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Launch, Email & Reader Growth

ARC Pitch Writer

What it does: ARC Pitch Writer creates outreach copy for finding and guiding advance readers. It generates three versions of your ARC pitch: warm and personal, professional, and BookTok/Instagram-ready.

Best used when: you are recruiting ARC readers, emailing bloggers, inviting reviewers, posting an ARC call, or sending DMs to readers who might be a good fit for the book.

Using ARC Pitch Writer in the Suite

  1. Open the Darkling Suite from the classroom link.
  2. Select the correct active book or project on the Suite dashboard.
  3. Go to Launch, Email & Reader Growth and click ARC Pitch Writer.
  4. Choose your AI engine and confirm your API key is entered.
  5. If the Suite Brain already has book data, the tool can load title, author, genre, heat, premise, tropes, and comps.
  6. Confirm the release date, ARC format, and what you are asking readers to do after reading.
  7. Click Generate ARC Pitches.

The Suite version is best when you already extracted Book DNA and want outreach copy that matches the active project.

Using ARC Pitch Writer Standalone

  1. Open the standalone ARC Pitch Writer link provided in the classroom.
  2. Select your AI engine and paste your API key if needed.
  3. Optional: upload the manuscript and click Auto-Fill Form.
  4. Fill in the book title, author name, genre, heat level, release date, ARC format, tropes, one-line pitch, review asks, and comps.
  5. Click Generate ARC Pitches.
  6. Copy the version that matches where you are sending it.

The standalone version is best for quick ARC recruitment copy, blogger outreach, social posts, or client launches.

What to Fill In

  • Book Title: the exact title readers will see on the ARC signup or delivery page.
  • Author / Pen Name: the name the pitch should come from.
  • Genre Focus: the shelf or reader expectation, not just the broad category.
  • Heat Level: important for romance readers and reviewer fit.
  • Expected Release Date: use the real date or “TBD” if it is not finalized.
  • ARC Format: BookSirens, NetGalley, email PDF/ePub, Kindle gifting, or StoryOrigin.
  • Core Tropes: the marketable hooks ARC readers will recognize quickly.
  • One-Line Pitch: the central hook. This is the most important field.
  • What You're Asking For: Amazon review, Goodreads review, BookTok post, Instagram post, blog review, or a mix.
  • Comps: optional, but useful when you want to signal reader fit fast.

The Three Pitch Versions

  • Warm & Personal: best for your own newsletter, reader group, friendly DMs, or warm contacts.
  • Professional: best for bloggers, bookstagrammers, review teams, media contacts, or anyone who needs clear details fast.
  • BookTok / Instagram: best for social captions, DMs, story slides, posts, and casual reader-facing recruitment.

Recommended Workflow

  1. Start with the one-line pitch. If the pitch is vague, every version will be vague.
  2. Be honest about heat and content. ARC readers should know what kind of reading experience they are volunteering for.
  3. Choose only the asks you actually need. Do not ask every reader for every platform unless you have a reason.
  4. Generate the three versions. Pick one as your base, then edit it for the specific audience.
  5. Add the missing logistics. Include signup link, delivery date, review deadline, release date, and contact instructions before sending.
  6. Keep it easy to say yes. ARC readers should understand the book, the deadline, and the ask within seconds.

Common Fixes

  • The pitch sounds generic: sharpen the one-line pitch and tropes before regenerating.
  • The pitch sounds too demanding: use the warm version and soften the review ask.
  • The professional version feels stiff: keep the structure but add one sentence of genuine enthusiasm.
  • The social version feels too much: remove extra emojis and make the tropes more specific.
  • Readers are not signing up: check whether the hook, deadline, format, and review expectations are clear enough.

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