Passion and Pinot

Hello, you beautiful Pitch Wars hopefuls! Welcome to our wishlist, we are so happy you're here!

First, a little bit about us...

Alexa Martin is a writer and stay at home mom. She lives in Colorado with her husband, a former NFL player who now coaches at the high school where they met, their four children, and a German Shepherd. When she's not telling her kids to put their shoes on...again, you can find her catching up with her latest book boyfriend or on Pinterest pinning meals she'll probably never make. Her first book, Intercepted, inspired by the eight years she spent as an NFL wife, releases September 11th.

Suzanne Park is a Korean-American writer who was born and raised in Tennessee. In her former life as a comedienne, she was a finalist in the Oxygen Network's "Girls Behaving Badly" talent search, and was also selected to appear on BET's "Coming to the Stage." She found this to be the funniest thing in her comedy career because, well, she is not black. Suzanne was also the winner of the Seattle Sierra Mist Comedy Competition, and was a semi-finalist in NBC's "Stand Up For Diversity" showcase in San Francisco. Suzanne graduated from Columbia University and received an MBA Degree from UCLA. In 2016, she was selected for PitchWars, and is represented by Brent Taylor of Triada US Literary Agency.

In her spare time, she procrastinates.

BOOKS/TV SHOWS/MOVIES WE LOVE (past and present)

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?- Mindy Kaling

The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl- Issa Rae

Mystery Man- Kristen Ashley

The Royal We- Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan

The Wedding Date- Jasmine Guillory

A Princess in Theory- Alyssa Cole

Kiss Quotient - Helen Hoang

Bridget Jones’ Diary - Helen Fielding

Emergency Contact - Mary H.K. Choi

The Overnight Socialite - Bridie Clark

Where’d You Go, Bernadette? - Maria Semple

The Mindy Project

Superstore

Grey’s Anatomy

Nailed It

Blackish/Grownish (sidenote, an adult version of Grownish would be AMAZING!)

Real Housewives of any city

Girls Trip

Bad Moms

Pitch Perfect 1-3

WHAT WE WANT

Adult (age 20s and older) contemporary, voicey books with a strong (ideally awkward) female main character. Think Mindy Kaling. Issa Rae. Jane the Virgin. We love ensembles, too! We will accept N/A.

Fun coming of age arcs/stories

“Chick lit”

Rom coms

Humorous upmarket lit

HEA (Happily ever after)

DIVERSITY PLEASE! *grabby hands*

#OWNVOICES PLEASE! *grabby hands*

Escapism: lighthearted themes throughout

We will accept contemporary romance, but again, we are looking for something along the lines of a romantic comedy. If 50 Shades is your comp, we are not the mentors for you.

WHAT WE DO NOT WANT

Please...

No horror

No paranormal

No sci-fi

No fantasy

No historical

No literary

No erotica

Nothing categorized as YA or Romance (we like YA and Romance, but we are mentoring Adult, specifically Women’s Fiction)

MENTORING STYLE

Maybe it’s the moms in us...we offer a delightful combination of nurturing + tough love. As former mentees, we know the hard work you will put into your manuscript and we are here to cheer you on as well as make sure you come out with a not only a stronger manuscript, but a stronger understanding of your craft. Our strengths include dialogue, pacing, and characterization.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR IN A MENTEE

A fun, yet hard-working, roll-up-your-sleeves type!

If this fits you and your manuscript, send it our way! We are so looking forward to meeting you, our amazing, future mentee!

If you have questions, feel free to reach out to us on twitter! @AlexaMBooks and @SuzannePark