The Pitch Wars submission window opens next week, so I thought I’d take this opportunity to share some last-minute advice. This is my fifth year volunteering as a mentor in this contest, and my third time co-mentoring with Michael Mammay. Pitch Wars has received increasing attention in the writing community over recent years (both good […]
Writing A Fantasy Quartet with Auston Habershaw
I’m pleased to host an interview with my friend Auston Habershaw, author of the Saga of the Redeemed, a 4-part fantasy series. The third installment, Dead But Once, is out today from Harper Voyager. Read on to learn how he broke in to publishing and how his experience changed when he landed a well-known literary […]
How to Write About Biomedical Researchers
This article on writing about biomedical researchers is part of the Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy blog series. Each week, we tackle one of the scientific or technological concepts pervasive in sci-fi (space travel, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, etc.) with input from an expert. Please join the mailing list to be notified every time new content is posted. About the Expert Today’s expert […]
Pitch Wars 2016 Impressions
I’m volunteering as a Pitch Wars mentor again this year. If you haven’t heard of it, Pitch Wars is a contest that pairs aspiring authors (who have a completed manuscript) with more experienced “mentors” (agented authors, literary agency interns, etc) to help the former secure literary representation. Why Do People Enter Pitch Wars? Well, for one […]
