The submission window for Pitch Madness SORRY! Edition is this Friday! What is Pitch Madness? It’s a contest to win a request from one or more of the participating agents. I will have an agent introduction post up soon. The submission window will be open from 12:01 AM EST on Read more…
Moving Beyond Solitary: Practicing Perseverance By Amy Bearce Writing is, by its very nature, a solitary process. Many of us who write enjoy that isolation. Perhaps we are introverts or maybe we just like dissolving into other worlds we create. But there comes a point in time when we want Read more…
Nikki Roberti Website | Twitter I’m so pleased to announce our newest victim assistant to the blog. Nikki will be joining us to help out with contests and posts. She’s a Pitch Wars 2014 success and also a co-host for Whiskey, Wine, & Writing, as well as an all around Read more…
Preorder Becoming Jinn Today I have one of our Pitch Wars mentors, Lori Goldstein, on my blog. Her book Becoming Jinn releases April 21, 2015, and she has some exciting offers for you all. Welcome Lori! Website | Twitter Free Query, First Page, and FULL Manuscript Critique Opportunity for Read more…
I can’t believe how fast the year has passed. Thank you for making it a wonderful 2014! As I head off for a much needed holiday break, I wanted remind you that I had wonderful perseverance stories shared by some amazing authors during the holiday guest posts. Many success interviews Read more…
15 critiques for ’15! I’m holding a query and first page workshop with Chimera Editing Services right here on the blog! My wonderful critique partners have started a new freelance editing business and agreed to sponsor my January workshop. Jami Nord and K.T. Hanna have helped me spruce Read more…
At a writers’ meet-up about a year and a half ago, a fellow writer remarked on how happy I was. That comment has stuck with me because, despite how I acted on the outside, I was far from happy at that moment in my life. In fact, I was reeling Read more…
It’s approaching Christmas and, for many people, this is a wonderful time of year. However, for others it can be difficult time. Sometimes, it can be hard to remember that not everyone is blessed with the same happy circumstances, and that the holidays can bring about memories of people lost, Read more…
It feels counterintuitive to write about my lowest point on the best day ever. Today! The release day of NO PLACE TO FALL! Okay folks, let’s take a moment and let that sink in. Are you smiling like I am? Thank you. Here it goes: My lowest point came in Read more…
I’ve never suffered from depression. I know I’m lucky to say that, and I know I can’t imagine what it must be like to live with it. But low points? Yeah, I’ve had a few. Five years ago, I returned to the States after living in London for four years. Read more…