link UPDATE: Due to unforeseen events, Lauren will be reading entries through Sunday, July 8. Thanks for your patience! It’s finally here! The posts that follow this one are the entries for THAT DOGGONE VOICE WORKSHOP. I’ve brought together my agent, Lauren Hammond with ADA Management and some talented writers, Read more…
Title: SPARK Genre: YA Dark Fantasy Pressing myself against a brick wall, I tried to catch a break from the sea of students flowing through the floodgates of Saint Isabel High. I’d never seen so many name-brand clothes in one place before. I took a step forward and Read more…
Title: The MirrorMasters Genre: YA Contemporary Fantasy In a secluded forest clearing stood two tall, shadowy figures lit only by the pale light of a glowing crystal orb. A reverberating melody, sweet and clear, began to sound. The soft white light brightened and danced to its rhythm until Read more…
Title: WHAT HAPPENS IN WATER Genre: YA Contemporary I have never lost a game of Manhunt. Cassie isn’t patient enough for hide-and-seek in the dark. She loses interest and would rather be found, squealing and laughing. She’s always been the best at pulling people near her, people who Read more…
Title: SHADOWS OF DESTINY Genre: YA Contemporary fantasy Taylor took one long, deep breath before opening the door to her own personal hell. Two dozen heads turned to look at her as she walked in, then the whispers began. “Why doesn’t she just stay home?” “I swear, Read more…
Title: STARRY KNIGHT Genre: YA SF The last time I saw my dad, he whispered eleven words into my ear. Take care of your mom, Sage. She’s not strong like us. The nine-year-old me swelled with the responsibility. The sixteen-year-old me is sagging under the weight. His words Read more…
Title: PEREGRINEGenre: YA Science Fiction (Space Opera) They tell me I’m one of a kind. But only by the process of elimination. The elimination of everyone else on my planet. Some call me a miracle. Some, a liability. To most, though, I’m a… “Freak!” I open my eyes to Read more…
Title: WHERE THERE IS DARK Genre: YA Fantasy The twenty-four hour incense stick releases a continuous thread of fragrant smoke. Vanilla. Saturdays are always vanilla. The scent mixes with the pungent odor of mushrooms boiling in a pot over the hearth’s open flames. Mushrooms thrive in the dark, so Read more…
Title:BETTER LIVES Genre:YA Science Fiction When Gil and Lew came to my dorm room with the idea of stealing the physics final, I normally wouldn’t have considered such a dumbass move. Not that I had any moral objections to cheating or stealing. But normally, the potential for a high Read more…
Title: FINDING ESTA #1 OF THE SUPES SERIES Genre: Paranormal. Urban Fantasy The weather forecast said clouds with cool winds, with a small chance of sunny spells: a perfect example of British summer time. I busied myself getting ready – stomach in knots – to see my folks. Half Read more…