– What made you apply to #WriteMentor 2018? My story is probably a lot longer than many success stories, so get comfortable! I started writing Chasing Blood & Scoundrels in 2015. After several revisions, a little querying, and a failed R&R, I told myself I was ready to give up on this book and focus on writing something new. I’d
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The first time I got punched in the face, I cried. To be fair, the day was kind of rough to begin with. I’d lost everything—my family, my livelihood, my freedom, my name—and my opponent knocked my contact lens straight out of my eye. On top of being reduced to the gangly, cluelessly flustered #150600, I was now half-blind. Bloody
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After 7 reads in round 1, and another 4 reads in round 2, we feel confident the 6 selected novels for our shortlist really deserve it! Of those 6 selected, they had either 10 or 11 YES votes from their 11 readers. So take heart if you’ve missed out this time – there’s 11 people in my writing group and
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Congratulations on signing with Evernight Teen for you novel, THE WANDERERS! Sarah, what about Brandy’s bio convinced you to sub to them? Well, I was looking for someone who was offering a full manuscript package, because I’d been through several rewrites on my own at the time of applying. I knew I needed someone to take me step by step
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Interview by KC Karr Congratulations on signing with your agent! Hannah, what about Marisa’s bio convinced you to sub to her? Thank you for the kind wishes! At the time I submitted to #WM, I had just lost my first published book deal. I was reeling. I didn’t think I had the strength or the stamina to start from square
Read moreBelow you will find the Longlist, then a list of Notable Mentions, who just missed out, and finally a list of Readers’ Favourites (those who did not make the LL). Right, time to get serious – this was so hard to do – the list is longer than I planned because there were so many novels we couldn’t say NO
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Congratulations on having your novel, Clouded by Envy, published. Tell us a little about the novel. Clouded by Envy is told in dual POV from twin bats, which are fairy-like creatures from another world called Laith. The twins escape their world through a portal of sorts and wind up on Earth in the year 1995. Brenik is one of the
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Interviewed by K.C. Karr Jenny, what about Carolyn’s bio convinced you to sub to her? Carolyn was a ninja, so I couldn’t sub to her. She had to pick me, and I am very pleased she did. Carolyn, what made you fall in love with Daniel Strange and the Prime Minister’s PLOP? Jenny’s book made me laugh. It was ridiculous
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Interview by KC Karr Haleigh, what about Brandy’s bio convinced you to sub to her? Brandy writes YA contemporary romance and so do I, so right away I knew we’d be compatible. What really got me excited, though, is when I read an excerpt of the first chapter of her debut, Meant to be Brokenthat she had posted on her website.
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Information page for 2019 version of the #WriteMentor summer mentoring programme. See our regularly updated list of participating agents for 2019 here: https://write-mentor.com/mentoring-programme/participating-agents-2019/ And here are the Mentors! https://write-mentor.com/mentoring-programme/writementor-2019-meet-the-mentors/ We are making changes to how we run the programme. This is based on feedback from mentors/mentees last year but also based upon making it increasingly flexible for all involved. We
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