Welcome to the July Query & 1st Page Workshop with some of our PitchWars mentors. We selected many wonderful writers from a drawing held in June to participate in the workshop. Each mentor has graciously critiqued either a query or first page for two writers. The writers are anonymous and Read more…
Welcome to the July Query & 1st Page Workshop with some of our PitchWars mentors. We selected many wonderful writers from a drawing held in June to participate in the workshop. Each mentor has graciously critiqued either a query or first page for two writers. The writers are anonymous and Read more…
Welcome to the July Query & 1st Page Workshop with some of our PitchWars mentors. We selected many wonderful writers from a drawing held in June to participate in the workshop. Each mentor has graciously critiqued either a query or first page for two writers. The writers are anonymous and Read more…
Entangled Publishing She’s going to break all of his rules… Tech Sergeant John O’Donnell was never fond of his hometown. Too many reminders of poverty, his rocky family life, and the girl he was never allowed to have. Now he has exactly two weeks to sort out his mother’s finances Read more…
We have winners for our July workshop with the Pitch Wars mentors. I’ve pick 55 names instead of 40!! If your name is on the list, please send in your query or 1st page to brendadrakecontests@gmail.com right away (no later than Monday, June 30 at 8AM Eastern Time). If you Read more…
What is Pitch Wars, you ask? Pitch Wars is a contest where published/agented authors, editors, or industry interns choose one writer each, read their entire manuscript, and offer suggestions to shine it up for agents. The mentors also critique the writer’s pitch to get it ready for the agent Read more…
With the release date of CREED rapidly approaching, Trisha and I have been fielding questions about what our co-authored voice sounds like, how psychologically twisted our collective mind is, and do I need to read all of your co-authored pieces with the lights on? Rather than simply answer those questions, Read more…
So, something crazy and wonderful and beyond amazing happened today! And it made me squeal and dance around the house! I was overwhelmed by all the wonderful congratulations on Twitter and Facebook that I made a slobbery mess of my face. It’s been a long journey full of hills and Read more…
I’m holding a query or first page (your choice) workshop with our wonderful Pitch Wars mentors during the month of July! They’ll critique your work and help you shine up that query or 1st page. We have 40 spots (if not more) available. All you have to do is sign Read more…
I’ll be on vacation June 10 to June 18, and when I come back, I’ll announce a workshop coming up in July! It’ll be for either queries or first pages. If you have a preference, leave it in the comments of this post.