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There's lots of pitching advice out there. I mean, a metric ton. (Not to be confused with the imperial ton, of course. LOL!) And I'm not purporting to have the end-all of advice, always use what works best for you. But thing is, when pitch readers (agents, publishers, editors, etc.) read a pitch, they are generally looking for four things. CHARACTER. PLOT. CONFLICT. STAKES/CONSEQUENCES. And the easiest way to write a pitch is to simply think: Character wants something. If cha

There's a lot of things to learn for a pitch party like #PitMad, #SFFPit, #DVPit, #ADPit, #KidPit, #PitDark, and others. There are a ton of unspoken rules on top of the rules set forth by the event itself. Of course, any written rule trumps any unspoken rule. And the first rule is always: READ THE EVENT RULES! No exceptions. Learn them, love them, follow them! Second, let's go over the whole 140 or 280 debate. Let's face it. 280 is here to stay. But it's a lot of words to get

Writing is a very solitary job. You sit alone at a computer, with your notebooks, at a typewriter, however you choose to put down words and you write. Alone. Many people don't bounce their ideas off of others, they just jot their stories down as they come, or they outline them thoroughly and then follow their plan without consulting a single other person. Writing is lonely. Writing shouldn't be lonely. There comes a point, after you've finished writing that first draft. After

My writers' group is the most amazing thing that has happened to my writing. Actually, I'm should pluralize. I'm in two. One is for critiquing long-form pieces and the other short form and publicity bits. The first group is a small group, there's just four of us. It's easier to write if you aren't constantly critiquing... So a small group is good. The second group, there's seven of us. Makes for an interesting chat when we're all available, but direct messages are generally e