Hello MG writers! If you’re reading this, it’s probably because you’ve written a book for Middle Grade readers and are wanting to learn more about your craft and to take steps towards pursuing publication by submitting to Pitch Wars! If... Read More
#WriteMentor is a new mentorship program for pre-agented MG and YA authors. In its first year, they received far more submissions than they expected, and asked me to step in as a middle grade mentor! My mentee Sasha Thomas has... Read More
#DVpit is one of my favorite events in the publishing industry. As per the #DVpit website: “#DVpit is a Twitter event created to showcase pitches from marginalized voices that have been historically underrepresented in publishing.” It’s an event that is... Read More
“How I Got My Agent” posts are something of a tradition in the online writing community. They provide so much comfort to querying writers navigating the heartache and endless waiting of the query trenches. In time, I might write one... Read More
Pitch Wars has offered the incredible opportunity for me to thoroughly revise my wolf manuscript with a published mentor. My mentor is K.C. Held, whose delightful novel murder mystery YA set in a renaissance themed dinner theatre made me laugh... Read More
Today was an amazing day for me. My partner has been away in Scotland for a month performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (he did really well by the way, getting 4-star reviews and an award nomination, which is incredible... Read More
I am delighted to say that my Russian fairytale MG story A TALE OF WITCHES AND WOLVES has been selected in this year’s Query Kombat! View the announcement here, where my entry is referred to by the nickname “Wolf in... Read More