Webinars
Pitch Wars Webinars: Query Letters 101 with Literary Agent Maria Vicente
Pitch Wars Webinars presents . . . Query Letters 101 with Literary Agent Maria Vicente If you’re struggling to write a query letter, then this is the webinar for you! Maria Vicente is going to take you through the complete process of condensing your manuscript into an attention-grabbing pitch. You’ll learn the key components of a query letter, common querying mistakes to avoid, and next-level tips that will make your pitch stand out from Read more…
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Pitch Wars 2016 Success Interview with Jennieke Cohen and her mentor Tobie Easton
The best part of hosting pitch contests is being a part of a writer’s successes. Today we celebrate Jennieke Cohen and her Pitch Wars mentor Tobie Easton! Jennieke recently signed with Jennifer Unter of The Unter Agency, and we couldn’t be happier for her. So please join me in congratulating Jennieke and Tobie as they share with us their awesome Pitch Wars success story. Jennieke, what was it about Tobie that made you choose to send her a Pitch Wars Read more…
Success Stories
Pitch Wars 2016 Success Interview with Mary Keliikoa and her mentors, Kellye Garrett & Sarah Henning
Our favorite part of hosting pitch contests around here is hearing about successes. Today we celebrate Mary Keliikoa and her Pitch Wars mentors Kellye Garrett and Sarah Henning! Mary recently signed with Michelle Richter of Fuse Literary Agency, and we’re so over-the-moon excited for her. So please join me in congratulating Mary, Kellye, and Sarah as they share with us their awesome Pitch Wars success story. Mary, what was it about Kellye and Sarah that made you choose to send Read more…
Interviews
Pitch Wars Team Interviews: Kristin L. Walters with mentors McKelle George and Heather Cashman & Amanda Donegan with mentors Brenda Drake and Heather Cashman
Our mentors are editing, our mentees are revising, and we hope you’re making progress on your own manuscript! While we’re all working toward the Agent Showcase on November 1st-7th, we hope you’ll take a moment during your writing breaks and get to know our 2017 Pitch Wars Teams. And now, we have . . . Kristin L. Walters – Mentee Website | Twitter McKelle George – Mentor Website | Twitter Heather Cashman – Mentor Website Read more…
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Pitch Wars Team Interviews: Sasha Smith with mentors McKelle George and Heather Cashman and Sarah Kapit with mentor Mike Grosso
Our mentors are editing, our mentees are revising, and we hope you’re making progress on your own manuscript! While we’re all working toward the Agent Showcase on November 1st-7th, we hope you’ll take a moment during your writing breaks and get to know our 2017 Pitch Wars Teams.
And now, we have . . .
Webinars
Pitch Wars Webinars: First Chapter Masterclass
Pitch Wars Webinars presents . . .
A First Chapter Masterclass
This webinar provides a simple approach to writing a killer opening so that readers (and agents) are begging you for more! In this two hour masterclass, we will:
- Create a first chapter blueprint that uses goals, roadblocks, and voice so that you can hook your readers from Page 1
- Dissect how the world’s best writers are using variations of this blueprint to create wildly different openings so that you can use this blueprint to write a highly original opening no matter what your genre or style
- Workshop a few lucky participants’ openings live so that you can see exactly how to take a good opening and make it unforgettable
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Interviews
Pitch Wars Team Interview: Nicole Willson with mentor Peter McLean and C.J. Simone with mentor Dawn Ius
Our mentors are editing, our mentees are revising, and we hope you’re making progress on your own manuscript! While we’re all working toward the Agent Showcase on November 1st-7th, we hope you’ll take a moment during your writing breaks and get to know our 2017 Pitch Wars Teams. And now, we have . . . Nicole Willson – Mentee Website | Twitter Peter McLean – Mentor Website | Twitter Nicole, why did you submit your Read more…
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Pitch Wars Team Interviews: Cassandra Frances with mentor Cole Gibson and Adrianna Cuevas with mentor Jessica Bayliss
Our mentors are editing, our mentees are revising, and we hope you’re making progress on your own manuscript! While we’re all working toward the Agent Showcase on November 1st-7th, we hope you’ll take a moment during your writing breaks and get to know our 2017 Pitch Wars Teams.