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My Pitch Wars Wish List & A Fun Announcement!

Hi! Welcome toPitch Wars!

Thank you so much for stopping by. I am so excited to be mentoring for the second year in a row, and even more excited because this year I am co-mentoring with my dear friend, the amazingStacey Lee!

We are both looking forYA manuscripts, and if you pick us, you’ll be getting two awesome mentors for the price of one!Pretty good deal, huh?

We’ve had a lot of fun putting together our wish list. This year we would love to see:

Novels set in exotic, unexpected, or underr...

Pitch Wars is Back!

Pitch Wars is back again! And I am SO excited to be a mentor once more!

This will be my third year being involved in Pitch Wars, and I still think it’s one of the best writing contests out there! I’ve made awesome friends through Pitch Wars, I also think it’s an amazing opportunity for unagented writers.

For those of you unfamiliar with the event, here’s a basic rundown of just how fantastic it is (stolen from Brenda Drake’s blog):

“What is Pitch Wars? Is it another contest? Oh, no, it’s so...

Something Exciting Happened Over The Weekend

I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted any news. I’ve been busy working on revisions for HEARTS MADE OF BLACK, and blogging over at Pub(lishing) Crawl. But something exciting happened this weekend and I wanted to share it.
I officially signed my contract with Twentieth Century Fox!


Most of the signatures had to be notarized—so this picture does not show me signing the entire thing, but I do feel as if it  captures some of the excitement I was feeling. And since I’ve been getting more a...

So This Happened... I Sold A Book!

Here's the official announcement from Publisher's Marketplace:


It still feels very surreal to me. HEARTS MADE OF BLACK officially sold on July 26th, and I've been trying to write a post about it ever since, but I'm feeling pretty speechless.  I was tempted to type a huge row of exclamation points and leave it at that, but my friend Stacey Lee said I should do a little something. So, if you'd like to learn a bit more (and win a gift card), check out the joint post we've done&nbsp...

Our Official Pitch Wars Picks (& a few fun extras)

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Query Tips from our Pitch Wars Inbox

Hi! Today Stacey and I are chatting about a few recurring problems we’ve been seeing in our #pitchwars inboxes, and how to fix them!

I'm having some technical difficulties imbedding the video with our tips, but you can find it by clicking here.  

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

My friend Anna Shinoda called Stacey Lee and I out on her #alsicebucketchallenge here.  And we accepted.



ALS Ice Bucket from Stacey-Author on Vimeo.


To donate to ALS you don't have to dump a bucket of ice water on your head like Stacey and I, all you have to do is click here.

What's In Our Pitch Wars Inbox?

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Pitch Wars’ Submission Window Is Now Closed--What's Next?

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My Pitch Wars Wish List & A Fun Announcement!

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