#Pitchwars

Melissa McKinnon 🏳️‍🌈

the_melmckinnon

Hi all you #PitchWars mentees gearing up for the showcase! I got a message this morning that reminded me now was the perfect time to alert you to the less

miranda ☀️ (semi-hiatus)

halcyonpen

hi!! i’m miranda, a perpetually sleep-deprived college student who loves boba. my #PitchWars ms is a ya contemporary fantasy about a chinese american girl who can see ghosts & the

Peter Lopez

PeterxLopez

Hello, my name is Peter Lopez and I write about Latine kids going on wild adventures. My #PitchWars book is a MG portal fantasy called ALAN & DANIEL VS. THE

Gigi Griffis (she/her)

gigigriffis

Okay, #PitchWars, going to add a few things to my thread from yesterday. Let's talk about agent red flags.https://twitter.com/gigigriffis/status/1352251262419562497 First, a word about new agents: New agents can be fantastic!

Rebecca Petruck

RebeccaPetruck

Let’s talk about the Major Dramatic Question, #amwriting #PitchWars friends. This is not the same thing as the pitch, which tends toward the selling point. The MDQ, or Core Statement,

Kit Frick

kitfrick

Adding to the larger agent conversation, some advice I sent my Pitch Wars mentee today regarding agent research. This isn't about "schmagents" or bad actors, but more broadly about considering

Gigi Griffis (she/her)

gigigriffis

#PitchWars mentees: I'm guessing some of y'all are starting to research agents/think about the showcase (wheee!), so thought I'd toss out some querying/agent search wisdom. Some will be stuff you've

Melissza Kate

melisszakhavas

With #authormentormatch picks and the #pitchwars showcase looming, I thought I'd address one of the worst parts of the writing journey: professional jealousy. Sometimes it just plain sucks to be

Squidwords Sami Ellis

themoosef

Let's talk about pitchwars babe.It's about time. (1/X) I love my PitchWars sibs! They're a great community. I love my mentor (and if Pintip is still the mentee liaison, she

Sylvia Liu 🐙

artsylliu

Today is the last day for agents to request for #PitchWars, and let me tell you, the middle grade entries are incredible. I want to see each of these stories

Sonia Hartl

SoniaHartl1

The #PitchWars Agent Showcase is two days away and I’m so excited for all the 2020 mentees! I’ve been so honored to be the Managing Director this year. Everyone has

Sharon Pelletier

sharongracepjs

I can hardly get a word in edgewise to tweet about @halley_sutton's pub day for THE LADY UPSTAIRS because all of Fierce Stabby Feminist Fiction Twitter is already raving about

Sandra Proudman 💧😈🚀

SandraProudman

As we’re heading into the #PitchWars showcase and since the conversation seems abuzz...here’s a thread of questions I would recommend you ask not only potential agents during The Call, but

Jamie "TRACKER220 is out now!" Krakover

Rockets2Writing

Hey #authormentormatch hopefuls, Now's the time when the reality sets in that most of us will not get picked it sucks & it hurts. I've entered this & pitchwars numerous

Sylvia Liu 🐙

artsylliu

A thread on the importance of critique groups & the power of persistence. 7.5 yrs ago, I joined a group of aspiring PB writers. Only one of us was published,

rebecca mix

mixbecca

just want to gently remind & encourage all of the pitchwars folks you have every right to research the BEEJESUS out of any agent that requests, and you are *not*

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