I knew nothing about publishing except that I wanted in. I was very determined because I knew I needed more to take me to the next level of writing skill than what I could do by myself. I had this space book waiting in the wings, so I spent a lot of 2020 rewriting and polishing that manuscript, finally writing the ending, and preparing hard to apply. I felt bad about it for a while, but I decided I would try with a new project the following year. I got zero requests from my chosen mentors that year. At the zero hour, with minimal prep, I submitted my urban fantasy (CAMBION’S LAW, 2021) to the competition. I saw talk about Pitch Wars and played around with the idea of submitting until the last minute in 2019.
Path2pub : Why did you apply to PitchWars?Įrin: It took me a long time to finally take my writing seriously, and when I did, I spent about a year lurking around writing/publishing Twitter silently absorbing everything. It’s an expansive adventure across the galaxy, but it’s also extremely personal, because underneath all the Cool Science Stuff, its core is fueled by a tale of relational trauma, toxic patterns, and the lengths this character goes to break free of those patterns. Each of the main characters-a detective, a starship captain, and a socialite in a gilded cage-have a piece of the puzzle, but they have to travel a long way to put the pieces together and find out what happened to the missing woman. Path2pub : Tell us a little about your PitchWars project!Įrin: The novel I submitted to Pitch Wars was an ambitious labor of love: a science fiction mystery with three interwoven POVs about a woman who goes missing with a priceless jump ship prototype and leaves behind a scar in spacetime. Twitter: | Instagram: | Facebook: | Website
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.ĬAMBION’S BLOOD, the second book in her Cambion series and sequel to her debut urban fantasy CAMBION’S LAW, is out June 7 from City Owl Books. A 2020 Pitch Wars alumna, she lives in sunny Northern California with her husband and two spoiled cats. Today, we introduce Erin Fulmer from the Class of 2020!Įrin Fulmer (she/her) is a public benefits attorney by day, author of urban fantasy and science fiction by night. 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! 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.
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