October 2013 Contest List 10/3/13 - Update! Fellow Sub It Club administrator Heather Ayris Burnell pointed out a contest (or pitchfest) I missed. - It's only open for a few more days, so be sure to check it out! To help you keep track of the available writing contest opportunities, we'll post a list each... Continue Reading →
When you’re writing a query letter it can take a long time. A really long time. Sure, sometimes query letter come easily. You know your hook right from the start. Your description is dead on. Other times, you have to work and write and rethink and rewrite. Can’t get it right? Maybe there’s a problem.... Continue Reading →
Oh, heck no. Not that kind of market. The Children's Book Market. Before your query is a gleam in its Pappy's eye, you should do a little research about the market trends in your genre. But don't get all nuts over it. I know it's Monday, but focus, here. Market research is a fancy way... Continue Reading →
To help you keep track of the available writing contest opportunities, we'll post a list each month of the upcoming contests we've heard about. (If you have an upcoming writing contest that you'd like included on the list, please contact Veronica with the details.) We also have a Writing Contests Pinterest board, which we try to... Continue Reading →
Time to give non-fiction some query-love, too. A non-fiction query is not a proposal. That's what you offer to send, with a sample chapter or two, when you get a request. Your non-fiction query, like a fiction query, is a sales pitch. Ho0k--Catch the agent's/editor's attention, fast. Make sure it lets the recipient know what... Continue Reading →
We've talked a lot about querying and entering contests and subbing here on the Sub It Club blog. And rightly so. That is what we're about, after all. But today, I want to take a half a step back and discuss a vitally important step in the subbing process. Before you hit "send" on your... Continue Reading →
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