It’s the holiday season, and you know what that means-- the publishing industry wants to cozy up by the fire for a long winter's nap. Many agents are closed to submissions. Editors are taking vacations. But, a new year is on its way with the promise of opportunity! If you have work out on submission... Continue Reading →
The Grand Poobah, Heather Burnell, has asked me to write a post about how to critique since we now have a sparkling, fancy Sub It Club Critique Partner Matchup. And of course I've thought of so many things to say about critiquing it will take seven parts. First, a little bit about my critiquing past... Continue Reading →
It's time to share another Strange Submission Story. This one definitely made our anonymous sharer go hmm.... Here's the scoop: Submitted a PB manuscript. Got a letter back from an editorial assistant saying that the story had her laughing all the way through, that she loved the characters and the situations I put them in,... Continue Reading →
Today we put the whole she-bang together and look at how to deliver your well-crafted, long sweated-over elevator pitch. The elevator pitch is a great foundation for a query letter and a handy tool for participating in #pitchmad and other contests. But its true function is QUERYING AGENTS/EDITORS IN PERSON. Are your palms sweating? Well... Continue Reading →
As you know, Lisha Cauthen graces Sub It Club with her informative blog posts a couple of times a month. Not only does the woman know subbing, she's the fairy godmother behind our inspiring Pinterest boards. Plus she is a gif goddess! Lisha doesn't just add to her talents to Sub It Club, she is a YA... Continue Reading →
With #Pitmad #PitchMAS and #SFFpit coming up this month there's a lot of pitch writing going on! It can take time to create a great pitch and then…WHAT? Twitter won't let you post the same tweet more than once. Talk about frustrating! Sure, you can come up with a number of pitches but when you... Continue Reading →
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