Pitch Wars Blog Archive

March Madness Agent Pitch Match. Game on. – The Details

Submission time for the exciting March Madness Agent Pitch Match (Phew. That’s a twister) is fast approaching. Shelley Watters, Cassandra Marshall, and I are hosting this exciting event on our sites March 12-14. Check out my partners-in-crime sites in my sidebar. So far we have half a dozen agents signed up to participate. The agents we have are looking for young adult and middle grade finished manuscripts. Here’s how it’s going down … The agents Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Pitch Workshop – B’s critique #17

We’re on the final day of our pitch workshop. Shelley Watters, Cassandra Marshall (Cass will be posting for a couple more days), and I are finished critiquing pitches. Click on my partners-in-crime pics on the sidebar to go to their sites and read their critiques. I only have one critique today. Several who had signed up to participate didn’t send in their entries.  After some debate, and due to time constraints (I’m trying to get Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Pitch Workshop – B’s critique #16

  We’ve made it to the 8th day of our pitch workshop. Shelley Watters, Cassandra Marshall, and I are critiquing two pitches each per day. Click on my partners-in-crime pics on the sidebar to go to their sites and read their critiques. Next up is … Name: R.A.DesiletsTitle: Soul Therapy (Love this title!)Genre: YA Fiction with a fantasy twist (Pick a genre – YA Paranormal Romance, perhaps?)Word count: 55,000 Pitch:   Anxiety-ridden Jessica finds an Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Pitch Workshop – B’s critique #15

We’ve made it to the 8th day of our pitch workshop. Shelley Watters, Cassandra Marshall, and I are critiquing two pitches each per day. Click on my partners-in-crime pics on the sidebar to go to their sites and read their critiques. Next up is … Name: Lisa Basso  Title: GRACEFUL DEATHGenre: YA ParanormalWord count: 72,000 Pitch: Another sleepless night will kill fifteen-year-old Grace. Desperate, she tries a new sleep aid. The Grim-freaking-Reaper invades her room with Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Pitch Workshop – B’s critique #14

  It’s now the seventh day of our pitch workshop. For ten days, Shelley Watters, Cassandra Marshall, and I are critiquing two pitches each per day. Click on my partners-in-crime pics on the sidebar to go to their sites and read their critiques. Next up is …  Name: Juliana HaygertTitle: Gypsy HeartGenre: New Adult Urban FantasyWord count: 75,000 Pitch: With a past weighed down by mistrust, Mirella finally finds hope in a new friendship with Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Pitch Workshop – B’s critique #13

It’s now the seventh day of our pitch workshop. For ten days, Shelley Watters, Cassandra Marshall, and I are critiquing two pitches each per day. Click on my partners-in-crime pics on the sidebar to go to their sites and read their critiques. Next up is … Name: EllaTitle: Temple FallsGenre: MG FantasyWord count: 55,000 Pitch: Law says girls can’t rule Chernadova. But they can still talk to the Gods; and those Gods are angry. From Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Pitch Workshop – B’s critique #12

  It’s day six of our pitch workshop. For ten days, Shelley Watters, Cassandra Marshall, and I are critiquing two pitches each per day. Click on my partners-in-crime pics on the sidebar to go to their sites and read their critiques. Next up is … Name: Alexandra CampbellTitle: MERCHILDGenre: MG FantasyWord Count: 37,000 Pitch: When a half-mermaid girl is kidnapped by a circus, she has to deal with power-crazy parents who hate each other, her Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Pitch Workshop – B’s critique #11

It’s day six of our pitch workshop. For ten days, Shelley Watters, Cassandra Marshall, and I are critiquing two pitches each per day. Click on my partners-in-crime pics on the sidebar to go to their sites and read their critiques. Next up is …   Name: Jade HartTitle: ( still WIP ) Venom’s CurseGenre: YA Fantasy with mythological elementsWord Count: 90,000 Pitch: Loka holds the worlds existence in her palm. And she’s about to die. Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Pitch Workshop – B’s critique #10

  We’re on day five of our pitch workshop. For ten days, Shelley Watters, Cassandra Marshall, and I are critiquing two pitches each per day. Click on my partners-in-crime pics on the sidebar to go to their sites and read their critiques. Next up is … Name: S.A. HusseyTitle:  SEREN’S ANGELGenre:  Paranormal RomanceWord count: 75,000 Pitch:   Emma’s gifts helped her find the man of her dreams, James.  Unfortunately, he has another soul spirit (isn’t Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Pitch Workshop – B’s critique #9

We’re on day five of our pitch workshop. For ten days, Shelley Watters, Cassandra Marshall, and I are critiquing two pitches each per day. Click on my partners-in-crime pics on the sidebar to go to their sites and read their critiques. Next up is …   Name: LadonnaTitle: Threads of Deceit Genre: YA SteampunkWord Count: 84,000 Pitch: Seventeen-year-old twins, Isabell and Amelia Kincaid, (last name isn’t needed) couldn’t be more different, but after their lives Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago