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Get to know the Pitch Wars Mentors … mini interviews with YA & YA/NA mentors

Thursday, 13 August 2015  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

For the past couple weeks we’ve been getting to know mentors on live chats on the Whiskey, Wine, & Writing site and by hopping to our mentors’ blogs to read...

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Get to know the Pitch Wars Mentors … mini interviews with MG & YA mentors

Wednesday, 12 August 2015  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

For the past couple weeks we’ve been getting to know mentors on live chats on the Whiskey, Wine, & Writing site and by hopping to our mentors’ blogs to read...

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Get to know the Pitch Wars Mentors … mini interviews with MG & YA mentors

Wednesday, 12 August 2015  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

For the past couple weeks we’ve been getting to know mentors on live chats on the Whiskey, Wine, & Writing site and by hopping to our mentors’ blogs to read...

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Pitch Wars Mentor Blog Hop

Wednesday, 5 August 2015  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Welcome to the mentors’ wishlist blog hop! From today until submission day, use the linky below to hop to all the mentors’ websites/blogs to read their bios, wishlists, and what...

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Pitch Wars Agent Round!

Monday, 3 November 2014  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Welcome to the Pitch Wars Agent Round! For those unfamiliar with Pitch Wars, it’s a contest where published/agented authors, editors, or interns chose one mentee plus an alternate each and...

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1. THE SAD STATE OF EMMALINE BLACK – Middle Grade Gothic Fantasy

Monday, 3 November 2014  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Mentor Name: Ben Brooks Mentee Name: Erin Latimer Title: THE SAD STATE OF EMMALINE BLACK Category: Middle Grade Genre: Gothic fantasy Word Count: 60,000 Pitch: Found guilty during England’s witch-hunting...

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2. A JAR FULL OF BUTTERFLIES – Middle Grade Literary Fiction

Monday, 3 November 2014  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Mentor Name: Brenda Drake and Brooks Benjamin Mentee Name: Donna Munoz Title: A JAR FULL OF BUTTERFLIES Category: Middle Grade Genre: Literary Fiction Word Count: 50,000 Pitch: After leaving Mexico...

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3. LITTLE MISS BLOGALOT – Upper Middle Grade Contemporary

Monday, 3 November 2014  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Mentor Name: Brooks Benjamin Mentee Name: Melyssa Mercado Title: LITTLE MISS BLOGALOT Category: Upper Middle Grade Genre: Contemporary Word Count: 49,000 Pitch: Thirteen-year-old Ami Sanchez is DONE being the victim...

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4. ODDITY – Middle Grade Science Fiction

Monday, 3 November 2014  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Mentor Name: Cat Scully Mentee Name: Sarah Cannon Title: ODDITY Category: Middle Grade Genre: Science Fiction Word Count: 65,000 Pitch: Oddity, New Mexico is a haven for everything from evil puppets to tiny aliens, and...

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5. GRIMM AND BEAR IT – Middle Grade Contemporary Fantasy

Monday, 3 November 2014  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Mentor Name: Mentee Name: Amanda Hill Title: GRIMM AND BEAR IT Category: Middle Grade Genre: Contemporary Fantasy Word Count: 69,000 Pitch: Jack’s supposed to protect the world from fairy tales,...

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