Recent content by RJ Garside

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    Announcements Workshops Starting on Monday January 5th

    HAPPY 2026!!! It's a new year and new opportunity to meet your writing and publishing goals. Let 2026 be the year that you achieve and thrive all your writing and publishing goals. Please reach out to RJ at SavvyAuthors dot com if you have any questions or need any information. Check out...
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    Craft Brilliant Openings: How to Grab an Editor or Agent on Page One with Anoop Judge

    You might not have a bad story — you might just have a weak beginning. This five-week intensive focuses on the most decisive real estate in fiction: the first page. Readers, agents, and editors make a call within a few paragraphs, long before a story has the chance to prove itself. Through...
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    Can you send me an email to [email protected] or DM me?

    Can you send me an email to [email protected] or DM me?
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    Hi Pamela! Congratulations on the new release! Good luck with pitching your contemporary...

    Hi Pamela! Congratulations on the new release! Good luck with pitching your contemporary thriller! :) RJ
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    Upmarket thriller debut: first time here!

    Hello! Thanks so much for joining us! We are thrilled to have you join SavvyAuthors! I just sent you a DM for changing your username. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions. Happy pitching! RJ
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    Welcome, Martin! Good luck with the query process.

    Welcome, Martin! Good luck with the query process.
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    Hello from Kansas

    Hello! Welcome to SavvyAuthors! We are thrilled to have you join us. Thank your CPs for sharing SavvyAuthors' information with you. Good luck pitching! Please let us know if you have any questions or need anything. RJ
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    Introduction

    Hi Amy! Welcome to SavvyAuthors! We are thrilled to have you join us. It's so nice to see several new picture book authors on the site. Please let us know if you have any questions or need anything. RJ
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    Hello from Texas!

    Hi Jerah! Welcome to SavvyAuthors! We are thrilled to have you join us. That's so great that you are branching out to also write Women's Fiction. It's nice to be able to write in multiple genres. Please let us know if you have any questions or need anything. RJ
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    Hello from Central MA. Historicals, anyone?

    Hi Judy! Welcome to SavvyAuthors! We are thrilled to have you join us. Thanks for your note. We reach out and invite more than 300 publishing professionals to take part in our pitchfest. We reach out to genres across the board. This has been a really busy time for many publishing professionals...
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    Kristen from Minnesota

    Hi Kirsten! Welcome to SavvyAuthors! We are thrilled to have you join us. Historical horror is SUCH a cool genre! Please let us know if you have any questions or need anything. RJ
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    Hi from Maine

    Hi Shania! Welcome to SavvyAuthors! Thanks for joining us. So excited to have you take pitches and meet the community! RJ
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    Hi from Connecticut!

    Hi Linda! Welcome to SavvyAuthors! We are thrilled that you joined us. That is so cool that you STEAM subjects! Is there a project that you are currently working on? RJ
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    Hello!

    Hi Adriana, Welcome to SavvyAuthors! We are so thrilled to have you join us. You mentioned that you write kidlit so is that picture books, board books, MG, YA? We'd love to learn more about you. Thanks for joining us! RJ
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    Hello

    Hi Charisma! Welcome to SavvyAuthors! We are thrilled to have you join us. What do you write? RJ