Pitch Wars Blog Archive

PW #433: Adult M/M Romantic Suspense: OUT OF THE ASHES

Manuscript Status: 2 months delivery Mentor Name: Lady Lioness and Mary Ann Marlowe Mentee Name: Jamie Manning Title: OUT OF THE ASHES Category: Adult Genre: M/M Romantic Suspense Word Count: 60,000 Pitch: When a fire destroys Alex Porter’s bookstore, fire sergeant Matt Fields comes to the sleepy Maine town to investigate. With Alex on the hot seat for arson and Matt on the case, they must resist the scorching heat growing between them and solve the crime—or Read more…

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PW #434: Adult Diverse Crime Fantasy: DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP

Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: J.C. Nelson Mentee Name: Sean Grigsby Title: DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP Category: Adult Genre: Diverse Crime Fantasy Word Count: 76,000 Pitch: Sin is R.J’.s business, and business is good, whether he’s selling revenge in Memphis or winning musical duels as the Devil’s Heavy Metal hit man. But when R.J. loses a rigged competition, he’s going to need every dirty deed in his arsenal to keep Beelzebubba’s claws off his Read more…

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Pitch Wars Statistics Report by Rebecca McLaughlin

Rebecca McLaughlin Twitter | Website A novelist aspiring to write chapters, blog writing advice, and geek out about The Doctor and chemistry and commas and Excel sheets and Word macros.       If your brain has been addled by caffeine (like mine), then we should all grab a quick recap of what Pitch Wars is: 125 writers are mentored for 2 months on their manuscripts, and there’s an Agent Round where a select group Read more…

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Pitch Wars Interview with Jamie Manning and his mentors, Lady Lioness and Mary Ann Marlowe

Welcome to the Pitch Wars Team Interviews Bringing you a closer look at each Pitch War Team and their project. Be sure to comment with support, comments, and questions.   Meet Jamie Manning, Lady Lioness, and Mary Ann Marlowe   Jamie Manning (Mentee), tell us a little about yourself. From as far back as I can remember, I’ve loved reading. There truly is nothing like getting lost in the limitless world a book offers. Meeting Read more…

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Pitch Wars Interview with Lisa Schunemann and her mentors, Lady Lioness, and Laura Heffernan

Welcome to the Pitch Wars Team Interviews Bringing you a closer look at each Pitch War Team and their project. Be sure to comment with support, comments, and questions.   Meet Lisa Schunemann, Lady Lioness, and Laura Heffernan  Lisa Schunemann (Mentee), tell us a little about yourself. Growing up, I moved from state to state due to my father’s job. When you’re not the natural social butterfly, it’s hard to make friends. I found my Read more…

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Pitch Wars Interview with G.K. Kaup and her mentor, Tom Torre

Welcome to the Pitch Wars Team Interviews Bringing you a closer look at each Pitch War Team and their project. Be sure to comment with support, comments, and questions.   Meet Tom Torre and G.K. Kaup #TeamShiftception Tom Torre (Mentor), tell us a little about yourself. I’m a sucker for any sort of book. No joke – you can find me reading middle-grade in Barnes and Noble, but don’t be surprised if you accidentally open Read more…

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Win a Hard Cover of PERSUASION by Martina Boone … out now!

I am so excited for the release of Martina Boone’s PERSUASION. The first in the book is such a fantastic read, I can’t wait to continue on with Barrie’s journey. Many talk about my contests and I’m not sure everyone knows that I used to enter contests when I was starting out. Martina was the first person to give me a critique through Adventures In YA Publishing and I’ve been a big fan ever since. Read more…

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Pitch Wars Interview with Jessica Bloczynski and her mentor, Samantha Joyce

Welcome to the Pitch Wars Team Interviews Bringing you a closer look at each Pitch War Team and their project. Be sure to comment with support, comments, and questions.   Meet Samantha Joyce and Jessica Bloczynski Team Space Whale Samantha Joyce (Mentor), tell us a little about yourself. I’m a gal who prides herself on her geekiness. I have a TARDIS for pretty much every surface of my house. I consider Buffy the Vampire Slayer Read more…

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Pitch Wars Interview with Brian O’Conor and his mentor, Hayley Stone

Welcome to the Pitch Wars Team Interviews by Marnise Nicole Bringing you a closer look at each Pitch War Team and their project. Be sure to comment with support, comments, and questions.   Meet Hayley Stone and Brian O’Conor #TEAMFLIPPINGFLIP Hayley (H.N.) Stone (Mentor), tell us a little about yourself. I’m the type of person who considers Costco’s strategic value during a zombie apocalypse, which should tell you everything you need to know about me, really. Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Pitch Wars Interview with Brian O'Conor and his mentor, Hayley Stone

Welcome to the Pitch Wars Team Interviews by Marnise Nicole Bringing you a closer look at each Pitch War Team and their project. Be sure to comment with support, comments, and questions.   Meet Hayley Stone and Brian O’Conor #TEAMFLIPPINGFLIP Hayley (H.N.) Stone (Mentor), tell us a little about yourself. I’m the type of person who considers Costco’s strategic value during a zombie apocalypse, which should tell you everything you need to know about me, really. Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago