#PitchSlam #TeamSlytherin!

I like doing comps. I always enter quietly, not wanting to draw attention to myself, especially because I rarely get through to final rounds. I'm pretty sure it's the New Adult that's not borderline erotic contemporary. My books are clean, mostly, and usually not quite contemporary.
But... I MADE IT INTO PITCHSLAM! Go Team Slytherin! I'm pretty excited as you can tell. My manuscript is a Historical Romance, which is going back to my Kiya bestselling roots, but yet, it gets endless form rejections. So this tells me that I shouldn't give up yet.
I know my preferred age group is flooded with tropes and everyone believes it's all about the contemporary romances about sleeping around, but I truly believe New Adult can be so much more than that. My books sell relatively well, and get a majority of positive reviews, so I must be onto something.
I'm not going to change what I write to fit trends or expectations. I write from the heart, pure and simple. I'm not going to conform to please others. I want to write something that opens people to new things and makes them feel good when they're done.
So I want to thank the Team Slytherin mentors, for seeing the potential and giving me a chance. I think my book rocks, but I really do feel like I'm swimming against the current. Having my manuscript make the final round makes me feel as if someone has finally thrown me a paddle.