to catch errors.
With a pitch you're trying to sell your idea so you'll need to lay out the gist in the first line. Break it down into details afterwards but make sure you grab the readers' attention at the start. Most initial pitches are only 1-3 pages in length; they get fleshed out later if you get to work with an editor on it. But it won't get that far if you don't show them something compelling to begin with. Make them take notice in whatever way you can. Show them something they haven't seen before. And if they have, show them how you can do it better.
Don't fret if you find pitch writing frustrating. A lot of seasoned, published, award-winning authors absolutely loathe the pitch writing process. They'd much rather call up an editor and say, "I have this awesome idea, it's ... "and then the editor says, "Cool, let's do it!" than write up draft after draft trying to sell it. But they all have to do it, and you will too."
So no, please don't do novels guys. If you want to go the extra mile and give us concept art and such, sweet.
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Theakon
@ 8:41 AM Mar 28th