Goals, research, rewrites, pitching -- you need to do a lot of work not only to create your novel, but to know where it fits into the market. Today I'm exited to have author and Sub It Clubber MJ Greenway here to share her writing journey and how she connected with her publisher to find... Continue Reading →
April 2016 Contest Roundup
Pitching can be tough! It can take a lot of time, effort, and skill to put together a short, tight pitch that really sells your work. McIntosh & Otis agent, Shira Hoffman, recently posted some great information on the agency website that she took from a pitch workshop she did. Check out The Art of... Continue Reading →
A Contest or Pitch Request? Do Your Research.
Since I do the Contest Roundup every month (we have a big one coming up soon!) and we talk about contests quite a bit in our Sub It Club support group, I have a lot of thoughts about these sorts of opportunities. For one, I think that all of you who participate in any sort of... Continue Reading →
4 Debut Authors Share Their Paths to Publication
Today I'm excited to have not one, but 4 debut authors here to share with us about their journeys to publication. Brooks Benjamin, Laura Shovan, Shari Schwarz, and Melanie Conklin show us there is no one way to connect with an agent and/or publisher. I hope their interviews will give you an extra boost of... Continue Reading →
Let’s Play Rejection Bingo with Kirsten Larson!
If you're submitting your work, rejection is going to happen. That's just the way it is. So why not have some fun with it? Not too long ago Kirsten Larson posted her rejection bingo in our private Sub It Club group and I just had to share it with you all. Lucky for us, Kirsten was... Continue Reading →
The Art of Tumbling: How to Fail without Falling to Pieces
If you're submitting your work, then I'm guessing that you may have had some experience with feeling like you're "failing". Do rejections equal failure? Definitely not! But we all know that sometimes it can be tough to take on those rejections. Today Sub It Clubber, Hannah Holt is here to share with us The Art... Continue Reading →