Pitch Madness 2016: Team Moo Moo Meadows

 Pitch Madness 2016 Mario Kart Edition  Moo Moo Meadows Today we’re excited to introduce the teams for Pitch Madness. Pitch Madness is a contest to win a request from one or more of the participating agents. I will have an agent introduction post up soon. For those who don’t know about Pitch Madness, click here for THE OFFICIAL RULES. Pitch Madness will be on four blogs and each blog host will have a co-host helping Read more…

Pitch Madness 2016: Team Rainbow Road

Pitch Madness Mario Kart Edition Rainbow Road Today we’re excited to introduce the teams for Pitch Madness. Pitch Madness is a contest to win a request from one or more of the participating agents. I will have an agent introduction post up soon. For those who don’t know about Pitch Madness, click here for THE OFFICIAL RULES. Pitch Madness will be on four blogs and each blog host will have a co-host helping them choose Read more…

Pitch Madness 2016 . . . Introducing Round 1 Readers!

Pitch Madness Mario Kart Edition For those who don’t know about Pitch Madness, click here for THE OFFICIAL RULES. The Pitch Madness submission window will be open from 12:01 AM EST on February 26 until 11:59PM EST! There is no limit of how many entries will be accepted. Please note: All entries sent before or after the allotted times will be deleted. Make sure to perfect your entry. If you make an error, you may Read more…

EVERLASTING by L. K. Kuhl . . . cover reveal and giveaway!

BOOK TITLE: EVERLASTING (Everlasting Trilogy, Book 1) AUTHOR: L. K. Kuhl RELEASE DATE: February 18, 2016 GENRE:   Dying wasn’t a choice. For Sophia, it was a need. About the book . . . Seventeen-year-old Sophia Bandell is scared of boys, and her biggest fear is dying. Boys make her uncomfortable and itchy and dying is …well …dying. She is ecstatic when her long lost friend calls her, inviting her to spend the summer with Read more…

AMID THE WIND AND STONE by Nicole Luiken … cover reveal!

  Title: Amid Wind & Stone (Otherselves, #2) Author: Nicole Luiken Release Date: Mar. 7, 2016 Genre: YA Fantasy Book Synopsis: There is one True World, and then there are the four Mirror Worlds: Fire, Water, Air, and Stone. Audrey and Dorotea are “otherselves”—twin copies of each other who live on different Mirror Worlds. On Air, Audrey has the ability to communicate with wind spirits. As war looms, she’s torn between loyalty to her country Read more…

Meet the Literary Author Cupid Team for PitMatch … with instructions.

Are you ready to find your literary match? Join us February 11th between 1PM and 4PM EST for a fun Twitter pitch event. What do you have to do to participate? It’s simple. Agents and editors post their wishlists on the Twitter hashtag #MSWL. Writers seeking representation and/or publication post their Twitter pitches on #PitMatch. Only post once per manuscript. All categories and genres are welcome! The pitch should be like the ones we use Read more…

Thief of Lies Character Tour with two giveaways!

I’m thrilled to announce that there is a THIEF OF LIES Character Tour happening now! Each stop will feature a character profile from book one of the Library Jumpers Series, along with small teasers for book two!  There are TWO tour wide giveaways so be sure to check out all the characters for chances to win. Thank you to the hosts for supporting me, and taking part in this exclusive event! Tour Schedule Feb 8th – Beyond the Book Read more…

One Mentor’s Journey: Query Trenches to Published Author by Dan Koboldt

POST BY: Dan Koboldt Pitching contests can be a double edged sword. On one hand, they offer aspiring authors a chance to get some additional exposure to literary agents, often with the input of author-mentors who’ve already managed to land one. On the other hand, they’re notoriously hard to get into, meaning that the vast majority of hopeful entrants will get a rejection instead. I’ve been on both sides of these pitching contests. I’ve seen Read more…

One Mentor's Journey: Query Trenches to Published Author by Dan Koboldt

POST BY: Dan Koboldt Pitching contests can be a double edged sword. On one hand, they offer aspiring authors a chance to get some additional exposure to literary agents, often with the input of author-mentors who’ve already managed to land one. On the other hand, they’re notoriously hard to get into, meaning that the vast majority of hopeful entrants will get a rejection instead. I’ve been on both sides of these pitching contests. I’ve seen Read more…

Book Spotlight: THE FOURTH GENERATION by Chris von Halle

Title: The Fourth Generation Author: Chris von Halle Genre: YA Dystopian   Price: 99 cents Sale days: February 1 through February 14 (See buy links at the bottom of the post.) About this book . . . In the future, no adults exist. Ever since the plague swept the world 100 years ago, no one has lived past seventeen. Sixteen-year-old Gorin, a collector of curious artifacts left over from the pre-plague civilization, is on the Read more…