Title: PECULIAR DARK Genre: YA Urban Fantasy Word Count: 89,000 Query: There are a few things Angela James never thought she’d do, like: 1. Throw a birthday party for a supernatural creature. 2. Break into a police officer’s apartment. 3. Wield an axe. 4. Burn a Read more…
Title: WINNING BACK THE LOSER Genre: YA Contemporary Word Count: 65,000 Query: Sixteen-year-old ward of the state, Lulu Meriwether, has always believed she’s a victim of chance. And ending up at O’Dell High, a former all boys’ Catholic school that has just opened its doors to girls is no Read more…
Title: SPARK Genre: YA Paranormal Romance Word Count: 61,000 Query: It’s just like seventeen-year-old, Taisie Monahan, to fall flat on her face the first day at her new school in her deceased mother’s hometown. When the popular clique in school accepts her into their group, she goes from zero to Read more…
Title: COVETED Genre: YA Urban Fantasy Word Count: 81,000 Query: Seventeen-year-old Caleb Dunnelly would rather spend the weekend at home, searching the net for clues about his parents’ disappearance. Which is why his best friend has to trick him into going out every Friday night. The two end up Read more…
Title: TIME BOUND Genre: YA Historical Fantasy Word Count: 64,000 Query: Sixteen-year-old Holly Kimura expects her annual visit to her grandmother in Japan to be just another summer of boredom and sushi, until she meets a mysterious local boy, Tamashi. When he saves her from a gang of thugs Read more…
Title: LIGHTSTORM Genre: Paranormal Romance Word Count: 80,000 Query: Humanity’s survival lies in the hands of misanthrope Irina, and only her elemental bodyguard, Fontaine, can convince her to save them. When Irina sees a man appear from a puddle of water, she considers checking into the nearest psych ward. Read more…
Title: PLUGGED IN Genre: Young Adult Dystopian Word Count: 72,000 Query: When sixteen-year-old Misty Evans discovers a hidden notebook in her mother’s art room, she’s excited and terrified. Paper is against the law. In the pages of the notebook, Misty finds events leading up to her mother’s disappearance might have Read more…
The Writer’s Voice Twitter Pitch (Twitter hashtag: #WVTP) You know how much we love you? Well, we have the amazingly sexy, talented agent, John M. Cusick of Scott Treimel NY , and the beautiful, and equally talented agent, Vickie Motter of Andrea Hurst Literary Management, throwing a twitter pitch party Read more…
I wanted to take a moment away from The Writers Voice to announce my book deal. (The picture above has nothing to do with my book other than the library thing.) Anyway, quick and sweet, here’s a copy of what it said on Publishers Marketplace last Thursday and in Publishers Read more…
The Writer’s Voice – THIRD SUBMISSION ROUND WILL OPEN AT 12PM EDT! Please note that WE’RE ONLY ACCEPTING 25 MORE ENTRIES (STOPPING AT ENTRY #200) IN THE THIRD SUBMISSION WINDOW. We’re closing the widget at 200 entries, so if it goes over 200, WE WILL DELETE THE ADDITIONAL ENTRIES and Read more…