Welcome to After the Madness Workshop! Shelley Watters, Erica Chapman, the writers at YAtopia, and myself will critique the first 250 words of two brave writers’ manuscripts per day for the next seven to eight days. There are four blogs joining in to offer up suggestions. Click on my partners’ Read more…
It’s my 2nd annual birthday giveaway! I’m giving some books away to a few lucky followers. Names will be selected from both my followers list and my Networked Blogs list. I won’t bore you with a bunch of nonsense, so let’s get to the winners. First winner by Random.org is Read more…
I’ll be giving away books tomorrow to celebrate my birthday. You don’t have to do anything. If you’re a follower, you’re already entered. I really appreciate each and every one of you. Hugs!
link When reading for our recent PitchMadness, we noticed the entries that didn’t make it to the agent match was because the first words weren’t hooking us. There wasn’t a unique element to pull us in, the setting was right but the action was too familiar, or the story started Read more…
link First off, I want to thank all the agents who made this such a success. There were a few glitches but everyone was so kind and they were fixed quickly. John Cusick – Scott Treimel NY Sarah LaPolla – Curtis Brown Sara Sciuto – Full Circle Literary Molly Ker Read more…
A big welcome to all of the agents, readers, and participants who are excited about the Pitch Madness event! All comments will be moderated from here on out so that the agents can play their hands in secret. They’ll have until March 14th at 12pm EST when comments will be Read more…
# B-12: YA: FLICKER Nobody knows Biz’s biggest secret—she flickers back to yesterday. But when girls in her town start disappearing, she must decide if it’s worth telling her secret to save them. Sunlight pulses across the dashboard—light, dark, light, dark—and catches the dust dancing on the imitation leather. Read more…
# B-2 YA Post-Apocalyptic Paranormal: ParaWars: UPRISING Seventeen-year-old Kendry Hartshorn thought the war between humans and paranormals wouldn’t change her. She thought she knew Axel, her gargoyle best friend. She thought she was human. She was wrong. About everything. It wasn’t the apocalypse anyone expected. There were no nuclear bombs Read more…
# B-3 YA Sci-Fi Thriller: THE GOOD DIE YOUNG This entry has been removed because of a pending offer.
# B-1 YA Contemporary Fantasy: PECULIAR DARK After an illness leaves fifteen-year-old Angela laced with dangerous magic, she has two options: learn to kick some ass or die horribly at the hands of shapeshifters from a parallel world. Decisions, decisions. The wind woke Angela before the fever did. Back home, Read more…