Applying High-Concept Principles to Nonfiction Books and Freelance Pitches

In the cinema and fiction-writing worlds, the demand for “high concept” stories is a recurring drumbeat among literary agents and screenwriters. Well-executed, high-concept stories have major potential to capture the attention of both audiences and gatekeepers such as literary agents, publishers and studios.

But framing a story of any kind through this lens can be a great way to express why a story is powerful and drum up excitement about it. In this session, we'll explore how this principle can apply to freelance writing pitches, nonfiction book proposals and more.

Difficulty level: all_levels

Speaker(s)

• Jess Zafarris

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