Cruising for an agent

As authors we are all looking for that agent who will get us that big deal.
I just returned from a cruise with the Seymour Agency to the Bahamas. You might think it's a strange way to find an agent but oh so much fun.
I found out about the cruise from Angelina Assanti the President of The Florida Authors and Publishers Association which I belong to. We sailed out of Miami to the Bahamas on Monday and returned on Friday. It will take me days to recover. I have so much to catch up on.
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 I met these two officers and they were kind enough to let me have a picture with them. I spent way too much money shopping but oh well. This may only happen once.
​You are all probably wondering how I made out with the agents. The first night one of the agents had a casual pitch session which I totally blew. The agent was not at all impressed with my pitch for The Alligator Dance my new novel that is still in progress. I was shot down in flames and totally depressed. Lucky for me a couple kind people came up to me and expressed their sympathy and said that they were interested in my book. I spent two days refining my pitch while attending the different workshops. Did I say this was a working trip? I had a lot of help from friends old and new and finally got my pitch down.
On the last day, the agents held a pitch fest where we each had five minutes to pitch our book to an agent. I got over my stage fright and pitched to five agents and one publisher. They all requested that I submit my book to them when I finished it and one asked that I make it a series and submit a proposal for two more books.
​I'm going to need your help when I finish my novel. I will need beta readers to read and let me know if the book hits all the right spots or if it's totally dreadful and make some suggestions. The book will take a few months to finish and then has to go to an editor. I'm hoping to have it finished by fall. If you are interested in helping me I'll send you an attachment with the PDF of the novel. If you are one of the beta readers and send me your input I'll see that you receive a free copy of the book when It's published.
Here is the pitch I gave.
Two people charged with protecting the environment  have to put aside their primal attraction and risk their lives to stop poachers from decimating alligator nests in a Florida State Park.
As always I'd love to hear from you and if you wish to contact me use my email
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