I’m not an expert on pitching, but I am one of the few people who kind of loves it. So, I was hoping this post could be informational but also share my love of pitching. First, the reasons I love pitching (in conferences): – It’s face-to-face, so you can get a feel of the agent/editor and their reaction to your story. – It’s an organic conversation, it gives agents/editors a chance to ask questions that they wouldn’t otherwise. It means you get a chance to really sell your st

So, I just went through the journey we call querying and I thought I’d write about it since I love step-by-step guides. This post probably won’t be completely comprehensive, but I did try to include everything I personally had questions about. And if you have any additional questions, feel free to ask them in the comments and I’ll try to use my resources, friends, CPs, etc. to answer them. Step 1: Write your query (This will be a separate post. Just need to compile querying a

If you’re querying or about to query, then you probably know there are a lot of tools out there to help you in the process. For myself, I started out with an excel spreadsheet way too long for its own good. I also had advice from critique partners and other writers. But, in my need to be organized, I turned to Query Tracker (suggested to me by my lovely critique partner). It. Is. Fabulous. Here’s a blurb about QT by QT: Why join QueryTracker?List of top literary agents and pu