CP Match Event on Twitter January 21, 2020

Author Mentor Match’s first CP Match event went so well that we’re doing it again ahead of our Round 7 submissions opening! Perfect opportunity to get one more beta read, or just to forge some amazing new connections in the writer community! But even if you’re not planning on entering AMM, this CP Match event is for you! Everyone is welcome.

We’ll be hosting the next AMM CP Match on Twitter on Thursday, January 21. This time around, we’re partnering with Write On Con and their fantastic CP Match tool for kidlit. It’s a great place to create a profile which you can link to when you participate in the hashtag.

Sign up for WOC’s CP Match here. You do not need a CP Match profile to participate; we just offer it as a tool should you wish to use it!

How to participate

On January 21 tweet out a short book pitch using the #AMMCPMatch hashtag, as well as any applicable category/genre hashtags and profile links.

Your short pitch should give a sense of the story concept, conflict, and stakes OR a high concept with great comps. It’s NOT an agent pitch, so you can be as formal/informal as you want–say whatever you think will make your book sound appealing.

The category and genre hashtags will be important for people to know where your story lands, so they know if you’re a good fit.

You can also include information on your CP style, including:

#BPE: Big Picture Edits
#LE: Line Edits
#CE: Copy Edits
#BST: Brainstorming
#CR: Cheerleader reader
#BH: Brutal honesty

If you see a project you think you’d be a good CP fit for, respond to that tweet and start communication! We highly recommend exchanging sample chapters/more information out of what you’re looking for in a CP before committing to a whole manuscript.

You can use as many or as few hashtags as you like. Say as much or as little as you want–long pitch, short pitch, lots of hashtags or few. Use whatever information will best get across what your book is/what someone might get from you as a CP. You’re also welcome to include aesthetics, links to more information, such as on your blog, etc.

Sample tweets:

#YA #SF Jane Eyre in space! Looking for #BPE #BH #BST & #CR & can offer same. 96K words, for fans of CINDER or THESE BROKEN STARS. #Retelling #Rom #AMMCPMatch

#CPMatch Each year in Panem 2 kids from each district are selected to fight to the death in the Arena. When Katniss’ sister’s name is pick, Katniss volunteers as Tribute. Let the games begin. #YA #Dys

THIS SIDE OF HOME + ON MY BLOCK. It takes a break-in at a beloved local shop for Chinelo to realize her neighborhood is changing, being gentrified right before her eyes. She must adapt to the morphing landscape of the place she loves, or risk being left behind. #YA #AMMCPMatch

#AMMCPMatch 16yo Saorsa has big dreams of going to uni, just like her late granddad. But in the poverty of post-WWII Scotland, she can’t afford it. Her plan? Catch the legendary monster hiding in the loch, claim the dying wish it grants, & leave village life behind. #YA #Hist