Holy Moly.
Or maybe I should say holy guacamole.
Mmm. Guacamole.
So I’m sort of late on this blog post. I know, I know. I’m a
slacker. I need the dunce hat. Somebody put me in a corner and threaten to take
away my PS4 controller rights.
So, as some know, I have awesome-possum news. News that I really haven't shared with anybody in real life other than the writing community, because... well, just because. Maybe one of these days I will fix that. Most people, in my life, are very 'meh' about anything and everything I do. I actively seek to avoid that kind of thing. Thus, the silence.
But this news cannot be contained. So what IS this news I speak of??
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I GOT INTO PITCH WARS!
Wait, what? What the duce is Pitch Wars? Is it a singing thingymabob? A foot race? A pie-eating contest?
Nope. It's something so, so much cooler.
In short terms, it's a writing contest--but not just any writing contest. A little over one hundred industry professionals (published, agented authors, interns, etc), choose one mentee to mentor for two months. This means dissecting their story, getting to the nitty-gritty, and guiding their mentee to make their manuscript shine. Blood and tears are not optional.
There were 1,591 entrants this year! And a little over one hundred spots, which roughly translates to around a 6% chance of getting a mentor.
When my title was on the Master List (The Zer0 Maker), I freaked the hell out and ugly cried for about thirty minutes. I called my mom. She cried. My CP's send me emails, and all of a sudden I had like fifty twitter notifications. Holy WOWZA.
The lovely (and amazing!) Sharon Johnston is my mentor. Also, you should check out the cover reveal for her stunning book, DIVIDED: An Open Heart Novel!
So why is this post late? Well, I've submerged myself in edits on The Zer0 Maker. I LOVE working with Sharon; she just gets my novel! And she has some seriously adorable cats. Seriously.
One of the biggest rewards here was the writing community. I learned so much and gained so many friends. If anyone is on the fence about entering Pitch Wars in the future, DO IT! It's a win-win either way--and you get to meet fabulous writers who are made up of 100% awesomesauce!
Do it. For realsies. It's worth it.
So there is my big news. *wipes brow*
Now I'm off to edit, edit, edit, until the agent round.
I will make a another blog post about it then. Until then, much luck and positive energy going into Pitch Wars! Yay!
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