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Giveaway: Save The Cat! by Blake Snyder

December 7, 2020Contests, LiteraryAdapt, Adult, advise, Authors, プレゼント, แจก, Blake Snyder, Cadeau, Career, Поддавки, 공짜, 贈品, Film, Formula, Giveaway, Hierdie 1994 het Die, Improve, Industry, Jessica Brody, Magbigay ng kaaway, Manuscript, Middle Grade, Novel, Prozradí, Publishing, Save The Cat!, Save The Cat! Writes A Novel, Screenplay, Sorteo, Tabhair, Teach, Werbegeschenk, Writers, Young Adult, الهبهpdpabst

As writer’s, we are always looking for ways to improve our writing. We will accept advise from authors, editors, or anyone in the publishing industry. One book that has gotten great acclaim for teaching writers is Save The Cat! by Blake Snyder. While this is geared toward screenplay writers, it has helped the careers of many novel writers. Which led to it being adapted into Save The Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody.

So, for holiday cheer, I’m giving away both! One for a writer interested in the screeplay version and one to an author interested in the novel version. Constest ends December 21, 2021 at 12:00am.

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As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Avengers Of Colour Mentorship

August 19, 2020Literary, Mentor ProgramAdult, advise, akıl hocalığı, Application, Authors, Avengers, Avengers Of Colour, การให้คําปรึกษา, books, Critique, Diversity, Наставництва, Наставничества, Наставничество, Editing, Experience, 멘토링, faridah àbíké-íyímídé, Feedback, Fiction, Globa, GMT, Guidelines, Καθοδήγηση, lærimeistara, Manuscript, meantóireacht, Mentor, Mentora, Mentorat, Mentori, mentoria, Mentoring, Mentoringu, Mentors, Mentorschap, Mentorship, Mentorskap, Mentorství, mentorstvo, Middle Grade, New Adult, ni, Non-Fiction, People of Color, Pitches, POC, Professionals, Published, Query, Query Package, Rules, Stories, Submissions, Synopsis, Tutoraggio, Tutoría, Twitter, Ungented, مربی, vaaiga, Winners, Writers, Young Adult, 商友, 商友。, 指導, הדרכה, الارشادpdpabst

Avengers of Colour is a mentorship program created by faridah àbíké-íyímídé for unagented writers of color who are ready to query but need help with their query package. Winners will receive professional help from experienced (agented and traditionally published) authors of color. Feedback will be given on editing the authors first 25 pages of their manuscript, query letter, synopsis and pitches.

Manuscripts must be finished though the query package doesn’t have to be perfect. The mentors will help with that, as long as writers are near ready to query. Current mentors are:

Middle Grade Mentors

YA Mentors

New Adult Mentors

Adult Mentors

Submissions open August 27, 2020 and close August 31, 2020. The link to the application will go live on the Avengers Twitter at Midnight EST / 5am GMT. Be sure and read the complete guidelines! As always, good luck!

P. Pabst

Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Pikes Peak Writers Conference

February 17, 2020Literary, Writing Conferences & Getawaysadvise, Agents, Allegory, Aquiring Editors, Authors, Best-Sellers, Bond Literary, books, Chuck Wendig, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Del Rey, Del Rey Books, Delilah Dawson, Editors, Feedback, Inspiration, International, Laura DiSilverio, Learning, Literary Agency, Manuscripts, Mary Jo Putney, Nelson Literary Agency, New Leaf Literary, New York TImes Best Sellers, Opportunity, P.S. Literary, Pikes Peak Writers Conference, Plum Bay Books, Professionals, Random House, Reavis Wortham, Registration, Speakers, Stories, The Lark Group, The Seymour Agency, Tor/Forge, Writerspdpabst

Pikes Peak Writers Conference is an opportunity to get literary advise from a professional in the business or get invaluable feedback on your manuscript. The conference will be April 17-19, 2020 held in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Delilah Dawson (New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Phasma and more!)
Laura DiSilverio (National bestselling and award-winning author of 21 mystery, suspense and young adult sci-fi novels.)
Mary Jo Putney (New York Times bestselling author, won ten RWA RITA nominations, two RITA wins, and received RWA’s 2013 Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award.)
Chuck Wendig (New York Time bestselling author of Star Wars: Aftermath, alongside other works across comics, games, film, and more.)
Reavis Wortham (Spur Award winner and author of historical mysteries and contempory westerns.)

ACQUIRING EDITORS:

Ty Drago (Allegory an SF, Fantasy & Horror Magazine)
Claire Eddy (Tor/Forge)
Tom Hoeler (Del Rey Books, and imprint of Random House Books)
Claire McKinney (Plum Bay Books)

AGENTS:

Becky LeJeune (Bond Literary Agency)
Angie Hodapp (Nelson Literary Agency, LLC)
Maureen Moretti (P.S. Literary)
Devin Ross (New Leaf Literary)
Lesley Sabga (The Seymour Agency)
Abby Saul (The Lark Group)

For more authors and specialist, go here. And be sure to register before the workshop fills up and make your reservations at the DoubleTree by Hilton Colorado Spring. As always, have fun!

P.D. Pabst

STORMRISE by Jillian Boehme Released Today! (Yes, this is Authoress!) + Giveaway

September 24, 2019LiteraryAdmired, advise, Announcement, Aspiring, Author, Authoress, プレゼント, Çekiliş, หวย, แจก, bonus, Book, Book Deal, Caring, Contests, Creative, Critiques, dalu, Debut, Disquise, Dragon, Поддавки, Піддавки, editor, 공짜, 赠品, Fantasy, Feedback, Giveaway, Giveback, Heart, Incognito, indice, Λοταρία, Jilian Boehme, Kingdom, Loteria, Lotteri, lotteria, Love, Macmillan, Magic, Miss Snark's First Victim, Neshu, paripahan, Passion, Prozradí, Publishing, Rafflecopter, Rain, Reader, Reading, Rifa, Secret, Sorteio, Sorteo, Soul, STORMRISE, Story, Success, Talented, Tombola, Unveiling, نوعی بازی قدیمی, War Camps, Warrior, Win, Writer, Writingpdpabst

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I’m pleased to announce that the author many of us have admired, Jillian Boehme, has her debut novel released today…STORMRISE! Jillian kept her identity secret for many years, pledging she’d only reveal herself when she got a book deal. Watching her progress over the years and waiting for the unveiling was like watching the final episode of the Masked Singer. This was because her talent and passion shown through every post, so by the end of her secrecy, all her fans were on the edge of their seats singing “Whooooo are you, who-who?”

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Many of us learned to love her as Authoress on her blog Miss Snark’s First Victim. She gave awesome advise to aspiring writers, edited and gave critiques, and had many contests to help authors get agents. Yes, all while being incognito. She poured her heart and soul into her blog, so not know who she was still made it easy to connect to her. We knew it was a human behind the hat and not a BOT. (See what I did there? Fans and Jillian might be the only ones to get this, so reader don’t fret.)

But let’s talk about why you’re really here. STORMRISE! A combat warrior will risk everything to awaken the dragons and save her kingdom.

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If Rain weren’t a girl, she would be respected as a Neshu combat master. Instead, her gender dooms her to a colorless future. When an army of nomads invades her kingdom, and a draft forces every household to send one man to fight, Rain takes her chance to seize the life she wants.

Knowing she’ll be killed if she’s discovered, Rain purchases powder made from dragon magic that enables her to disguise herself as a boy. Then she hurries to the war camps, where she excels in her training―and wrestles with the voice that has taken shape inside her head. The voice of a dragon she never truly believed existed.

As war looms and Rain is enlisted into an elite, secret unit tasked with rescuing the High King, she begins to realize this dragon tincture may hold the key to her kingdom’s victory. For the dragons that once guarded her land have slumbered for centuries . . . and someone must awaken them to fight once more.

So, without delay, go purchase it now, or ask for it from your local library! Let’s show Jillian the love and support she has shown us for so many years! And if your hoping to keep a copy for yourself without purchasing, just enter the Rafflecopter below for your chance to win a copy!

All my LOVE to Jillian and the hopes of a very successful debut!

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Pikes Peak Writers Conference

January 26, 2019Literary, Writing Conferences & Getawaysadvise, Agents, Aquiring Editors, Authors, Best-Sellers, Bond Literary, books, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Crooked Lane Books, Del Rey, Editors, Feedback, Film Producer, Inspiration, International, Learning, Literary Agency, Manuscripts, New Leaf Literary, New York TImes Best Sellers, Opportunity, Penquin, Pikes Peak Writers Conference, Professionals, Random House, Registration, Speakers, Stories, The Seymour Agency, Writers, Writers Housepdpabst

Pikes Peak Writers Conference is an opportunity to get literary advise from a professional in the business or get invaluable feedback on your manuscript. The conference will be May 3-5, 2019 held in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Susan Wiggs (International and #1 New York Times best-selling author)
Rachel Howzell Hall (New York Times best-selling author)
John Gilstrap (New York Times best-selling author and film producer)
Anne Bishop (New York Times best-selling author)

ACQUIRING EDITORS:

Faith Black Ross (Crooked Lane Books)
Tom Hoeler (Del Rey an imprint of Random House Books)
Stacey Barney (G.P. Putnam’s Sons and imprint of Penguin)

AGENTS:

Victoria Doherty Munro (Writers House)
Lesley Sabga (The Seymour Agency)
Becky LeJune (Bond Literary)
Suzie Townsend (New Leaf Literary)

For more authors and specialist, go here. And be sure to register before the workshop fills up. As always, have fun!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Pikes Peak Writers Conference

January 26, 2018Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAdult, advise, Agents, Anita Blake: Vampire Series, Authors, books, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Corvisiero Literary Agency, Critiques, DeFiore and Company, Editors, Feedback, Fiction, Film, Hugo Award, Jim Butcher, Jolly Fish Press, Kensington Publishing, L. Perkins Agency, Laurell K Hamilton, Lee & Low Books, Manuscripts, Marriott, Mary Robinette Kowal, Middle Grade, Nelson Literary Agency, New York TImes Best Sellers, Opportunity, Pikes Peak Writers Conference, Publishers, Sourcebooks, Stonesong, Stories, The Dresden Files, Titan Books, Tu Books, Workshop, Writers, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Jim Butcher (NYT Bestseller of The Dresden Files, which is also a TV Series.)
Laurell K Hamilton (NYT Bestseller of Anita Blake: Vampire Series)
Mary Robinette Kowal (Award winning author and finalist for Hugo Awards.)
Jonathan Mayberry (NYT bestseller & five-time Bramstoker Award winner.)

ACQUIRING EDITORS:

Martin Biro (Kensington Publishing)
Steve Saffel (Titan Books)
Kelsy Thompson (Jolly Fish Press)
Deb Werksman (Sourcebooks)
Stacy Whitman (Tu Books, imprint of Lee & Low Books)

AGENTS:

Melissa Edwards (Stonesong)
Angie Hodapp & Quressa Robinson (Nelson Literary Agency, LLC)
Gabrielle Piraino (DeFiore and Company)
Justin Wells (Corvisiero Literary Agency)
Maximilian Ximenez (L. Perkins Agency)

For more authors and specialist, go here. And be sure to register before the workshop fills up and make your reservations at the Colorado Springs Marriott. As always, have fun!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

San Miguel Writers’ Conference & Literary Festival

January 19, 2018Literary, Writing Conferences & Getawaysadvise, Art, Authors, Canada, Columnist, Craft, Creativity, Culture, Emma Donoghue, Escape, Europe, Experts, Film, Food, Industry, Jane Friedman, John Vaillant, Jorge Volpi, Joseph Boyden, Learning, Literary, Literary Festival, Manuscripts, Mexico, Novelists, NYT Bestseller, Poet, Pulitzer Prize, Readers, Rita Dove, San Miguel, Skills, Speakers, Stories, Teaching, The Hot Sheet, United States, Vacation, Wally Lamb, Workshop, Writer's Conference, Writers, Writingpdpabst

The best thing about writing conferences and literary festivals is the luxury of learning while on vacation! If you have an itch to get away but want to keep your writing skills tuned, escape to San Miguel Writers’ Conference & Literary Festival.

As the largest and most prestigious co-cultural, bi-lingual literary gathering in the Americas, each February the San Miguel Writers’ Conference & Literary Festival attracts distinguished authors, established and emerging writers, industry experts, teaching professionals, and avid readers from the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Europe.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Wally Lamb: Author of six New York Times Bestsellers.
Jane Friedman: Co-Founder of The Hot Sheet, columnist, speaker, and Author .
Rita Dove: U.S. Poet Leareate and recipient of the Pulitzer Prize.
John Vaillant: Award-winning author of fiction and non-fiction.
Jorge Volpi: Author of over 20 novels and an international bestseller.
Joseph Boyden: Award-winning Canadian novelist and short story writer.
Emma Donoghue: International bestseller of Room (the film adaptatoin was nominated for four academy awards).

And don’t forget, conferences are tax deductible! Get you seat fast because the conference is February 14-18, 2018. Have fun!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Happy Writer Days $2000 Giveaway in Coaching and Classes

December 6, 2017Contests, Literary, Mentor Program, Webinar/Workshopadvise, agent, Authors, Authros, Classes, Coaching, Critique, Elise Capron, Enter, Fiction, Free, Giveaway, Happy Writer Days, Lauren marie Fleming, Manuscript, Mentors, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Query, Sandra Dijkstra & Associates, Stories, Winter Writing, Workshops, Writers, Writingpdpabst

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Lauren Marie Fleming is hosting a Happy Writer Days giveaway. The prize(s) are worth over $2000 in coaching and writing classes. Writer will need to enter by December 10, 2017. Along with the prize(s) will be a free critique of a query letter by literary agent Elise Capron of Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency.

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There are also free workshops for everyone all week long. If you miss one, you can watch the replay for free too! So, if you want some cool advise on the manuscript you’re writing, go here for a chance to win and to sign up for the free workshops!

Have a great writerly day!

P.D. Pabst
Writer and blogger of MG/YA fiction.

@WriteOnCon Campaign Has Begun for Critiques and Chats. You Can Also Register for the Conference in February 2018!

November 1, 2017Critiques, Literary, Writing Conferences & Getawaysadvise, Affordable, Authors, Beth Revis, Book ARC, Bradford Literary Agency, Calendar, Campaigne, Carrie Pestritto, Chats, Childrens Books, Clarissa Wong, Conference, Corvisiero Literary Agency, CP Partners, Critiques, Cynthia Leitich Smith, D4EO Literary, Editors, Entangled Publishing, Eric Smith, February, Feedback, Fiction, Fulls, Giveaways, HarperCollins Children's, Heather Howland, Illustrators, Kaitlyn Johnson, Kelly Van Sant, Kidlit, Learn, Lisa Maxwell, Literary Agents, Manuscripts, Marsal Lyon LIterary, Mingle, Natalie Lakosi, New York TImes Best Sellers, Non-Fiction, Non-Published, Opportunity, P.S. Literary, Partials, Patricia Nelson, Phone Calls, Prospect Agency, Published, Publishers, Publishing Industry, Queries, Raffles, Sara Raasch, Stories, Teach, Triada US, Virtual Conference, Vlogs, WriteOnCon, Writers, Writing, Writing Info, Young Adult Bookspdpabst

WriteOnCon is an online conference for kidlit writers and illustrators to teach, learn, and mingle. You do not have to be published to attend, nor do you have to leave your house! And if you think I’ve been sitting on my laptop waiting for the campaign to start, YOU ARE RIGHT! The campaign often has very affordable critiques and I WANT IN!

During the campaign, writers can purchase critiques of their queries, partial pages, or full manuscripts from NYT Best Selling Authors, publishing editors, or literary agents. Writers can even purchase calls from a couple of literary agents to discuss the publishing industry. Some of the participants of the crits or chats include:

Kaitlyn Johnson, literary agent at Corvisiero Literary Agency
Natalie Lakosi, literary at Bradford Literary Agency
Lisa Maxwell, NYT best-selling author of THE LAST MAGICIAN
Patricia Nelson, literary agent at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
Carrie Pestritto, literary agent at Prospect Agency
Sara Raasch, NYT best-selling author of the SNOW LIKE ASHES trilogy
Beth Revis, NYT best-selling author of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, A WORLD WITHOUT YOU, and STAR WARS REBEL RISING
Eric Smith, associate literary agent at PS Literary
Lauren Spieller, assistant literary agent at Triada US
Clarissa Wong, an editor at HarperCollins Children’s
Heather Howland, senior editor at Entangled Publishing
Cynthia Leitich Smith, NYT best-selling author of the TANTALIZE series, FERAL series, JINGLE DANCER, and more
Kelly Van Sant, literary agent at D4EO Literary Agency
And more!

All purchases appear to include conference registration and entry into a raffle to win a critique, book ARC, or a phone call from an agent! (There will be multiple winners.) And of course, you can purchase only the conference if not interested in any of the critiques. The prices are:

General Admission: $1
Full Conference Admission: $5
Extended Admission: $10

No, you’re not reading those numbers wrong! This will be the cheapest conference you will ever attend that will be packed with hundreds and hundreds of dollars worth of information from the comforts of your home! What else could you ask for? For complete information of what the tiered admissions cover and to search through critiques you might want to purchase, go to the campaign page. The crowdfunding will end on December 7, 2017. so hurry if you want to purchase a critique. They’re going fast.

As for the conference, it’ll be February 9th – 11th, 2018. Mark your calendars and I hope to see you there, uh, virtually of course!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Pitch Wars Webinar with Michele Rubin of Cornerstones US

May 5, 2017Literaryadvise, agent, Ask Questions, Authors, Cornerstones Literary Consultancy, Cornerstones UK, Cornerstones US, editor, Learning, Managing Editor, Manuscripts, Michele, Michele Rubin, Pitch Wars, Publishing, Publishing Industry, Webinar/Workshop, Writers, Writers Housepdpabst

WEBINARS

The Pitch Wars Webinar will be on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 from 8:30pm-9:30pm EST. The speaker will be the Managing Editor at Cornerstones US, Michele Rubin. She previously had been a Senior Executive Literary Agent with Writer’s House for almost 25 years where she represented everything across the board before joining the literary consultancy team at Cornerstones. Join this webinar and ask Michele all of your burning industry questions—no topic is off limits!

While the cost is free, there is a limited seat of 50. However, if you can’t make the event, the webinar will be prerecorded for access afterwards.

About Michele Rubin . . .

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Michele Rubin was a literary agent at Writers House for 25 years, leaving agenting in 2013 to work full-time as a freelance editor, writer, ghostwriter, and conductor of writing workshops. Her areas of expertise and interest are broad; she is open to all genres. Michele is a Cornerstones industry editor.

As for myself, I’m thrilled to say she is my editor at Cornerstones US and I can’t wait to get her feedback! Now, go forth and learn a lot!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

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