With so many pitch contests coming up just this month, there are some factors to consider. It can be a good idea to choose the contests you enter wisely instead of blanketing the internet with your pitches. I know that when agent Saba Sulaiman was here taking pitches she recognized a few of them from... Continue Reading →
Flip That Pitch!
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 →
How to Connect With Agents and Editors When You Think You Can’t
Yes, people are discovered in the slushpile. Happens all the time. And no matter how much an agent/editor likes you, she won't sign you unless the writing is there. However. It only stands to reason that an agent/editor will give your query a more serious look if she's met you. While not all of us... Continue Reading →
She Said / She Said: How Writer Dina von Lowenkraft and Agent Kaylee Davis Connected via Twitter
Can a writer find representation with a tweet? Sure! Today we are happy to share the story of how one writer and one agent found each other through Twitter. Of course, there was a lot of work both before and after that tweet... She Said / She Said: How I Got My Agent By Dina... Continue Reading →
How I Found the Right Agent for Me
You may have heard the news…I recently signed with an agent! I am beyond pleased to have partnered with agent Sean McCarthy. There couldn't have been a better way for me to wrap up the first year of Sub It Club! (We have a celebration coming up on the 22nd!) Dana Carey encouraged me to... Continue Reading →
There’s More Than One Way To Query A Cat
We've been over the snail mail query and the e-query, but there are three other ways to get to your targeted agent/editor. Conference/Workshop--if you have a manuscript that you are sure is destined for one person, then look where she will be appearing and go to that conference. It worked for Elizabeth Bunce. If you're... Continue Reading →
Sub It Club 