Rooting For U Pod

Welcome to Rooting for U Pod, a publishing podcast!

Where to find us:

Instagram: @rootingforupod

Elle Taylor

Twitter: @astorytotelle

Website https://elletaylorwriter.wordpress.com/

Peace Zodanou

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peacezodanou/

Some media we mentioned during this episode:

Yellow Jackets - TV show

Dr Romantic - KDrama

Abbott Elementary - TV show

Welcome to Rooting for U Pod, a publishing podcast!

Where to find us:

Instagram: @rootingforupod

Elle Taylor

Twitter: @astorytotelle

Website https://elletaylorwriter.wordpress.com/

Peace Zodanou

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peacezodanou/

BOOKS

The Honeys by Ryan La Sala

The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton

MOVIES and TV shows

Candyman

The Last Of Us

The Menu

Ginny & Georgia show

Black Panther Wakanda Forever

Ocean's Eight

Do Revenge

OTHER

Notion

Plottr

Storygraph

Agatha Christie

Welcome to Rooting for U Pod, a publishing podcast!

Where to find us:

Instagram: @rootingforupod

Elle Taylor

Twitter: @astorytotelle

Website https://elletaylorwriter.wordpress.com/

Peace Zodanou

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peacezodanou/

PODCASTS TO LISTEN TO OVER THE SUMMER

Off The Publishing Persuasion with Melanie Schubert and Angela Montoya (great interviews from writers at various levels of their publishing journeys, agents and other publishing professionals)

Written in Melanin with C. M. Lockhart a Black Indie author (all about the how-to of indie publishing but from a Black Woman and small business owner)

Behind The Typewriter with Yasemin Anders and Nina Weiss (all about the how to of the writing process, taking you back to basics.)

Publishing Rodeo All the hard facts and candid anecdotes from writers about traditional publishing and their own journeys.

Welcome to Rooting for U Pod, a publishing podcast!

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Where to find us:

Twitter: @RootingForUPod

Instagram: @rootingforupod

Elle Taylor

Twitter: @astorytotelle

Website https://elletaylorwriter.wordpress.com/

Peace Zodanou

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peacezodanou/

Welcome to Rooting for U Pod, a publishing podcast!

Where to find us:

Twitter: @RootingForUPod

Instagram: @rootingforupod

Elle Taylor

Twitter: @astorytotelle

Website https://elletaylorwriter.wordpress.com/

Peace Zodanou

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peacezodanou/

Welcome to Rooting for U Pod, a publishing podcast!

How to write a logline: https://twitter.com/juliayorks/status/1371872855173050370?s=46&t=knboUutScxtmJ2CczbjHoQ

Current pitch contests that happen at least once a year:

PitBlk - June

DVPit - Aug

APIPit - May

SWANAPit - May

LatinxPitch - Sep

PitDark - Oct

PitchDis - Jun

MoodPitch - Apr 6th

IWSGPit - TBA

WMPitch (associated with WriteMentor Mentorship program) - Apr

RevPit (associated with RevPit Mentorship program) - Mar

PitchMe (associated with PitchMe Mentorship program) - TBD

Where to find us:

Twitter: @RootingForUPod

Instagram: @rootingforupod

Elle Taylor

Twitter: @astorytotelle

Website https://elletaylorwriter.wordpress.com/

Peace Zodanou

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peacezodanou/

Welcome to Rooting for U Pod, a publishing podcast!

General Tweet About Feedback with a useful graphic: https://twitter.com/MaryRobinette/status/871025956613480448?s=20&t=dHKT9AdJ37EweJBHKLGHKw

Where to find us online:

Twitter: @RootingForUPod

Instagram: @rootingforupod

Elle Taylor

Twitter: @astorytotelle

Website https://elletaylorwriter.wordpress.com/

Peace Zodanou

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peacezodanou/

Welcome to Rooting for U Pod, a publishing podcast!

General Tweet About Feedback with a useful graphic: https://twitter.com/MaryRobinette/status/871025956613480448?s=20&t=dHKT9AdJ37EweJBHKLGHKw

Where to find us online:

Twitter: @RootingForUPod

Instagram: @rootingforupod

Elle Taylor

Twitter: @astorytotelle

Website https://elletaylorwriter.wordpress.com/

Peace Zodanou

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peacezodanou/

Welcome to Rooting for U Pod, a publishing podcast!

General Tweet About Feedback with a useful graphic:

Where to find us online:

Twitter: @RootingForUPod

Instagram: @rootingforupod

Elle Taylor

Twitter: @astorytotelle

Website https://elletaylorwriter.wordpress.com/

Peace Zodanou

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peacezodanou/

Welcome to Rooting for U Pod, a publishing podcast!

List of currently active mentorship programs:

RevPit - SUBMISSIONS OPEN MAR 6

WriteTeam Mentorship - MENTEE APPLICATIONS OPEN MAR 1ST

We Need Diverse Books Mentorship - Previously a September Start Date

Las Musas Hermanas Mentorship Program - APPLICATIONS OPEN FEB 1 AND CLOSE FEB 28

PBRisingStars (picture books) - APPLICATIONS OPEN APR 17 AND CLOSE APR 27

Smoochpit (adult romance) - APPLICATIONS IN SEP

Editor-Writer Mentorship through the word https://www.thewordfordiversity.org/editor-writer-mentorship - UPDATES COMING SOON

WriteMentor - DATE TBA

List of mentorships with no current update yet:

Author Mentor Match

DVMentor

Where to find us online:

Twitter: @RootingForUPod

Instagram: @rootingforupod

Elle Taylor

Twitter: @astorytotelle

Website https://elletaylorwriter.wordpress.com/

Jessica Parra's  (My Mentor) Book Preorder: (https://read.macmillan.com/lp/rubi-ramoss-recipe-for-success/)  AND Add to GR (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61885111-rubi-ramos-s-recipe-for-success)

Peace Zodanou

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peacezodanou/