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March 20, 2017
Writing Conferences: Pitch Templates
Up today, part 3 of the Writing Conferences series, brought to you by my wonderful guest blogger, Maddy!
Check out part 1, Logistics of Pitching, here
and part 2, Writing Your Pitch, here.
PITCH TEMPLATES
If you still need help getting started, here’s a rough template set in a style of pitching I’ve seen used quite often:
[Comp title 1] meets [comp title 2] in [manuscript title], a [genre][series or standalone].
Epic intro, main character intro, stakes, struggles, antagonist, final epic stak...
March 13, 2017
Writing Conferences: Writing Your Pitch
Up today, part 2 of the Writing Conferences series, brought to you by my wonderful guest blogger, Maddy!
Check out part 1, Logistics of Pitching, here.
WRITING YOUR PITCH
Do it ASAP.
Once you’ve decided to pitch a literary agent, begin prepping your pitch. Summarizing your story early is crucial because your pitch can change your story. You might have 100k written and revised, but sometimes you don’t realize your book isn’t what you had envisioned until you’re forced to sum it up into bite-s...
March 6, 2017
Writing Conferences: Logistics of Pitch
I was asked to write a post about conferences including tips for pitching and how to get the most out of them. So here’s the first in a series of posts all about writing conferences!
I’ve asked my friend, Maddy, who has had experience live-pitching agents, to share her thoughts. And she has such wonderful advice! I’m so excited to be able to share her wisdom with you!
The posts will be the following (the first five out of six being guest posts from Maddy):
Logistics of Pitching (Who, What, W...February 28, 2017
Chicago Reads: CARAVAL
Yesterday on ChiYA, I blogged about Stephanie Garber’s February 11th Caraval event at Anderson’s Bookshop in Naperville, IL.
I wanted to add another anecdote to this reblog: at the event, Stephanie revealed that Caraval started with just a character named Legend and a setting. From there, she found the voice of the protagonist, Scarlett, then decided the story would be about sisters. Only after this did the plot begin to come.
I loved hearing about Stephanie’s process and how the plot came la...
February 13, 2017
When Dimple Met Rishi: Review
Written by Sandhya Menon
Expected publication: May 30th, 2017 by Simon Pulse
Synopsis from Goodreads:
A laugh-out-loud, heartfelt YA romantic comedy, told in alternating perspectives, about two Indian-American teens whose parents have arranged for them to be married.
Dimple Shah has it all figured out. With graduation behind her, she’s more than ready for a break from her family, from Mamma’s inexplicable obsession with her finding the “Ideal Indian Husband.” Ugh. Dimple knows they must respe...
January 28, 2017
Happy Lunar New Year!
In lieu of the lunar holiday and working on the final edits of American Panda, I wanted to take a moment to talk about how grateful I am for this book. It brought me closer to my mother and led to my hearing previously unshared stories about her, her upbringing, and my ancestors.
Writing is a gift in so many ways, and getting to really know my mother and my background is one of the many perks! I can’t wait to share this novel with you all in spring 2018!
Wishi...
January 23, 2017
The Sun is Also a Star: Review
Synopsis from Goodreads:
Natasha: I’m a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I’m definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy on a crowded New York City street and falls in love with him. Not when my family is twelve hours away from being deported to Jamaica. Falling in love with him won’t be my story.
Daniel: I’ve always been the good son, the good student, living up to my parents’ high expectations. Never the poet. Or th...
January 9, 2017
The One Memory of Flora Banks: Review
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Expected publication: January 12th, 2017—this Thursday!!!
Synopsis (courtesy of Goodreads):
Seventeen-year-old Flora Banks has no short-term memory. Her mind resets itself several times a day, and has since the age of ten, when the tumor that was removed from Flora’s brain took with it her ability to make new memories. That is, until she kisses Drake, her best friend’s boyfriend, the night before he leaves town. Miraculously, this one memory breaks through Flora’s fractured mind, and stick...
January 3, 2017
The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett: Review
Happy Book Birthday to HUNDRED LIES OF LIZZIE LOVETT, one of my favorite reads! So excited it’s now out in the world and other people can fall in love with it like I did! Out today from Sourcebooks Fire! Congratulations, Chelsea Sedoti!
Written by Chelsea Sedoti
Expected publication: January 3rd 2017 by Sourcebooks
Synopsis fromGoodreads:
A teenage misfit named Hawthorn Creely inserts herself in the investigation of missing person Lizzie Lovett, who disappeared mysteriously while...
December 30, 2016
Favorites of 2016
As the year is wrapping up, I thought it would be fun to do a round-up of my favorite moments and favorite reads.
Favorite Moments:
Signing with my literary agent and landing my book deal forAmerican Panda!
Meeting ChiYA and other writer friends! Before this year, I was a lone writer, and thanks to Claribel and BEA, I have a lovely group of friends to take this journey with. I’m so thankful for their support!
Meeting so many new virtual friends! Thank you to my followers—I’m so happy we conne...
