Tomorrow, the 60 finalists for Pitch Madness will be posted on the host blogs, and there will be some people who are very excited and several who are disappointed. 60 finalists out of 487 total entries means that only about 12% of the entrants made it to the final round. Twelve percent seems like a... Continue Reading →
The Monthly Goalpost for September: Back-to-school
This time of the year means different things to all of us: a mix of good and bad emotions, nostalgia and melancholy, comfort and angst. Whatever your take on the post-summer situation, you can use this period to start or restart your creative and submission goals. Sub It Club is here to help you focus... Continue Reading →
Kick-start Your Subbing!
I’ll admit it. This past month… or two… okay, pretty much the entire summer, has been a lot to deal with. Too many things to do! Too many places to go! Too much fun to have! While keeping up with the writing seems to be a given in my life, I’ve had to let go... Continue Reading →
September Contest Roundup
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 and a NEW Art... Continue Reading →
The August Postcard Post: Courtney Pippin-Mathur
The Sub It Club welcomes author/illustrator Courtney Pippin-Mathur to the Postcard Post. Keep reading to learn more about Courtney, her postcard and her picture book. Courtney discovered her love for drawing by re-creating the characters from her favorite animated movies and cartoons. She forgot how great it was until she switched from a major in... Continue Reading →
Rejection Letter: Is It Personal?
This has to be the only business where you want a rejection to be personal. So you get one addressed to your OWN CERTIFIABLE NAME, telling you how wonderful your writing is and how some other agent will surely snatch you up. You glow. It is a rejection, but a nice, complimentary one! Not so... Continue Reading →