How to Research Literary Agents in 2020
Welcome to querying! If you’re new to querying literary agents, or haven’t done it in a few years, it may be good to brush up on the latest tools and...
Read MoreWelcome to querying! If you’re new to querying literary agents, or haven’t done it in a few years, it may be good to brush up on the latest tools and...
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Read MoreWelcome to day two of writing tips from your PitchWars mentors! Be sure to check out day one here if you missed it. Trisha Tobias “You’re going at your own pace,...
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Read MoreToday we’re excited that Kate Karyus Quinn is swinging by the blog to talk with us about the importance of specificity in our...
Read MoreAs you may know, Pitch Wars is a mentoring event culminating in an agent round and #pitmad is a quarterly twitter pitch event. For #pitmad, any agent or editor can...
Read MoreWe can’t tell you who it is, but . . . Shari is an agent intern for one of the best agents in the industry! Read her story to gain...
Read MoreFeeling blue about not getting accepted into PitchWars, but still want to edit your novel like nobody’s business? Well, good news! I (Rae) am posting all of my PitchWars ‘homework’...
Read MoreThe recent conversations on the social media sites about small publishers and contests can be frustrating and scary to many new writers. It’s difficult to know what is accepted...
Read MoreMy First Editorial Letter … Or rather, The Day My Mind Blew Up There are many firsts in our lives. Some make our hearts sing and some rip our hearts...
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