Literary agents are a big part of the traditional publishing process. So big, we can’t fit it all into one episode!  In part one, we talk about what an agent does, how to find one that’s right for you, and how to know if an agent is legitimate.  Whether you’re first-drafting or #amquerying, we hope to shed some light on the subject.

And join us next time for part two!

Episode 4: Agents and Querying (Air Time 29:58)

SHOW NOTES

Writer’s Market

QueryTracker https://querytracker.net/

Publisher’s Marketplace http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/

Preditors & Editors http://pred-ed.com/

Jennifer Laughran on Schmagents: http://literaticat.tumblr.com/post/138313665435/sooo-i-think-my-agent-may-be-a-shmagent-it

Discussion on /r/YAwriters on “Questions to ask during ‘The Call’”: https://www.reddit.com/r/YAwriters/comments/4x8c26/discussion_questions_to_ask_during_the_call/

Welcome to episode three of the UpvoteYA podcast! Today we’re going to dive head first into the world of pitch and blog contests. We’ll talk about what it takes to win one and what writers should expect to get out of them. We also interview two members of the #PitchWars community about their personal experiences. Thanks for joining us!

Episode 3: How to Win Pitch and Blog Contests (Air Time 47:26)

SHOW NOTES

Brenda Drake: http://www.brenda-drake.com/

Pitch Wars, the Writer’s Voice, and many more!

Authoress Anon: http://misssnarksfirstvictim.blogspot.com/

Baker’s Dozen, Secret Agent, and more!

Kim Graff

https://twitter.com/kk_writes

http://www.kimgraff.com/

#PitchWars Wishlist: http://www.kimgraff.com/pitch-wars-wishlist/

Elly Blake, author of FROSTBLOOD (Little, Brown Jan. 17, 2015)

https://twitter.com/elly_blake

http://ellyblake.com/

#PitchWars Wishlist: http://ellyblake.com/?page_id=76

Welcome to the episode two of the UpvoteYA podcast! In this episode we explore genre in the YA marketplace. We also discuss resources and tools for discovering trends, word count targets for various genres of YA, and a few different approaches to drafting and revision. Thanks for joining us!

SHOW NOTES

Air Time 33:12

BOOKS/AUTHORS we mention:

MORE HAPPY THAN NOT by Adam Silvera

WE ARE THE ANTS by Shaun David Hutchinson

A WORLD WITHOUT YOU by Beth Revis

IMAGINARY GIRLS by Nova Ren Suma

THE STRANGE AND BEAUTIFUL SORROWS OF AVA LAVENDER by Leslye Walton

SOMETHING STRANGE AND DEADLY (series) by Susan Dennard

THE CLOCKWORK CENTURY Series by Cherie Priest

LEVIATHAN (series) by Scott Westerfeld

ILLUMINAE (series, ongoing) by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

THESE BROKEN STARS (series) by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

HIGHLY ILLOGICAL BEHAVIOR by John Corey Whaley

THE SERPENT KING by Jeff Zentner

HELPFUL LINKS

Thao Le’s Tumblr post on subgenres of fantasy (2016): http://agentthao.tumblr.com/post/141042754772/whats-the-difference-between-magical-realism-and

#MSWL: http://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/

Jennifer Laughran’s word count guidelines (2011): http://literaticat.blogspot.com/2011/05/wordcount-dracula.html

Word count search engine (for some books): http://www.arbookfind.com/default.aspx

https://querytracker.net/

Publishers Weekly Children’s Bookshelf Twitter: @PWKidsBookshelf

http://nanowrimo.org/

Leigh Bardugo’s approach to world building (2012): http://www.gollancz.co.uk/2012/06/sticks-and-stones-my-approach-to-world-building-a-guest-post-by-leigh-bardugo/

Welcome to the first episode of the UpvoteYA podcast! We’re here to talk about all things related to writing and reading young adult literature. Today, we introduce ourselves and explore what makes these books different, as well as what draws us toward writing for teens.

In today’s show we talk about:

Sweet Valley High, Fear Street, The Babysitters Club, Nancy Drew, The Boxcar Children, Goosebumps, Animorphs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Giver, The Client, Jurassic Park, A Court of Thorns and Roses, Red Rising, More Happy Than Not, Judy Blume, Agatha Christie, Sage Blackwood

Links: reddit.com/r/YAwriters