With the craziness of NaNoWriMo this month and other writing stuff I’ve got to do, I’m taking a small break. For the days leading up to Thanksgiving, I’m going to post small snippets or pictures of things that I’m thankful for. I’ll post some small editing advices of things I’ve Read more…
The winner of the signed copy of THE STARS FELL SIDEWAYS is … MERADETH HOUSTON Please email me your address at brendadrakecontests@gmail.com to claim your prize. I’m so excited to offer up a signed copy of THE STARS FELL SIDEWAYS by Cassandra Marshall. If you like Atlantis, Steampunk, and Indiana Read more…
JEM, our 80’s pink-haired rock star, is … Brittany Howard with the Corvisiero LiteraryAgency ““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““ Our black and white Harlequin masked agent is… Ammi-Joan Paquette with the Erin MurphyLiterary Agency “““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““ The Gryffindor clad Hermione Granger is none other than… Jordy Albert with the Corvisiero Literary Read more…
It’s time to go trick or treating! Can we get our bags filled with treats? Trick or Treat entrants, you are a very talented group of writers and you made our decisions very tough! While we couldn’t move everyone into our top 36, we’ve done our best to give the participating Read more…
Genre: ContemporaryCategory: Young Adult Title: FIRE, LIGHTS, AND SLEEPLESS NIGHTS Word Count: 65,000 Three Sentence Pitch: When Tess finds out she’s moving in three weeks, she sneaks out for a last hurrah. Meanwhile, Julian avoids his fighting parents by painting the town—literally. Their lives collide amid fireworks and burnt art, Read more…
Genre: SciFi RomanceCategory: Adult Title: THE EVERETTE QUARTET Word Count: 85,000 Three-sentence pitch: Edmond’s girlfriend, Viv, can travel between her parallel universes. When Viv discovers she is happily married to another man in an alternate reality, then meets him in her own, Edmond must battle for her love across Read more…
Genre: Magical RealismCategory: Middle Grade Title: FLUTTER Word Count: 42,000 Three sentence pitch: Twelve-year-old Mandy finds an ancestor’s journal at Grandpa’s farmhouse, reads a flying spell… and grows strange, leathery wings! Flying is fantastic, but at school Mandy’s an outsider, too different. Her absentee mother shows up with Hollywood plans Read more…
Genre: Fantasy SteampunkCategory: Young Adult Title: ACE OF SHADES Word Count: 82,000 Three Sentence Pitch: Seventeen-year-old Enne Alfero roams the magical Victorian-like shadow world searching for her lost mother. Her only ally is Levi Glaisyer, a hot street lord and card dealer at a casino. When the casino’s owner tricks Read more…
Genre: Paranormal HorrorCategory: Young Adult Title: JENNIFER STRANGEWord Count: 50,000 Three Sentence Pitch: Fifteen-year-old Marcus is next in line to lead his family of Ghost Hunters, but only if he can find a powerful Medium with a unique gift to join their clan. While on assignment to help a mother Read more…
Genre: Contemporary/SupernaturalCategory: Young AdultTitle: ISLE IN THE SEA OF GHOSTSWord Count: 65,000 Three Sentence Pitch: While Blair lies comatose, his soul wanders limbo. A dead girl offers to help him wake if he brings her back with him, but he’ll have to sail across the Styx, duel the grim reaper, Read more…