This is more of an example of the type of thing I love in my MS… the quick banter between the two MCs.

Sorry. Got wrapped up in the excitement of this year’s revpit. That story is still just a draft and will definitely stay upper YA. But hopefully will be ready for next year!

My FT job is one of those silly ones where we are constantly circling back to a put a pin in the KPI to avoid boiling the ocean.

More importantly my wife and I play zoo keeper to this motley crew.

And when I can, I wake up before all of them so I can write about all the stuff I hope they get to do

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This has me trying to figure out how much swearing, sex, and violence I need to take out of my current upper YA thriller/horror to make it MG.

True.

And… submitted!

(Cut to a montage of mindlessly refreshing email and bsky feeds while Tom Petty’s The Waiting softly plays in the background for the next month)

#revpit

Any chance it’s because you found a few rejections you’ve had a change of heart about? 😜

Spot on! Dax wakes up late… has to chase the bus. Then spews ridiculous lies about why he was late… and his know it all cousin can’t help but roll her eyes at Dax being Dax

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I just rip a piece off of whatever scrap of paper is closest when I’m done reading. 🤷🏻‍♂️

So far I really like Bluesky… my only complaint is that I have no idea if @stephenking.bsky.social is the real deal or a really good copycat!!

What’s the Bluesky version of an OG blue check!?!

We are 12 months into this same journey with 7yo and 5yo. They sell box sets called “my 1st Pokémon battle” which are great for teaching them (and u) how the cards and game work. Then u will graduate very quickly to Pokémon Battle academy. They’ll be hooked in no time and u’ll know what’s going on

Hello!!! Just curious if your MG interests stray into action/adventure?

This is fantastic advice! Thanks so much! Also, I tried to DM you earlier and it looks like you might have them shut off.

@azchengwrites.bsky.social

Hi Angelica! As a past winner, any advice for those of us diving in to RevPit this year?

Also, if you’re up for a private chat, I’d love to learn more about how your editing process with Joel went and what you think made the difference in acquiring an agent. Thanks!

Hi Joel! In your profile you mentioned that one of your specialties is maximizing mainstream appeal. So from that point of view… I’d love to know… who is ur favorite TMNT and why is it Donatello? Haha!

All kidding aside (which I rarely agree to) Thanks for participating! Can’t wait to submit!

Oh oh!! Me me!! Haha!

Can’t wait to submit.

Hi Caroline! I saw you were interested in adventure and time travel… does it have to be YA or are you excepting MG as well? Thanks!

Wonderful!! Thanks so much for responding. Can’t wait to send it along.

Hello hello! Would you be a good fit for a MG action/adventure story with lots of humor, thrilling suspense (bone-chilling dungeons, exotic jungle chases, etc.) and a fun dose of magic? Thanks so much!

Their hearts are in the right place… even when their heads aren’t. 🤪

I can’t wait to send you my MG action/adventure story with a MC that is the personification of that pic! 🤣. He comes complete with a ready made list of excuses about how it was clearly someone else’s fault and a best friend/cousin who is always willing to help but not before a well deserved eyeroll

Hi Nicole! For this year’s #revpit are you exclusively looking to partner with women and/or underrepresented voices? (Asking for a friend with a middle grade action/adventure story… not the white middle aged man in my profile pic 🥸)

I get it. And I don’t normally spam nice people’s comments when they say something I disagree with (sorry about that 😜). It’s just in a world full of unbearably toxic and misogynistic alpha male douchebags doing their best to personify society’s worst fear about men… SG is actually trying to help.

You heard money, gym, sex. He said: protect and advocate for others, get off ur phone and stop wasting money on crypto, get healthy and strong, be social (church groups, softball, writing groups) and find relationships.

He is talking to the huge percentage of young men who are sitting in their parents basements that statistically have no friends, are overweight, dumping money into Ponzi schemes, and have never had a relationship with a woman in their lives.

He is one of the very few advocates for young men and he does it in as healthy and honest of a way as possible.

He emphasizes the need to be social, have friends, respect woman, be a meaningful contributor, and be a respectful and compassionate partner. He celebrates men who show vulnerability. Scott Galloway is the antithesis of the misogynistic alpha male.