From September 22-28, we’re posting mini-interviews with some of our 2021 Pitch Wars mentors. We thought it would be fun to have them answer one question. A question that would give you an idea of their personalities. And possibly spotlight a mentor you may have missed on your exhaustive search through the blog hop for the perfect four mentors to submit to when the Pitch Wars 2021 submission window opens. Don’t know what Pitch Wars is START HERE.
Giveaway!
We’re also giving away 2021 mentors’ and committee members’ books! Go to the bottom of this post for details on how to enter for a chance to win.
Need to connect to the community?
Join the Pitch Wars forum to have discussions with some of our mentors and other writers or get your work critiqued by your peers (and sometimes mentors) or search for critique partners. It’s our gift to you for being so awesome, and we hope you find this space useful. To join the forum go here: http://pitchwars.proboards.com/
Mark your calendars!
Join us for our official #PitchWars #askmentor chats on Twitter and our live mentor video chats happening on Sarah Nicolas’ Youtube channel. Go to this blog post for dates and follow @PitchWars on Twitter for all the details.
This is the question we asked our mentors to answer:
If you could tell your younger self anything about writing or the publishing world you’ve learned or didn’t expect when starting out, what would it be?
And here are their answers …
Sonora Reyes
“Be careful who you send your manuscript to! Some of those people you don’t know who seem really excited to read your book are going to give you really bad advice. On that note, don’t listen to every single piece of feedback you get! If something doesn’t feel right, reflect on why, and then do what feels best for your book!”
Wishlist Link | Mentor Page | Book Link
Karen Bao
“I’d like to drag my younger self away from the computer and say, “Girl why aren’t you outside? There’s no coronavirus; you have no excuse!” Especially for younger writers, it’s hard to continually be inspired if you’re not constantly experiencing all the world has to offer.”
Wishlist Link | Mentor Page | Book Link
Sarvenaz Tash
“You may not always love publishing, but you’ll always love writing.”
Wishlist Link | Mentor Page | Book Link
Susan Bishop Crispell
“Find your people! Writing and publishing is such a rollercoaster of emotions, but having writing friends to celebrate and commiserate with and help you continually grow as a writer makes the ride worth it. The lows aren’t as hard when you know you’re not alone. And the highs are even more of a thrill (even the small victories) when you’re all in it together.”
Wishlist Link | Mentor Page | Book Link
Enter for a chance to win one of our mentors’ or committee members’ books. We’ll choose ten winners to receive one book each. You ARE NOT limited to the mentors featured in our spotlight posts. You can choose any 2021 mentor or committee member’s book. All you have to do is search our mentors’ and committee members’ books, pick one you’d like to receive should you win, and enter it in the rafflcopter at the bottom of this post. The book must be one from our 2021 mentors or committee members.
You can find our mentor pages here: https://pitchwars.org/mentor-status/active/ And you can find our committee members here: https://pitchwars.org/about/meet-the-pitch-wars-committee/
It’s open internationally, but only for books available on the Book Depository. Make sure to go to their site and verify the book is listed for sale there before choosing your book in the Rafflecopter. Please note: The book you choose might not be immediately available due to supply chain challenges impacting the entire publishing industry.