{"id":2735,"date":"2019-03-02T09:38:50","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T14:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michaeleregina.com\/blog\/?p=2735"},"modified":"2019-03-02T09:38:58","modified_gmt":"2019-03-02T14:38:58","slug":"pitching-diaries-3-the-sleepover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaeleregina.com\/blog\/pitching-diaries-3-the-sleepover\/","title":{"rendered":"Pitching diaries 3: The Sleepover"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last time I talked about my current project process I talked about how I wanted to change directions. I wanted to work on something simpler, that I could really go after the art and writing on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new project is called THE SLEEPOVER. A middle grade graphic novel project about a group of kids whose sleepover party turns deadly when a monster begins hunting them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"803\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.michaeleregina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/poster-803x1024.jpg?resize=803%2C1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.michaeleregina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/poster.jpg?resize=803%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 803w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.michaeleregina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/poster.jpg?resize=235%2C300&amp;ssl=1 235w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.michaeleregina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/poster.jpg?resize=768%2C980&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.michaeleregina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/poster.jpg?w=784&amp;ssl=1 784w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 803px) 100vw, 803px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I started pitching the book a couple of months ago to agents and the awesome news is that I was offered representation from Elena Giovinazzo at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pippinproperties.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Pippin Properties! (opens in a new tab)\">Pippin Properties!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ve been working together for a month or so now and she&#8217;s been awesome! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So what now? Now we&#8217;re looking for a publisher. And that process takes a little time. It also means that I will probably be silent on this process until something is officially announced regarding the book. So this may be the end of the pitching diaries series, lol. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m hopeful this book will find a publisher.  So far things have been going very well with the project in general. I&#8217;m excited to share more with you all soon! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last time I talked about my current project process I talked about how I wanted to change directions. I wanted to work on something simpler, that I could really go after the art and writing on. 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