“No matter how good your writing, you will never please every reader, so write what you love first and find the readers that love it too. Publishing is low on external validation and high on arbitrary success stories, which means you’ve got to have that deep determination and passion for the work to fuel you through the low points. Your writing has to matter to you long before it matters to anybody else. ”
Check out this interview with Path2Pub’s Amber Chen about my Pitch Wars experience, what I learned, and my hopes for my writing career.
For many years, PitchWars has been one of the most high profile mentorship programmes within the writing community and has offered many authors with valuable learning opportunities. With the recent revelation that PW has come to a close, we speak to some former mentees to reflect on how their experiences have been like and what the future holds for them in the world of publishing!
Today, we introduce Erin Fulmer from the Class of 2020!
Erin Fulmer (she/her) is a public benefits attorney by day, author of urban fantasy and science fiction by night. A 2020 Pitch Wars alumna, she lives in sunny Northern California with her husband and two spoiled cats. When she’s not writing or working, she enjoys yoga, taking pictures of the sky, playing board games with friends, and napping like it’s an Olympic sport.
CAMBION’S BLOOD, the second book in her Cambion series and sequel to…
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Nice saying at the start Erin!!
How are you? 😁
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Thank you so much! I’m well, very busy!
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Lovely interview, Erin! I too believe that pitching is a numbers game, and is not solely a quality thing (sometimes my least-liked entries are the ones that get the most response, but I wouldn’t know unless I try). Keep on keeping on!
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Thank you so much for reading, Stuart! Sometimes what gains traction really is a surprise, isn’t it? There is a certain amount of luck involved, getting the right pitch to the right eyes at the right time.
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