Genre: YA Historical RomanceWord Count: 80,000 Pitch: A modern adaption of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, set in a 1920′s speakeasy, about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words. Excerpt: Uncle Leo is hollering into the telephone again, though I’ve told him a Read more…
Genre: Upper MG FantasyWord Count: 71,000 Pitch: Lang Sawyer’s quest for glory as a teenage monster hunter becomes a struggle for survival when he matches wits with ruthless scientist Alistair Frankenstein, whose research threatens to destroy the worlds inside beloved storybooks. Excerpt: Here’s the thing about finding out your great-great Read more…
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy Word Count: 75,000 Pitch: When the livin’ in sin couple next door is murdered, Aniyah, 15, finds herself face to face with Mr. Most Wanted, who claims to be her deceased neighbor, trapped in the killer’s body. Excerpt: Desecrate one little grave, then cram for finals. Read more…
Genre: Adult upmarket fiction Word Count: 80,000 Pitch: Colin can’t help slicing open his patients’ sutures—suppose he left behind an instrument? As his OCD consumes him, Colin must seek help. But falling for a cutter in therapy isn’t in his recovery plan. Excerpt: It’s been said that middle children, in their Read more…
Genre: YA/soft Sci-fiWord Count: 94,000 Pitch: 17-year-old Ibbie collects numbers. They’re logical, safe; everything her life isn’t. The most important number; thirteen—how many days till she’s forced to mate with Logan, whether she likes him or not. Except: Speciation: An evolutionary process by which new biological species arise. LE4XI8––A Read more…
Genre: New Adult Word count: 98,000 Pitch: Jo, who can bring fictional characters to life, creates a boyfriend for her best friend but runs into trouble when Mr. Write refuses to cooperate in her matchmaking scheme and falls for her instead. Excerpt: The first boy I ever loved did not Read more…
Genre: MG Contemporary FantasyWord Count: 44,000 Pitch: Thirteen-year-old Luke discovers his cell phone’s voice-powered assistant can grant wishes. But with autocorrect, even a simple wish can have catastrophic consequences. De-bugging his phone becomes disastrous. Getting rid of monsters, even worse. Excerpt: I lurched forward after being Read more…
Genre: Women’s FictionWord Count: 79,000 Pitch: When Sophie loses her almost-fiancé and dream job, she’s left with one thing: her “psychic,” aka psychotic mother. Sophie must rebuild her life with a third eye activating, chakra balancing, universe shifting wingman…or “wingmom.” Excerpt: It had to be him. When I unearthed Read more…
Genre: YA HistoricalWord Count: 70,000 Pitch: Three sisters try to survive hunger and deadly secrets against the backdrop of the WWII German occupation of Norway, but when 16-year-old Ruth becomes pregnant with a German soldier’s child, family bonds disintegrate. Exceprt: Jorunn had her copy of Undset’s The Wreath open on Read more…
Genre: MG Sci-fi/Adventure Word Count: 44,000 Pitch: Candies from an Alien Pez Dispenser give eleven-year-old Mike temporary superpowers, but only his inner superhero can save himself and his friends from a four-armed, snout-faced alien wielding the Interstellar Remote Control of Everything. Excerpt: Mike stuffed his Space Camp application into his Read more…