I participated in Pitch Madness in March of 2014 (go Team Fizzee!) and received several requests for more material during the game. Ultimately, all of the agents who requested passed, but they all gave me great feedback and encouraged me to keep trying to find the perfect home for my book. In June of 2015 (yes, over a year later), I got an email from Evernight Teen saying they were interested in publishing Read more…
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 Taryn Bashford and Emily Martin Team: Team Lionheart Emily Martin (Mentor), tell us a little about yourself. I’m a contemporary YA writer, so I always love reading within my genre. I love reading anything that makes me feel a wide range of emotions, Read more…
Welcome to the Pitch Wars Team Interviews by Marnise Nicole Bringing you a closer look at each Pitch War Team and their projects. Be sure to comment with support, comments, and questions. Meet Jami Nord, David Gillon, and May B. B. Team: #TeamChaos Jami Nord (Mentor), tell us a little about yourself. *Waves* Hi all! I’m Jami. Mostly, I read Adult/YA Scifi/Fantasy, and romance. I do read some thrillers and the occasional horror, but Read more…
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 J. R. Yates and Kate Micheal and their mentor, Kelly Siskind Team: w/ JR Yates’ UNSPEAKABLE: Team Canuck, w/ Mary Ann Marlowe (co-mentor) for Kate Micheal’s THE MONTH OF FIREFLIES: Team fireflies Kelly Siskind (Mentor), tell us a little about yourself. Read more…
Welcome to the Pitch Wars Team Interviews by Marnise Nicole Bringing you a closer look at each Pitch War Team and their projects. Be sure to comment with support, comments, and questions. Meet Joan He and Mara Rae Rutherford Team: Team B-Words Mara Rae Rutherford (Mentor), tell us a little about yourself. My favorite genre is YA fantasy (favorite books include The Scorpio Races, Daughter of Smoke and Bone, and everything by Neil Gaiman), but Read more…
Welcome to the Pitch Wars Team Interviews by Marnise Nicole Bringing you a closer look at each Pitch War Team and their projects. Be sure to comment with support, comments, and questions. Meet Elle Jauffret and Roselle Kaes Team: #TeamKillerDishes Roselle Kaes (Mentor), tell us a little about yourself. I love reading almost everything from fantasy, literary, romance and all categories spanning from Adult to MG. My reading material is determined by what mood I’m Read more…
Welcome to the Pitch Wars Team Interviews by Marnise Nicole Bringing you a closer look at each Pitch War Team and their projects. Be sure to comment with support, comments, and questions. Meet Monica Hoffman and Wendy Spinale Team:TeamDG4L Wendy Spinale (Mentor), tell us a little about yourself. I am a die-hard, avid YA reader of any sub-genre. Love, love, love YA contemporary, but still can’t deprive myself of a swoon-worthy romance novel. Give me shape shifters, Read more…
Welcome to the Pitch Wars Team Interviews by Marnise Nicole Bringing you a closer look at each Pitch War Team and their projects. Be sure to comment with support, comments, and questions. Meet Kristin B. Wright and Mairi Kilaine Team: TeamKilt Kristin B. Wright (Mentor), tell us a little about yourself. Gah! I read everything. I love women’s fiction and romance for all ages, which is what I write, but I also cheat on those Read more…
Welcome to the Pitch Wars Team Interviews by Marnise Nicole Bringing you a closer look at each Pitch War Team and their projects. Be sure to comment with support, comments, and questions. Meet Tamara Mataya, Gracie West, and Marcus Alexander Hart Team: With Gracie, #TeamFeakySnucker; (Co-mentoring with Jason Nelson) and Marcus, #TeamExpletive Tamara Mataya (Mentor), tell us a little about yourself. I’m currently a librarian. I lurked there for so long recommending books to Read more…
Welcome to the Pitch Wars Team Interviews by Marnise Nicole Bringing you a closer look at each Pitch War Team and their projects. Be sure to comment with support, comments, and questions. Meet Mark O’Brien and Helene Dunbar Team: Team Ennui Helene Dunbar (Mentor), tell us a little about yourself. I like books that stay with me long after finished. Books with characters I want to know. Prose that makes my breath Read more…