Welcome to May’s Voice Workshop with some of our amazing Pitch Wars mentors. From a Rafflecopter lottery drawing, we selected over thirty writers to participate in the workshop. Each mentor has graciously critiqued a 500 word sample that the writer chose from his or her manuscript where he or she Read more…
Welcome to May’s Voice Workshop with some of our amazing Pitch Wars mentors. From a Rafflecopter lottery drawing, we selected over thirty writers to participate in the workshop. Each mentor has graciously critiqued a 500 word sample that the writer chose from his or her manuscript where he or she Read more…
Welcome to May’s Voice Workshop with some of our amazing Pitch Wars mentors. From a Rafflecopter lottery drawing, we selected over thirty writers to participate in the workshop. Each mentor has graciously critiqued a 500 word sample that the writer chose from his or her manuscript where he or she Read more…
Cover illustration by Annabelle Metayer TITLE: THE BFF BUCKET LIST AUTHOR: Dee Romito PUBLISHER: Aladdin/Simon & Schuster PUBLICATION DATE: May 3, 2016 Simon & Schuster | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound About the book . . . Ella and Skyler have been best friends since kindergarten—so close that Read more…
The best part of the contests for us around here is when we hear about successes. Today we celebrate Eric Bell, his Pitch Wars mentor, Joy McCullough-Carranza, and the agent he recently signed with, the lovely and amazing Brent Taylor of Triada US! We couldn’t be more thrilled for them. Read more…
In honor of Celebrate Diversity Month, the ebook of Sarah Nicolas’s DRAGONS ARE PEOPLE, TOO is on sale for only 99 cents! Never judge a dragon by her human cover… Sixteen-year-old Kitty Lung has everyone convinced she’s a normal teen—not a secret government operative, not the one charged with Read more…
I could tell you about the time they poured pencil shavings—and staples—into my hair and rubbed it into my scalp. I could list for you the names they called me. The ones no one but me remembers, and the ones that stuck. I could tell you about the time I Read more…
Dear Bully Sometimes when we pass in the hall I hear you say, “She’s no one at all.” I’m invisible, though we both wear a hoodie, jeans, the same long hair. Showing off for your latest boy, you scan the crowd for some new toy to play with, pick apart Read more…
It started when I was 12. My parents moved me to a Christian private school because my brother had issues with a local middle school and had thrived from his own move their two years prior. However, my brother and I were very different people, and while the move was Read more…
Today, I am so grateful to Brenda for allowing me to participate in this extremely-important topic. We hear a lot about bullying these days, and that is wonderful and amazing and every time I read about or see a post that speaks against this type of behavior, I cheer and Read more…