It's with a heavy heart that I announce I'm going to step aside from being a 2018 Pitch Wars mentor. I've shared mine and my husband's health issues on social…
This query deals with science fiction and features LGBTQ characters. Something I've seen quite a bit since I started doing this is that writers are forgetting to include the category…
This query looks at a picture book, which required me to do some research so I'd have something to refer to. According to this post by Mary at KIDLIT, a…
This query looks at a YA urban fantasy. However, I question whether it's really an urban fantasy. In urban fantasy, the city itself tends to be a character. In Query #7,…
Today's query critique involves an adult novel that takes place in another country. Disclaimer I am not an agent or an editor. I do not have a college degree that…
With the idea of querying agents or submitting to Pitch Wars right around the corner, people are offering up their services left and right. While receiving feedback from others is…
In 2016, I was introduced to Rukhsana Ali through the extraordinarily talented Sabina Khan. I knew right away I wanted in on this novel and had lots of ideas to…
Book three of Brenda Drake's beautifully written Library Jumpers series comes out today! I can't wait to get my copy. Read the chapter one excerpt below grab one, too! Assassins…