Pitch Wars Blog Archive

A giveaway to help support Pitch Wars … with editing prizes!

We have some amazing giveaways! But first, check out the new logo for Pitch Wars created by Isabel Ibañez Davis. If you want to get a t-shirt or coffee mug with the logo on it, you can get it here: https://writerslifeapparel.com/collections/pitch-wars, and 30% of the profit goes to Pitch Wars. After the mentees are chosen, there will be more items added for them. So exciting! Pitch Wars is accepting donations to help with the administrative Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Pitch Wars Success Story with Maria Mora and her Mentor Linsey Miller

Helping people succeed in the publishing industry is one of the most satisfying parts of our job. Today, we celebrate the success of Maria Mora and her mentor, Linsey Miller! Maria signed with  Erica Bauman of Zachary Shuster Harmsworth Please celebrate with Maria and Lindsey in her wonderful success story. Maria, what made you decide to send a Pitch Wars application to Linsey? I remember exactly when I read Linsey’s bio, because I was sitting in the courthouse waiting for Read more…

By Heather Cashman, ago

The One Million Project . . . Writing for Charity with Jason Greenfield

Today we’d like to introduce the One Million Project, writers and artists donating their work for charity which gives to cancer research and helping the homeless. Here to tell us about it is founder, Jason Greenfield. (His twitter doubles as the OMP twitter as well.) Hashtags – #OMP #OneMillionProject #CancerResearchUK #Emmaus What is the OMP? A short story collection created by a network of authors, working together to raise money for charity. Website  |  Book Read more…

By Heather Cashman, ago

Day 16 (Part 2) of June Setting Workshop with Pitch Wars Mentor Dannie Morin

Welcome to June’s Setting Workshop! From a Rafflecopter lottery drawing, we selected over thirty writers to participate. Each mentor has graciously critiqued a 500 word sample chosen by the writers from a place he or she felt needed help with setting. We hope that not only you’ll learn a little bit about setting that you can apply to your own writing, but that you’ll also be able to get to know some of our wonderful Pitch Wars mentors and their Read more…

By Heather Cashman, ago

Day 16 of June Setting Workshop with Pitch Wars Mentor Monica Hoffman

  Welcome to June’s Setting Workshop! From a Rafflecopter lottery drawing, we selected over thirty writers to participate. Each mentor has graciously critiqued a 500 word sample chosen by the writers from a place he or she felt needed help with setting. We hope that not only you’ll learn a little bit about setting that you can apply to your own writing, but that you’ll also be able to get to know some of our wonderful Pitch Wars mentors and Read more…

By Heather Cashman, ago

Day 15 (Part 2) of June Setting Workshop with Pitch Wars Mentor Kit Frick

  Welcome to June’s Setting Workshop! From a Rafflecopter lottery drawing, we selected over thirty writers to participate. Each mentor has graciously critiqued a 500 word sample chosen by the writers from a place he or she felt needed help with setting. We hope that not only you’ll learn a little bit about setting that you can apply to your own writing, but that you’ll also be able to get to know some of our wonderful Pitch Wars mentors and Read more…

By Heather Cashman, ago

Day 15 of June Setting Workshop with Pitch Wars Mentor Kip Rechea

Welcome to June’s Setting Workshop! From a Rafflecopter lottery drawing, we selected over thirty writers to participate. Each mentor has graciously critiqued a 500 word sample chosen by the writers from a place he or she felt needed help with setting. We hope that not only you’ll learn a little bit about setting that you can apply to your own writing, but that you’ll also be able to get to know some of our wonderful Pitch Wars mentors and their Read more…

By Heather Cashman, ago

FORGET TOMORROW by Pitch Wars mentor, Pintip Dunn … on sale now for only $0.99!

Amazon | Amazon CA | Amazon UK | Barnes & Noble | iBooks | Kobo  For a limited time only, FORGET TOMORROW by Pitch Wars mentor Pintip Dunn is on sale for $0.99! If you like YA science fiction about difficult moral choices, this is the book for you! Grab this RWA RITA® nominee for Best First Book today!   Author: Pintip Dunn Title: FORGET TOMORROW Release Date: Nov. 3, 2015 Publisher: Entangled TEEN Synopsis: Imagine Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Day 14 (Part 2) of June Setting Workshop with Pitch Wars Mentor Rebecca Petruck

Welcome to June’s Setting Workshop! From a Rafflecopter lottery drawing, we selected over thirty writers to participate. Each mentor has graciously critiqued a 500 word sample chosen by the writers from a place he or she felt needed help with setting. We hope that not only you’ll learn a little bit about setting that you can apply to your own writing, but that you’ll also be able to get to know some of our wonderful Pitch Wars mentors and their Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

The Marked Son by Shea Berkley … on sale now for $0.99!

Now on sale for $0.99!  Amazon Barnes & Noble About the book … Seventeen-year-old Dylan Kennedy always knew something was different about him, but until his mother abandoned him in the middle of Oregon with grandparents he’s never met, he had no idea what. When Dylan sees a girl in white in the woods behind his grandparents’ farm, he knows he’s seen her before…in his dreams. He’s felt her fear. Heard her insistence that only Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago