(Simple text Google Doc Version available HERE) BUT FIRST, WHAT IS PITCHWARS? Pitch Wars is a mentoring program where published/agented authors, editors, or industry interns volunteer as mentors (that’s us!) and then each mentor or co-mentor pair chooses one writer (that could be you!) and spend three months helping them revise their manuscript. It ends…
Category: Pitch Wars
The Agent Showcase: Advice from a PitchWars Flop
First, DISCLAIMERS: I don’t actually consider myself, or anyone, a “PitchWars flop,” but, “Advice from a PitchWars-mentee-who-didn’t-achieve-her-showcase-goal-but-learned-and-made-friends-and-is-still-querying-and-hasn’t-given-up’” isn’t QUITE as pithy. (Plus, I’ll know who actually reads and who doesn’t from the “hey, don’t call yourself that!” responses. *devil horns*) Also, Pitchwars had a major evolution this past year (2018), with much thought and care…
Books by other Emilys
Sorry I’ve gone dark recently, friends. I was so determined to have my current manuscript ready to query by October but that did not happen, so I’ve been scrambling to get back on track for a while now, while juggling a writing class, kids, volunteering at Writer House and a kitten rescue, plus the self-induced…
On the Cusp
It’s hard to describe my jumble of emotions leading up to the agent showcase for PitchWars. The most apt comparison I can come up with goes something like this: Imagine you’re a senior in high school and it’s a week before prom. You spot your crush walking across the cafeteria right toward you. He may…
And it’s done
My PitchWars entry is officially submitted! Meanwhile, my full manuscript is in the hands of my favorite editor (my mom) for proofreading, which means I…. have nothing to do. I should just relax. But I’m not good at that. Next week I’ll start NaNoWriMo (yes, husband, “again.”) with my YA fantasy dragon book which has…
With a Little Help from my Friends
Today’s post is an ode to internet strangers who become writer friends. Waaaay back in November 2015, I was ankle deep in my first NaNoWriMo. I’d started with no idea what to expect. I had no plot, no plan, and was simply attempting NaNo to see if I was capable of writing 50,000 words in…
My PitchWars Interview
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Contests!
There are more ways to publish a book than ever before– big publishing companies, vanity publishers, online self-publishing, the list goes on and on– but most of the authors on the “New Releases” shelf at Barnes and Noble got there by sending their book to an agent first. Agents are the gatekeepers in traditional publishing….