Welcome to querying! If you’re new to querying literary agents, or haven’t done it in a few years, it may be good to brush up on the latest tools and techniques for researching agents. QueryTracker FREE or $25 a year QueryTracker has emerged as the place for querying writers who want Read more…
Welcome to day three of writing tips from your PitchWars mentors! Be sure to check out day one and two if you missed them. Andrea Contos “It’s always worth it to wait for the right agent. ALWAYS.” Read Andrea’s bio Site Twitter Instagram Facebook Sheena Boekweg “Sometimes all Read more…
Welcome to day two of writing tips from your PitchWars mentors! Be sure to check out day one here if you missed it. Trisha Tobias “You’re going at your own pace, so don’t do yourself a disservice by comparing your publishing journey to someone else’s. Compete only with yourself; cheer on Read more…
Every year, Pitch Wars hopefuls look high and low for the query advice that will get them selected. And what better place to look for that advice than from the mentors themselves!
Over the next three days, we will be featuring insider query tips from this year’s mentor lineup. It is our hope that you will take in their knowledge and let it be a help to you this Pitch Wars season. So check them out!
Today we’re excited that Kate Karyus Quinn is swinging by the blog to talk with us about the importance of specificity in our writing. (more…)
As you may know, Pitch Wars is a mentoring event culminating in an agent round and #pitmad is a quarterly twitter pitch event. For #pitmad, any agent or editor can participate in the event by liking/favoriting pitches. We have exactly zero control over who scans the hashtag. For Pitch Wars, Read more…
We can’t tell you who it is, but . . . Shari is an agent intern for one of the best agents in the industry! Read her story to gain valuable insights on the publishing process. Shari will give a query critique to one lucky winner selected randomly from the Read more…
Feeling blue about not getting accepted into PitchWars, but still want to edit your novel like nobody’s business? Well, good news! I (Rae) am posting all of my PitchWars ‘homework’ exercises online, so you can go through the same process my mentees are. You can even ask me any questions Read more…
The recent conversations on the social media sites about small publishers and contests can be frustrating and scary to many new writers. It’s difficult to know what is accepted in the publishing community when you’re new (sometimes old) to it. Agents and publishers have voiced their concerns about writers Read more…
My First Editorial Letter … Or rather, The Day My Mind Blew Up There are many firsts in our lives. Some make our hearts sing and some rip our hearts right from our chests, tossing them on the floor in a bloody mess. You may have thought that last line Read more…