I've decided to hit the pause button on self-publishing for right now and take a run at this instead.
Pitch Wars.
This has been on the periphery of my interest for a while and after seeing a couple tweets about the upcoming season, I looked at it closer. This could be something that really gives me the boost I need. The concept is simple. The organization matches published authors and other industry professional (Mentors) with writers seeking guidance to help them improve their manuscripts (Mentee's). The catch is only 3-4% of the writers submitting get matched with a Mentor, so in a way its a lot like querying agents, the difference being Mentors will be looking more at potential as opposed to something that can be put on submission to publishers right away.
Although the probability of getting matched with a Mentor is low, I'm going for it anyway. Submissions open next week and the match-ups will be announced on November 3rd.
Wish me luck!
GO for it! You never know and you'll regret not trying
ReplyDeleteI agree with Alex, go for it!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Marcy! :)
DeleteHi DL - sounds interesting ... and very good luck - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteThank you, Hilary! :)
DeleteYou never know what you can do till you try! Good Luck!!
ReplyDeleteI almost put you down as a mentor choice, but at the last minute I switched to someone with more mystery writing in their background. Sorry! :)
DeleteHope pitch wars work out for you!
ReplyDeleteThank you! :)
DeleteIt's not looking good, but the attempt was a good experience.
ReplyDeleteThank you!! :)
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