A chat with Julie Artz about pitching to agents and editors

Julie and I chat about queries, synopses, and knowing when your manuscript is ready to pitch to agents and editors. This interview premiered during KidLit Summer Camp 2024.
Julie Artz has spent the past decade helping writers slay their doubt demons and get their novels and memoirs reader-ready. She's worked with both award-winning and newer authors across the publishing spectrum from Big Five to small and university presses to indie and hybrid. She is an Author Accelerator-certified Founding Book Coach, a sought-after speaker and writing instructor, and a regular contributor to Jane Friedman and Writers Helping Writers, and a regular instructor for AuthorsPublish, IWWG, ProWritingAid and more. Her work as a Pitch Wars and Teen Pit mentor, a former SCBWI Regional Advisor (WWA), and her memberships in The EFA, the WFWA, AWP, and the Authors Guild keep her industry knowledge sharp.
Sara Gentry is a math Ph.D. turned Author Accelerator certified book coach. She helps writers find the solutions they need to write books they love.