Would sending a baseball with a phrase written on it
like "how about
hearing my pitch" be a creative addition to an inquiry letter? Or would
I stand out more as a novice?
–RLB
After an informal poll, 100% of my development friends picked "novice." Sorry.
Only once in my life did I perform a stunt during a pitch. I was trying to
get the assignment to write "How to Eat Fried Worms," so I brought
in a container of worms and dumped them right out onto a plate. Considering
the whole movie hinged on how disgusting it would be to eat worms, the visual
reinforced the idea.
But truthfully, my pitch was pretty good, and I probably would have gotten
the job without doing anything weird. On the whole, you’re much better off
refining (and shortening) your pitch than figuring out the right prop to go
with it.