Round Table Mentor

@roundtablementor.bsky.social

creating a more equitable mentorship program ~ mentee applications open November 6-22! roundtablementor.com

**UPDATE** Due to technical difficulties, our scheduled event will no longer be live. But not to worry! We'll still be sharing the presentation for all to view and will happily answer all questions in the comments! We're sorry for the last-minute change, but we thank everyone for understanding!

Round Table Mentor@roundtablementor.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Put on your editing hats! Join us for a live presentation and Q&A on all things revising on the RTM YouTube channel (@RoundTableMentor) on March 14 @ 1 p.m. ET. And don't stress if you can't make the live event. The panel will be recorded for future access. See you then!

Put on your editing hats! Join us for a live presentation and Q&A on all things revising on the RTM YouTube channel (@RoundTableMentor) on March 14 @ 1 p.m. ET. And don't stress if you can't make the live event. The panel will be recorded for future access. See you then!

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We're so excited to share our second blog post! Today's features Holly Riddle's advice on tightening pacing to help get your story to an industry-acceptable word count. Read now on Substack and subscribe for more articles on writing craft and industry insights!

Author feature: Holly Riddle. How to tighten up your pacing as an overwriter. Read now on substack.Holly Riddle. How to tighten up your pacing as an overwriter. "However, when I say, "editors want shorter books," they're not just weeding out the major doorstoppers. More and more genres are trending downward, with a lot of authors (and agents) feeling most comfortable going out on sub with a book that's less than 100,000 words."

RTM's blog is moving to Substack! Our first post is a feature by horror author Taylor Grothe as they deconstruct four examples of good prose and explain just what makes them so effective. You can read now on Substack as well as subscribe for more articles on writing craft and industry insights!

Author feature: Taylor Grothe. Is this descriptive or is this purpose? Four case studies of beautiful prose. Read now on substackTaylor Grothe: Is this descriptive or is this purple? Four case studies of beautiful prose. And while descriptive, breathing prose is a welcome read, a scene heavy with obscuring description is distracting at best, and DNF-worthy at worst. So, this begs the question: how can you craft a beautiful book without falling into some of the more common pitfalls?

IT’S HERE! 🎉 Congratulations to the 2026 Round Table Mentor mentees! Our mentors are SO excited to get started and will be personally reaching out to their chosen mentee via email to kick things off, so keep an eye on those inboxes! **See more details below 👇**

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Applications open in a couple of days! Come ask us questions! Mentors will be popping in throughout the day! ✨ And if you have any specific questions for/about me as a mentor, feel free to leave them below! I can't wait to see your submissions!!

Round Table Mentor@roundtablementor.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Today’s the day! Have a question about the program, application process, or our mentors? Ask it below! #writingmentorship #roundtablementor #writingcommunity

Attention applicants! We're hosting an AMA on the RTM socials on 11/3 starting at 8 a.m. EST! We'll be answering questions about the program or anything specific you have for our mentors. (Some will also have AMAs on their personal pages, so keep an eye out!) See you then!

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