The holiday season has begun, but that doesn't mean there aren't any writing contests! Infact, there are some excellent Twitter pitch opportunities during the month of December. Need to get your pitch polished up? Join our Sub It Club group at Facebook where you can post your pitch and receive feedback from other members and... Continue Reading →
Strange things can happen when you send your work out on submission. No, no, nothing scary (granted, submitting your work itself can be a bit frightening at times.) The kind of things I’m talking about are, well, the things that no one usually talks about. At least not online. Things that happen that don’t necessarily... Continue Reading →
First of all, I attended a talk by Maggie Stiefvater, Tessa Gratton and Brenna Yovanoff. The three of them met each other on line and became critique partners. YOU CAN DO THE SAME THING, thanks to our Fearless Leader, Heather. On to your elevator pitch. Today's advice is short and simple, putting it into action... Continue Reading →
As you know, at Sub It Club we're all about submitting well. Getting your worked critiqued is one big step on the road to making that happen. That's why we've created the new Sub It Club CRITIQUE PARTNER MATCHUP group just for you! Requests for manuscript critiques tended to get lost in our feed in the... Continue Reading →
Okay, we've already started out with a lie. There isn't simply one master formula for writing elevator pitches, if you've surfed the internet highway I'm sure you're aware of that fact. But I have a method of getting to the bare bones of a story that makes the most sense to me. Let's see if... Continue Reading →
November is National Novel Writing Month. No, it's not a contest. NaNoWriMo is an opportunity to challenge yourself to write a novel in a month along with the camaraderie of other writers doing the same. It can be motivational and fun! And I have a theory--so many people are busy with NaNo that there aren't... Continue Reading →
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