Pitch Wars Blog Archive

Query Letter Workshop

cc: shordzi Query Letter Workshop August 20 – 24  It’s time for another workshop. This one is for the dreaded query letter. I’ve gathered some talented writers and editors to help me critique forty query letters. All genres and finished or not quite finished manuscripts welcomed. We’ll choose forty names from the Rafflecopter, and critique two a day for five days on our blogs. Here are fantabulous critiquers… Becca (Becks) Coffindaffer Website Twitter: @callmebecks Okay, Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Results are in from Brent Taylor from Teen Eyes Contest!

  I have the results from  Brent Taylor with TEEN EYES EDITORIAL. I’m amazed at all the awesome entries here on my blog and on Authoress and Kate’s blogs. You all are very talented and I’m sure this was a tough decision for all the editors. Make sure to check out Teen Eyes services. They aren’t that expensive and it’s great to get a pair of young, professional eyes on your work. Here’s what Brent Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Another success story…

cc: A1404  Cheers to another success! While we’re waiting for the results in the TEEN EYES EDITORIAL contest, I’m excited to announce that L.L. McKinney (aka @Tangynt on Twitter)  has signed with the amazing Brittany Howard and Marisa Corvisiero of the Corvisiero Literary Agency! I was able to wrestle L.L. McKinney, also know as Minidoom, and tie her up in the interview chair, forcing her to answer some questions.   L.L. McKinney B says: So Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Teen Eyes … Can you hook a teen contest!

    Three teen editors on three blogs with three prizes. Win!  Submission Post! THE SUBMISSION WINDOW IS CLOSED! COME BACK SOON TO FIND OUT WHO HOOKED A TEEN. Today, I’m hosting editor, Brent Taylor of TEEN EYES EDITORIAL on my blog for the Can You Hook a Teen? contest. The submission window will be July 31 from 8AM to 12AM EST.  Go here for more details and to learn about the other editors.    Brent Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Teen Eyes Editorial Contest … can you hook a teen?

    Three teen editors on three blogs with three prizes. Win! Have  you ever wondered if your manuscript would hook a teen reader? We all have. So what better way to find out than a contest with the talented teens of TEEN EYES EDITORIAL. Here’s a bit about the teen editors . . .    Taryn Albright   Taryn Albright is a nineteen-year-old author whose choice to write instead of do homework led to Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Did you entangle an editor with your pitch? … The Results for the Entangled Publishing pitch event are in!

  After working tirelessly critiquing (he still has a few to do), my co-host and editor Adrien-Luc Sanders collected and compiled the request list from the editors participating in the Entangle an Editor with Your Pitch event with Entangled Publishing. I can’t thank him enough for all the work he put in to this, so maybe you all can by following and tweeting thank yous to him on Twitter.   Adrien-Luc Sanders  @smoulderingsea If you’d Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Entangle an editor with your pitch event … submissions start now!

The contest is now closed. The editors will read through the week and we’ll post the results as soon as all the requests are in. Adrien will critique and reply to your entries. Thank you for participating! Submissions for the Entangled Pitch contest are now open closed! Please put your entry in the comments of this post. The entries will be reviewed to verify that they fit in one of the Entangled lines before posting. Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Entangle an editor with your pitch event … submission starts Monday!

Don’t forget to enter your 35-word pitch on Monday, July 16 at 10AM in the comments of the submission post. Go to this post for more information. Here’s the editors participating and the lines they’re taking pitches for…    Make sure to follow @entangledpub on Twitter! Liz Pelletier (Follow @Liz_Pelletier on Twitter), Publisher: Entangled Select, Covet Heather Howland (Follow @HeatherHowland on Twitter) , Editorial Director: Entangled Select/Entangled Teen, Brazen Stacy Abrams (Follow @StacyAbramsEdit on Twitter), Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

THAT DOGGONE VOICE WORKSHOP … wrap up

link I’ve had a lot of fun reading and critiquing the entries for THAT DOGGONE VOICE WORKSHOP. The talent and professionalism amazes me. Unfortunately, due to series of unforeseen events, agent Lauren Hammond with ADA Management won’t be able to make it to all your entries to comment on them. But I have to say, the wonderful voice team did such an awesome job of critiquing your work that I’m in complete awe of their Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

THAT DOGGONE VOICE WORKSHOP

link UPDATE: Due to unforeseen events, Lauren will be reading entries through Sunday, July 8. Thanks for your patience!  It’s finally here! The posts that follow this one are the entries for THAT DOGGONE VOICE WORKSHOP. I’ve brought together my agent, Lauren Hammond with ADA Management and some talented writers, Leigh Ann Kopans, Becca (Becks) Coffindaffer, and Marieke Nijkamp (The V-Team) who I’ve noticed had fantabulous writing voices to help me out. Go here for Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago