(When I was a mentee in 2014, I wound up cutting 27k words and adding 24k during Pitch Wars.
More than anything else, we’re also looking for a mentee who is willing to work hard–who isn’t afraid of multiple revisions or revising extensive chunks of the manuscript. Manuscripts that don’t have a voice we connect with are a much harder sell. We’re looking for characters we can root for and want to spend time with. We’ll consider more serious contemporary novels as well, provided that the voice is striking. We’ll also accept lighter contemporary novels with a healthy side of romance (Stephanie Perkins, Kasie West, Darcy Wood). If your novel makes us think of POLDARK or NORTH AND SOUTH (the BBC version), there’s a good chance we will like it. We’re also suckers for a well-drawn historical novel (think Stacey Lee’s YA novels). For example: Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman’s ILLUMINAE, Megan Spooner and Amie Kaufman’s THESE SHATTERED STARS, Lois Bujold’s Miles Vorkosigan series, etc. In terms of sci-fi, we like light sci-fi (more driven by characters than by technology), particularly where there is a good romance or a satirical touch. We’re also looking for clever fairy tale retellings or reimaginings (like Roshani Chokshi’s STAR-TOUCHED QUEEN, or Marissa Meyer’s CINDER series). Some fantasy authors we enjoy: Sarah Maas, Leigh Bardugo, Laini Taylor, Kiersten White, Marie Rutkowski, Megan Whalen Turner, Maggie Stiefvater. We’re even open to a futuristic fantasy that doesn’t reek of dystopia (like Susan Ee’s ANGELFALL or Vic James’ upcoming THE GILDED CAGE). We’re looking for immersive world-building, vivid characters, and a good romance is always a plus. We love it in all its iterations: historical, contemporary, other world. First, what we’re looking for:īoth of us are big fans of speculative fiction, particularly fantasy. I’ll get to why we’re awesome in a minute. This is my second year as a mentor and Erin’s first, but we are so thrilled to be working together! This year, the lovely Erin Summerill and I (Rosalyn Eves) are co-mentoring for Pitch Wars.
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