Today I talk about every writer's favorite (or most dreaded?) month of the year: National Novel Writing Month! Formed by Chris Baty in 1999, National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo) "is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that believes in the transformational power of creativity. We provide the structure, community, and encouragement to help people find their voices, achieve creative goals, and build new worlds—on and off the page." So much more than just 50,000 words in a month!

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*Jenna DeVillier – YA Fantasy Writer

Episode 3 will be released on November 16! I hope you join us. As always, stay inspired, and happy querying!

Today I talk about the annual writing mentorship contest PitchWars! PitchWars was launched by Brenda Drake in 2012 (boy, was I off with my guess of 2014 in the episode!), and has since grown into the biggest writing contest around. And now that we're in the midst of the waiting period for those who submitted this year, I thought I would talk about what PitchWars is, how to stay sane during the wait, and why, even if you don't get a single request, it's not because you're a bad writer (honest!).

Mentions:

*Pitch Wars

*Xiran Jay Zhao/IRON WIDOW

*Rosiee Thor/TARNISHED ARE THE STARS

*Basic Pitches Podcast

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Episode 2 will be released on October 26! I hope you join us. As always, stay inspired, and happy querying!

Today I talk to querying fantasy writer Morgan Hazelwood! Morgan is known, especially in the YA community, for her community building through the PitchWars hopefuls Facebook groups. In this episode we discuss:

*How she came to be an admin for the PitchWars groups on Facebook ("I like helping people")

*Her love of writing fantasy across all age categories

*Using fantasy to explore what it means to be human

*The importance of taking intentional breaks!

*#PITCHWARRIORS | Facebook || Pitch Wars YA Subgroup | Facebook

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Podcast: Writing Tips and Writerly Musings (fireside.fm)

Youtube: Morgan Hazelwood - YouTube

Morgan Hazelwood: Writer In Progress – Sharing Writing Tips & Writerly Musings

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Episode 7 will be released on June 29! I hope you join us. As always, stay inspired, and happy querying!