The mentors have worked tirelessly reading such amazing submissions. Behind the scenes, there’s been laughter, blood, sweat, and tears shared between the mentors. There were so many, SO MANY, wonderful entries, and we couldn’t pick them all. It all came down to which ones spoke the most to the mentors’ Read more…
Welcome to Mentor Chat! Grab a cup of coffee, hide somewhere in the office or put the kids in front of the TV, and meet some of our mentors. Tonya Kuper took some time from her busy deadline schedule to interview a few of our mentors to get an inside Read more…
Welcome to Mentor Chat! Grab a cup of coffee, hide somewhere in the office or put the kids in front of the TV, and meet some of our mentors. Tonya Kuper took some time from her busy deadline schedule to interview a few of our mentors to get an inside Read more…
Welcome to Mentor Chat! Grab a cup of coffee, hide somewhere in the office or put the kids in front of the TV, and meet some of our mentors. Tonya Kuper took some time from her busy deadline schedule to interview a few of our mentors to get Read more…
Welcome to Mentor Chat! Grab a cup of coffee, hide somewhere in the office or put the kids in front of the TV, and meet some of our mentors. Tonya Kuper took some time from her busy deadline schedule to interview a few of our mentors to get an inside Read more…
Artwork by S.P. McConnell Welcome to the mentors’ wishlist blog hop! From today until submission day, hop to all the mentors’ websites/blogs to read their bios, wishlists, and what categories and genres they want to mentor. At the end of this post, you will find the rules and submission 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…
Welcome agents (and those just reading for fun) to Pitch Wars! It’s been a crazy few months of selecting mentees and working hard to get their manuscripts in top shape for the agent round. Congratulations to the 52 mentees for surviving this rigorous boot-camp for writers. And a huge thank Read more…
MENTOR: Marieke Nijkamp MENTEE: Brooks Benjamin TITLE: MY SEVENTH GRADE LIFE IN TIGHTS CATEGORY / GENRE: MG / Contemporary WORD COUNT: 54,000 PITCH: Dance studios are for sell-outs. At least that’s what Dillon’s dance crew keeps saying. But when a chance to compete at the biggest dance academy in Read more…
MENTOR: Shannon Duffy MENTEE: Jeff Chen TITLE: PROFESSOR PLUTONIUM CATEGORY/GENRE: MG Humorous Adventure WORD COUNT: 46,000 PITCH: Calvin and Hobbes meets The Da Vinci Code. Tony Pluto quests to become super-spy Professor Plutonium, but blocking his mission are a sixth-grade kingpin, a Princess Bride giantess, and a little brother Read more…