Another year of #PitchMe is over, and our finalists killed it. Their pitches logged 84 total likes, several of which came from 2 additional ...

First off, thank you, thank you, thank you for submitting to #PitchMe. This contest doesn't work if we don't get a hefty batch of su...

I've now read every entry, and once again, you guys didn't make it easy on me! Multiple times, I added six or seven entries in a row...

 I've now read all 251--or all 249, as there were several duplicates--of your amazing #PitchMe entries. *collapses on sofa* And my goodn...

I entered Bonnie's first page in this week's in-house critique session over at Authoress's blog . This story is probably closer...

First off, I have to say that I love my critique partners. They're fantastic writers who are at once supportive and insightful. They rea...

I think the inaugural round of "An Agent's Inbox" went pretty well, but since I'm always looking to improve (and since Rou...

With Bob's revision winding down, I find myself in need of a new query. It's still a little rough, but here's what I have so far...

As many of you know, I’ve been neck-deep in reader feedback the last couple of weeks, and as many of you also know, it’s driven me a little ...

RATATOUILLE is one of my favorite Pixar movies. I especially like Anton Ego’s monologue at the end of the film. I won’t quote it verbatim (a...

Do you remember that a cappella singing competition one of the networks aired last year? It was only supposed to last a week, but I stopped ...

Just wanted to make you aware of a few ongoing or upcoming contests. First, KarenG of Coming Down the Mountain is hosting an awesome blog c...

...Check out the latest in-house critique session going on over at the Miss Snark's First Victim blog. The entries are all 250 words fr...

Check out the Drop the Needle critique session Authoress is hosting over the next few days (including a few lines from Bob--he's #11). ...

Check out this month's Secret Agent contest , which features an entry from yours truly (I'm #7). Each entry is the first 250 words o...