9
Aug
2016
Good News & Bad News: Trends in Pitch Wars submissions
As some of you know, I mentored in FicFest earlier this year. It is a contest in the same vein as Pitch... Read More
7
Aug
2016
Stats on Pitch Wars Submissions & Requests
I wanted to do a quick post on the stats for the entries I received in Pitch Wars (an online writing contest,... Read More
1
Aug
2016
Agent Life with Jennifer Johnson-Blalock
Today I’m talking agenting life with the multi-talented Jennifer Johnson-Blalock of Liza Dawson Associates. This is her first year on the star-studded... Read More
27
Jul
2016
Cheat Sheet for My Future PitchWars Mentee
I am going to tell you how to win PitchWars. Why? Because I want everyone to win! And while you can’t all... Read More
25
May
2016
Romance in Real Life, with Samantha Joyce
Love is the center of life. In all its many forms, it drives us, disappoints us, lifts us up and wrings us... Read More
21
May
2016
5 Commandments of Beta Readers
So, today seems like a good time to talk about how to work with beta readers or critique partners. Really anybody reading... Read More
4
May
2016
Wisdom from Writing Contest Hosts
I love contests for writers. When I was in the query trenches, they were like an online party for those of us... Read More
25
Apr
2016
Tropes, Neurology and Pop Music
Today, I’m writing about neurology because I’m a NERD! And I’m writing about tropes because I just got back from a romance... Read More
18
Apr
2016
Learning to Love Revisions
Anybody out there love revisions? *peers around suspiciously* Okay, you’re excused. No, I understand that there are people like this. People who... Read More
6
Mar
2016
Scrivener vs Word for Writers
I’m not a computer girl, but when I discovered Scrivener software for writers, it was like I’d been putting in screws my... Read More