Amazon Barnes & Noble Apple iBook Books A Million Telepaths, murder, and contagious madness… Adam Ward is having a very bad day. FORESEE NO EVIL. Freelancing for the Atlanta PD isn’t exactly a secure career; my job’s been on the line almost as much as my life. But Read more…
Amazon Brief Synopsis: THE GIRL WHO CAME HOME tells the story of a young Irish woman, Maggie Murphy, who reluctantly leaves her Irish home and her sweetheart, to start a new life in America with her aunt. They travel on RMS Titanic. Seventy years later, Maggie confides in her Read more…
I’m so excited to announce that our very own Pitch Wars mentor and Pitch Madness slush reader, Veronica Bartles, has a book releasing today! I’ve read TWELVE STEPS in its infancy and it is FABULOUS. Pick up a copy today and show your support for all Veronica has done Read more…
A Breakdown of PitchMadness, Clue Edition by Dan Koboldt Brenda Drake’s Pitch Madness contest, Clue Edition, wraps up this week with a Twitter Pitching Party (#PitMad) on Tuesday. Pitching contests are rich with opportunities for aspiring authors: a chance to pitch one’s work in short form, get some feedback, Read more…
It’s been a long week of reading through all the amazing pitches. Our wonderful readers have narrowed the slush, and your game hosts have chosen sixty pitches for the game. For those of you not familiar with Pitch Madness, it’s a contest where agents compete in a game against their Read more…
Genre: YA Historical Word Count: 68,000 Pitch: After WWI, wing walker Grace breaks boundaries as the only female on her barnstorming team. When a stunt goes wrong, she must choose between a future in the sky and her love on the ground. Excerpt: Coins plinked one after the other into Read more…
Genre: MG Horror Word Count: 48,000 Pitch: Molly Brown soon learns that every item in Mrs Grainger’s shop has a gruesome history. But when her best friend goes missing, she has to uncover the owner’s sinister past before she’s next in line. Excerpt: The hands on the large clock in Read more…
Genre: YA noir Word Count: 78,000 Pitch: In The Dark Knight meets The Sopranos, rivaling teen vigilantes, Gwen Kane and Silas Snow, team up to trap the puppet master behind a string of violent murders before Gwen’s framed father walks death row. Excerpt: It’s strange growing up in a city Read more…
Genre: Adult women’s romantic fiction Word Count: 110,000 Pitch: In this modern re-imagining of Pride and Prejudice, a big-shot choreographer and a young dancer in his piece must overcome both dance company politics and their initial dislike of each other to fall in love. Excerpt: A dancer’s life is a Read more…
Genre: YA Mystery Word Count: 50,000 Pitch: Sixteen-year-old Bea Pearl is not crazy. She has a brother. But no one—not even her parents—seems to remember him. Excerpt: I haven’t said my brother’s name out loud since Momma hit me with a catfish. I ran out of the kitchen, wide-eyed, holding Read more…