It’s well after midnight as I write this, and the #SFFpit Twitter party begins in less than 8 hours. It’s time for the last but most-requested reveal: those agents and editors who will be reading all of your pitches tomorrow. I’ve updated this page to list even more agents and editors who showed up to […]
One Day Until the #SFFpit Pitching Contest
Tomorrow is the #SFFpit pitching contest, a Twitter event for authors, editors, and agents of science fiction and fantasy. From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. CENTRAL time, authors with completed manuscripts who are seeking representation/publication will pitch their work under the #SFFpit hashtag. It’s very similar to, and in fact inspired by, Brenda Drake’s #PitMad. […]
Anatomy of a Bad Query Letter
In this day and age, anyone can write a novel. Getting it published, however, is often a long and difficult process. The first significant hurdle — at least for those authors hoping to approach large publishing houses — is landing a literary agent. And the typical way that one approaches a literary agent is with […]
Countdown to #SFFpit
In six days, authors seeking representation or publication of their fantasy/sci-fi manuscripts will have the chance to pitch them (on Twitter) to agents and editors. This is the first #SFFpit event, and I’m happy to tell you that the response has already been tremendous. At the time of writing, four small/medium press editors and agents […]
#SFFpit Warmup Exercise: Pitching Practice
One week from tomorrow is #SFFpit, a Twitter pitching event for writers of science fiction & fantasy. Those authors will be perfecting their 140-character pitches, in hopes of catching the eye of an agent or editor. I hope they start early, because encapsulating your novel into a brief, engaging, and unique pitch is hard. To […]
