I’m Stepping Aside From Pitch Wars
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…
Query Critique #13
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…
Query Critique #12
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…
Query Critique #11
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,…
Query Critique #9
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…
Query Critique #5
Disclaimer I am not an agent or an editor. I do not have a college degree that makes me an expert. I am simply sharing my thoughts on the query…
Query Critique #3
Disclaimer I am not an agent or an editor. I do not have a college degree that makes me an expert. I am simply sharing my thoughts on the query…
Receiving & Evaluating Feedback
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…
My 2016 Pitch Wars Mentee’s Book: The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali
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…
RELEASE DAY! ASSASSIN OF TRUTHS (Library Jumper’s #3) by Brenda Drake
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…