It’s Thanksgiving, so I’ll keep this short and sweet after reiterating the business from yesterday: 1- Remember when I said I stalk the #PitchWars feed obsessively? I wasn’t kidding. I don’t miss a single tweet. So please, for the love of Pete, do NOT tweet @ me directly. I will see your tweets as long as “Rae” and #PitchWars are mentioned. 2- I don’t repeatedly point out the contest guidelines like this to be mean. Read more…
A warm wish for a Happy Thanksgiving to all of you who celebrate it! I’ll be on vacation with the family, but Rae will be around giving away her free critiques. I’ll post submission details for Pitch Wars on November 30 and the winners of The Great Mentor Hunt on December 1. Then I’ll see you all back here for the submission window on Monday, December 2. I can’t wait to read (well, what I Read more…
Guys, I’ve been seriously overwhelmed by the response to this. You guys are absolutely fantastic! And your posts have been making my week! I have some quick business to take care of before I announce the winner: 1- Remember when I said I stalk the #PitchWars feed obsessively? I wasn’t kidding. I don’t miss a single tweet. So please, for the love of Pete, do NOT tweet @ me directly. I will see your tweets Read more…
Once again, you guys didn’t make this an easy choice! Today, I’ll let you see a tiny bit of my process. 1- I stalk the #PitchWars feed obsessively. 2- I do ctrl+F and find everything that says “Rae” and “#PitchWars” 3- I frown disapprovingly at anyone who has tweeted to me directly. (Seriously, guys, my phone blew up while I was sleeping this morning. Fear the cranky.) 4- I keep a chart of participants. 5- I Read more…
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! When Brenda asked me to blog about a favorite holiday tradition, I knew just what it would be. You see, you’ll soon be curling up on the couch to nap, watch football, and dream about turkey sandwiches. Me? I’ll be shaking off my food coma to spend my evening wrapping presents. Am I crazypants? Well, yes. But, not in this instance. Wrapping these gifts in the last few days of November signals Read more…
Ok, you guys did NOT make this easy! I was actually laughing and reading some of your tweets out loud to my hubby. Now I could go on and on about how hard you made it or my painstaking process of combing through a Twitter feed, but I know you’ll skip all of that and go straight to the winner, so without further ado . . . today’s winner is . . . Shannon Read more…
Tomorrow kicks off my series of guest posts from writers in our community. Come visit the blog each day and discover some fun holiday memories, recipes, crafts, traditions, and whatever else my wonderful guests choose to share with us. Here is the schedule for the blog until Christmas… November 25 – Giveaway Galore by Rae – tweet each day until 12/1 for a chance to win a critique. Details here. November 26 – 27 Holiday Read more…
Hey, it’s Rae again! For those of you just tuning in, here’s my spiel: As writers, we all Google-stalk agents (and often editors). Come on, admit it, you do. And if you’ve done your homework – and you should have done your homework – you can probably rattle off your dream agent’s most recent sales, submission guidelines, history as an agent, favorite font, and caffeinated beverage. But did you know that agents are people, too? Quirky, nerdy, Read more…
The Great Pitch Wars Mentor Search is on! Mentor bios and wish lists went up on all of the mentors’ blogs yesterday (see the linky list below) and Pitch Wars contestants are already pulling out their hair stressing out trying to narrow down the mentor choices to that magical number 4. Brenda and I have been watching the #PitchWars feed on Twitter, and we’ve noticed several of you talking about how you wished you could Read more…
Think Pitch Wars can’t get any more exciting? WRONG! Fact: I (Rae) am offering ONE first page + mentor pitch critique PER DAY starting November 25th and ending December 1st. Opinion: This is a pretty sweet opportunity, no? That’s seven chances to get a last-second set of eyes on your submission! Fact: All you have to do is tweet why you deserve a critique from me *on the #PitchWars hashtag* starting at 8 am EST Read more…