Earlier this year during the Author Mentor Match, I learned about WriteOnCon. I had never heard of this event before, so I decided to investigate. What is WriteOnCon? WriteOnCon is a three-day online conference for creators of children literature or kidlit. It was founded in 2010. Authors, illustrators, agents, and…
While I was on Twitter for the Author Mentor Match (AMM) program, I learned about #PitMad. PitMad is shorthand for Pitch Madness. This was an opportunity for writers to pitch their unpublished, polished manuscripts to agents and editors during a 12-hour period on Thursday, March 5, 2020. Requirements Pitches for…
Author Mentor Match (AMM) is a free program that matches published or soon-to-be-published authors with unagented writers in a mentorship relationship. I learned about it this year and decided to give it a try. Round 7 This year was Round 7 for the volunteer-driven AMM. It included middle-grade (MG), young…
I’m currently reading Writing the Fiction Series by Karen S. Wiesner. This accomplished author has written 136 books over 22 years. This includes 16 series, which makes it clear why she is an authority on writing series. What follows is not a book review, but rather, insights I gained from…
On my down days, I sometimes wonder if I’m too old to publish the novels I’m writing. I know self-publishing is an option, but the lure of traditional publishing is strong for me. School Years I’ve wanted to be an author for as long as I can remember. In elementary…