#PitchWars: Suggested Readings

With Pitch Wars submissions opening just two days away, I've been compiling some articles, blog entries, and essays that you may wish to peruse as you put the finishing touches on your entries.

On Writing

Baker's Dozen Slush Reader Jodi Meadows: Common Problems with Beginnings

Samhain Publishing: Common Mark-Ups

Agent Janet Reid: How Good is Good Enough?

Pitch Wars Mentor Jaye Robin Brown: Are Online Pitch Contests For You?

On Social Media

Pitch Wars Mentor Erica Chapman: Social Media & You: The Basics

Self-Published Author Leigh Ann Kopans: Publishing 101: Working on Your Platform

Lifehacked: The Ultimate Social Media Guide for Writers

On Submission

Dahlia Andrews: On Querying and Subbing Simultaneously 

Author Ilona Andrews: Queries: Common Issues

Agent Janet Reid: 10 Things to Do While Agents Dawdle Around with your full manuscript

Pitch Wars Agent Agent Carly Watters: What are agents looking for in a writer?

Ilona Andrews: Do I Need an Agent?

On Pitch Wars

Pitch Wars Advice

What I Learned from Last Year's Pitch Wars

Pitch Wars Round-Up: Data-Driven Edition
2012 #PitchWars #askmentor Answers