With the Pitch Wars season in full swing and the blog fairly quiet for a bit, it’s a good time to share a bit about what else we do. Pitch Wars doesn’t end with the Agent Showcase. We’re here to celebrate when one of our family has exciting book news, Read more…
It’s finally here—the cover of 2020 Adult Mentor Lyn Liao Butler’s debut! Coming July 6, 2021 from Berkley/Penguin Random House. A woman confronts the scars of her past in order to embrace her true identity in this stunning debut by Lyn Liao Butler. Lexa Thomas has never quite fit in. Read more…
Wanted: Company Daughters. Virtuous young ladies to become the brides of industrious settlers in a foreign land. The Company will pay the cost of the lady’s dowry and travel. Returns not permitted, orphans preferred. Amsterdam, 1616. Jana Beil has learned that life rarely provides moments of joy. Having run away from a Read more…
This year’s #PWPoePrompts social media challenge will run from Oct 2 – Nov 6 Join us for the third annual #PWPoePrompts social media challenge and get to know the Pitch Wars community! What: #PWPoePrompts is a completely optional, just-for-fun, Read more…
Welcome to the 2020 Pitch Wars Advice Blog Hop, Part 2! Last year, Ernie Chiara came up with the brilliant idea to reach out to mentors, mentees, and non-mentee applicants to hear their perspectives on the Pitch Wars experience. It was such a cool and fun thing, we decided to Read more…
Welcome to the 2020 Pitch Wars Advice Blog Hop, Part 1! Last year, Ernie Chiara came up with the brilliant idea to reach out to mentors, mentees, and non-mentee applicants to hear their perspectives on the Pitch Wars experience. It was such a cool and fun thing, we decided to Read more…
From September 21-26, we’re posting mini-interviews with most of the 2020 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 likes and personalities. And possibly point out a mentor you may have missed on Read more…
In 2017, I wasn’t anyone’s first-choice pick for Pitch Wars. I only got in because my mentor, Jen Vincent, was a secret mentor and had selected two mentees who hadn’t been chosen by other mentors. I have to admit that, at first, I was disappointed that my MG manuscript—a quiet Read more…
From September 21-26, we’re posting mini-interviews with most of the 2020 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 likes and personalities. And possibly point out a mentor you may have missed on Read more…
From September 21-26, we’re posting mini-interviews with most of the 2020 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 likes and personalities. And possibly point out a mentor you may have missed on Read more…