It’s Monday, August 27, which can only mean one thing in writer-land…
THE PITCHWARS SUB WINDOW IS OFFICIALLY OPEN!!
I submitted my materials last night and promptly shut off my light and went to sleep.
Do I think I’ll be chosen this year?… I mean, never say never, right? This is my fourth year entering PitchWars. My first year I didn’t get any interest whatsoever (this was with my first novel, SOULREADER). The second year, I felt I had significantly revised my query and manuscript for SOULREADER, so I submitted it again. I got bites from two mentors, but wasn’t chosen.
Last year, I submitted (a much earlier draft of) SHADOW OF THE NECROPOLIS, and got a bit of mentor interest again. This year? Who knows? I feel pretty good about this current draft, though, so it’s possible!
In the meantime, while we all wait until the picks are announced on October 12, I have a handful of queries out, so maybe those will get some interest! I’m also planning on starting an outline for a new writing project this week. I’m not sure which of two stories I want to work on yet, but I’m excited!
To my fellow PitchWars hopefuls (especially all you wonderful people writing YA fantasy!), good luck! You’re all doing amazing work, and I wish we could all get chosen 😉
Postscript
(I’m still reading the two books I mentioned last time. Grad school has Begun. Whoops.)
