“I got contracts from the second two uh I met with three so two and three gave me contracts one was still like I I need to understand the angle a little bit more and then that person was following Along on Instagram and saw like all I was like going to a lot of meetings and then they followed up... this is just like VCS like it's just hype and momentum and they don't want to miss something so it's all a game.”

Pitch publishers like VCs — momentum closes the deal

Don't run a book/fundraise/distribution pitch sequentially. Stack the meetings tight and make the activity visible (LinkedIn, Instagram, whisper to people in the industry). Holdouts flip when they see other gatekeepers circling — the deal closes on visible momentum, not the merits of any single pitch.