As if the question ‘Wanna pitch to an agent or editor’ isn’t
enough.
Hello! A huge thanks to all my wonderful hosts as I run all
over cyberspace talking about Agent/Editor Shop at the Musetracks blog.
In this crazy world of easy access to information, it’s also
easy to miss huge opportunities, or forget! Because I get so many comments that
writers either forgot, or didn’t know Musetracks did pitch sessions, I asked a
bunch of fellow writers, bloggers and readers to help me spread the word.
For those of you who don’t me, I’m Candi Wall, one of the
authors who co-contribute to the Musetracks blog. Jennifer Bray-Weber,
Marie-Claude Bourque, and Stacey Purcell are my super smart co-contributors and
goodness knows where I’d be without them!
I’ve been hosting acquiring Agents at Musetracks for almost
two years, and only recently, we decided to add editors as our guest. We’ve
been lucky to have agents like Melissa Jeglinski, Jessica Alvarez, Mollie
Glick, Becky Vinter, Kevan Lyon, Scott Eagan, Lois Winston, Jill Marsal,
Michelle Grajkowski, Kimberley Cameron, Emmanuella Alspaugh (now Morgan), Laura
Bradford, Jenny Bent, Sara Crowe, Weronika Janczuk and Stan Soper.
Our guest editors thus far have been Rhonda Penders w/ The
Wild Rose Press, Jennifer Miller w/ Samhain Publishing, Debby Gilbert w/ Soul
Mate Publishing, Beth Walker w/ Secret Cravings Publishing, and the editors at
Books To Go Now have booked three dates in the future!
What we offer is a ‘Pitch Day’. I only take 30 pitches, and
only the first thirty VIABLE pitches that come in on pitch day will be seen by
the agent or editor. And I will warn you, I’m a stickler for following
guidelines. If you don’t include exactly what is in the rules… I delete without
prejudice. And I delete quite a few. (And yes, I receive plenty of hate mail.)
You can find us here:
Musetracks
and there is a sidebar with Agent/Editor Shop dates and attending professionals
You can find the rules for pitching here:
Musetracks
Agent/Editor Shop rules Please read them carefully!
I've also created a Yahoo group so writers can sign up to
receive Agent/Editor Shop updates. I only send messages with agent/editor
attendance updates, reminders of pitch dates, and any information about the
contests we run on pitch day. Usually a giveaway or a chance to comment for the
Top Pitch Slot. You can request to join here:
Easy as pie! We welcome every stage of writer and at
Musetracks, we strive to help other writers, the way we were all helped when we
first started out, and the way we are supported today.
Hope to see you all at a pitch day, and if not, feel free to
pass the word along to others.
Happy reading and writing!
~Candi
A little about Candi:
Candi Wall is an author of contemporary romance, and YA.
Her début novel PRIMITIVE
NIGHTS released from Samhain in Jan 2013, and STAY,
the first in the Changing Tides series releases from Samhain on Aug 6th
2013.
She’s a mother of four (21,17,12,9), a rescuer of six (4
dogs & 2 cats), proud auntie of too many to count, a soon-to-be grandmother
and great-auntie, a retired Cub Scout leader of 16 years, an avid animal
lover/protector and ex-animal control officer. Oh yeah, and wife. J
You can find her here:
