I had a brilliant – if extremely crotchety and outright mean – creative writing professor in college. Of all the things he taught me, by far the most valuable is this: “Event” does not equal “story.” Let …
Last Saturday I attended Michigan Writer’s Workshop, which just so happened to be only 25 minutes away from me. I pitched to four total agents (plus two informal pitches) during the conference‘s pitch sessions, and …
Whenever we enter contests, we glaze right over those two little words: “previously unpublished.” We think, sure, we’ve posted this story/book on our blog or maybe Wattpad, but that’s not “published.” Published means a literary …
Hi all! Today is the last day to vote for me for Pitchapalooza, and to celebrate I am throwing a giveaway for query and one-page critiques! I’ll give away at least three, and more if …
