Welcome! Welcome to Pitch Wars 2020!! This year, Remy Lai and I are mentoring Middle Grade. What exactly is Pitch Wars? It's a mentoring program for unagented writers. You can read more about it here. We’ll get to our wish list in a moment, but first, a little about us, your potential … [Read more...]
The Pitch Wars 2019 Team PITA Mentor Wish List!
Welcome to Pitch Wars 2019!! This year, we are mentoring Middle Grade. What exactly is Pitch Wars? It’s a mentoring program for unagented writers. You can read more about it here. We’ll get to our wish list in a moment, but first, a little about us, your potential … [Read more...]
Fun in the Windy City!!
I visited Chicago for two fantastic MIDSUMMER'S MAYHEM events! First, a panel at beautiful Anderson's Bookshop Downers Grove with awesome fellow MG authors, Karla Manternach, Malayna Evans, and Niki Lenz and moderated by Kim Long! I got to catch up with high school and college friends as well as … [Read more...]
ALL THE MAYHEM Tour Part 1: Third Place Books in Seattle!
This July I had the great pleasure doing a MIDSUMMER'S MAYHEM west coast tour with my wonderful friend and fellow debut novelist, Chris Baron, and his gorgeous novel in verse, ALL OF ME! Our first stop was Third Place Books in Seattle, WA. We met up and baked with my Pitch Wars mentor, Joy … [Read more...]
Release Day for MIDSUMMER’S MAYHEM!
On June 11, 2019, MIDSUMMER'S MAYHEM officially released to the world! I spent part of the day visiting two of my favorite local independent bookstores, The Silver Unicorn Bookstore and The Concord Bookshop, gazing at my book on the shelves and signing copies: . . I made sure … [Read more...]
The Official #TeamPITA 2018 Wish List, Part 1!
Welcome, wonderful writers! We are so glad you’re here! We’ll get to our wishlist in a moment, but first, a little about us, your potential mentors. Remy Lai writes and draws stories for kids. She lives in Brisbane, Australia, where she can often be found exploring the woods with her two dogs. … [Read more...]
My Successful Pitch and Query
The query trenches can be really rough. I thought it might be helpful for folks to see my successful 2017 Pitch Wars pitch and the query letter that got me offers and eventually led to my signing with my amazing agent, Brent Taylor of Triada US. If you are interested in reading my 2017 Pitch … [Read more...]
It’s Official!
I'm honored and ecstatic to be chosen as a Pitch Wars 2018 middle grade mentor! Pitch Wars is a mentoring program in which published/agented authors help unagented writers revise their manuscripts until they shine. This culminates in an agent showcase during which the manuscript pitches/beginnings … [Read more...]