Pitch Wars Blog Archive

Pitch Wars Mentor Wishlist Blog Hop!

Artwork by S.P. McConnell   Welcome to the mentors’ wishlist blog hop! From today until submission day, hop to all the mentors’ websites/blogs to read their bios, wishlists, and what categories and genres they want to mentor. At the end of this post, you will find the rules and submission guidelines for August 18. For those unfamiliar with Pitch Wars, it’s a contest where published/agented authors, editors, or interns choose one writer each, read their Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

HOW TO REPRIMAND YOUR ROCK STAR by Mina Vaughn … book & query critique (by me) giveaway

 You can buy it now! Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Other Formats  Add it to your Goodreads! Mina Vaughn’s HOW TO REPRIMAND YOUR ROCK STAR released this month. To celebrate, and support one of our Pitch Wars mentors, I’m giving away a copy of the eBook (Amazon or Barnes & Noble US) AND a query critique from me. All you need to do to win is tell me what rock star you’d like to Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

A Publishing Journey by RC Hancock … from contest to published!

Available to pre-order here: Amazon | Barnes & Noble Add it to Goodreads! A Publishing Journey by RC Hancock My first novel I wrote and queried on my own. It was a lonely time and after 100 or so rejections, I shelved it. With my second novel (early 2012) I started to reach out to fellow writers for support as much as advice. On Query Tracker they helped me with my agent letter and I Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

From Blog to Book: A Pitch Wars Experience by Jason Nelson & his book release!

I’m  so excited to have Jason Nelson here to day during the release week of his novel, FREE AGENT. I couldn’t be more proud to say I’ve watched his journey from Pitch Wars mentee to published author. Scroll down to read about his Pitch Wars experience and how he got his agent and book deal. And don’t forget to check out his amazing novel and grab a copy today!    Amazon | Barnes & Noble Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

DEATH BY HIGH HEELS by Violet Ingram released this week!

You can buy it now! Secret Cravings Publishing Spending time with a dead guy, being interrogated by the cops and getting stitched up by a cute ER doc wasn’t exactly the evening plans private investigator Kimberly Murphy envisioned. Especially the getting caught standing over a dead body, again, part. Only this time it wasn’t her fault. Just once she’d like it if homicide detective Grant Tompkins didn’t assume she was guilty. To clear her slightly Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

July Workshop with Pitch Wars Mentor, Dan Koboldt & host, Brenda Drake!

Welcome to the July Query & 1st Page Workshop with some of our PitchWars mentors. We selected many wonderful writers from a drawing held in June to participate in the workshop. Each mentor has graciously critiqued either a query or first page for two writers. The writers are anonymous and the titles/genres are hidden. Follow along all month to view the critiques. We welcome comments and further suggestions, but please keep them kind and respectful. Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

July Workshop with Pitch Wars Mentors … Renée Ahdieh & Rebecca Yarros!

Welcome to the July Query & 1st Page Workshop with some of our PitchWars mentors. We selected many wonderful writers from a drawing held in June to participate in the workshop. Each mentor has graciously critiqued either a query or first page for two writers. The writers are anonymous and the titles/genres are hidden. Follow along all month to view the critiques. We welcome comments and further suggestions, but please keep them kind and respectful. Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

July Workshop with Pitch Wars Mentors … Brighton Walsh & Jennifer Blackwood!

Welcome to the July Query & 1st Page Workshop with some of our PitchWars mentors. We selected many wonderful writers from a drawing held in June to participate in the workshop. Each mentor has graciously critiqued either a query or first page for two writers. The writers are anonymous and the titles/genres are hidden. Follow along all month to view the critiques. We welcome comments and further suggestions, but please keep them kind and respectful. Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

July Workshop with Pitch Wars Mentors … Karma Brown & Stephanie Scott!

Welcome to the July Query & 1st Page Workshop with some of our PitchWars mentors. We selected many wonderful writers from a drawing held in June to participate in the workshop. Each mentor has graciously critiqued either a query or first page for two writers. The writers are anonymous and the titles/genres are hidden. Follow along all month to view the critiques. We welcome comments and further suggestions, but please keep them kind and respectful. Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Another Pitch Wars alum success story… with Laura Shovan & Joy McCullough-Carranza!

The best part of the contests for us around here is when we hear about successes. Today we are so happy to have Laura Shovan and her Pitch Wars mentor, Joy McCullough-Carranza, here for a little Q and A. Laura recently signed with Stephen Barbara with Foundry Literary. So as to not make this post a novel, we’ll jump right into the interview. Laura, what made you decide to send a Pitch Wars application to Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago