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Martha Chargot

Apr 19, 20223 min read

Sample Twitter Pitches for Popular Novels

Writing a pitch for a Twitter pitch party can feel paralyzingly important. You have a lot of information to convey in a small space...

Martha Chargot

Apr 12, 20223 min read

Is My Book More Suited to Traditional or Self-Publishing?

It’s a question our team hears all the time. In reality, there are major successes for every style of book...

Martha Chargot

Apr 5, 20225 min read

Beginner’s Guide to Query Letters: The 8 Essentials of Your Initial Pitch

Just like your first page, this needs to hook an agent to want to learn more about your story. In this case, that means having the data...

Martha Chargot

Mar 29, 20225 min read

The Reasons Why Querying is So Much Harder Right Now

Just a few days ago, I watched an interesting video by Alexa Donne, who I respect very much, on the rise of publishing scams right now...

Martha Chargot

Mar 22, 20224 min read

Should Pitch Parties Add Age Diversity Tags?

Why do I find so little competition in characters of advanced age, and should we be doing something about it? I would like to think yes...

Martha Chargot

Mar 8, 20226 min read

Where You’re Getting Stuck Querying and What it Means

Querying is the worst, and rejection is a huge part of it. In fact, on average, querying authors will receive 100 rejections, but...

Martha Chargot

Mar 1, 20223 min read

What Can an Indie Editor Do for My Book?

We’re here to give you an overview of the kinds of outcomes you can expect when working with an independent editor...

Martha Chargot

Feb 22, 20225 min read

#PitMad is Dead! What Can I Do Now?

There have been several communities who have decided well before now that they’d like to host their own pitch event…