Chase Gamwell

Category: Writing

  • Write Mentor Showcase Results and What’s Next!

    TL;DR Unfortunately, I didn’t get any requests, but that isn’t going to stop me from querying the crap out of this novel! And writing other things! Getting into the Write Mentor Summer Mentoring Program this year was a complete shock. I submitted The Ones Inside on a whim, but never…

  • Announcing my next novel – Where the Fog Falls

    Now that the Write Mentor Summer Mentorship Program is finally over (except for the agent showcase, but more on that later), I’m finally able to turn my attention elsewhere. First and foremost, I spent a solid week doing absolutely nothing. Which was great. I needed the break! But now…I’ve begun…

  • Double Tap! – Write Mentor Children’s Novel Award 2022 Long List & 2022 Write Mentor Summer Mentorship Program Mentee

    Look, I already know what you’re going to say: “Where the hell have you been? You haven’t posted in, like, a year!” You’re right. I haven’t. But I have an excuse. A bad one: I was busy.

  • Pitch Wars 2021 – For the Mentors!

    I had a blast reading through all of the mentor blogs ahead of submitting to Pitch Wars this year, so I figured I’d do one of my own for the mentors I subbed to (in case they decide to drop by my barren desert of a blog). So, here goes…

  • Providence

    So, I had this whole draft planned about something I wanted to talk about, but this is actually more important, I think. Lately, I’ve been having trouble lending energy to the writing cause – query Intelligence has been a dubious proposition (the query trenches are scary, y’know?) and work on…

  • I’m Back, Baby!

    It’s cosmic understatement to say 2020 was an interesting year. And even moreso to admit I’ve been delinquent in updating my blog. At least I’ve stayed active on Twitter, which counts for something … right? Right?! Every year, I make a half-hearted attempt to reinvigorate my blog and only manage…

  • #PitchWars 2020 – For the Mentors

    Leading up to Pitch Wars, I had the opportunity to read all about the mentors taking part this year, so I thought it only fair to put together a brief (maybe) blog post about myself and the journey that made my submission, Aiko’s Dive, possible. Also…I have some ‘splainin’ to…

  • Video Blog – On Doubt

    I recorded a quick video yesterday about doubt and the writing process. Let me know what you think!

  • Recovering From a Crippling Blow

    Blog posts have been sparse because I lost my groove in March and April. After three years of working on Infinity’s Heir, I decided to submit it to an agent for review (query letter, synopsis, and first three chapters). Overall, the agent thought the writing was “fine”, but ultimately wound…

  • Ending One Journey, Beginning Another

    January was a mixed bag. I sent out a final round of queries for Aiko’s Dive at the beginning of the year. None of the (few) responses were positive. Though there are still a handful of agents on my query list, I’ve decided to end Aiko’s journey. It’s a painful…