Over the next few weeks, some really special friends of mine are stopping by to critique participants’ love scenes. Please join us and find out what’s working and what’s not with our lucky winners’ scenes. And here’s something about my next guest … Summer Heacock When Summer isn’t doing Read more…
Over the next few weeks, some really special friends of mine are stopping by to critique participants’ love scenes. Please join us and find out what’s working and what’s not with our lucky winners’ scenes. And here’s something about my first guest … Nazarea Andrews Twitter: @NazareaAndrews – Author of Read more…
We have the winners for the love scene workshop. Check for your name on the list below. If you’ve made it into the workshop, please email your love scene immediately to brendadrakecontests@gmail.com by January 22 at 6PM EST. The first love scenes will go up on the blog on February Read more…
We’re heading into the most romantic month of the year, so what better time to hold a love scene workshop, right? Do you need help getting your love scene on? Well, I have some very talented friends to help you amp up the steam. Here’s how it’s going down … Read more…
Pitch Wars is coming at us fast. I wanted to give some reminders. The mentors’ picks must have their three sentence pitch (50 words) and first 250 words (total word count is 300 max) to their mentors by January 16. Alternates must have their 35 word (no more) pitch and Read more…
link I’ve had a lot of fun reading and critiquing the entries for THAT DOGGONE VOICE WORKSHOP. The talent and professionalism amazes me. Unfortunately, due to series of unforeseen events, agent Lauren Hammond with ADA Management won’t be able to make it to all your entries to comment on them. Read more…
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: ABEL PIRATES Genre: YA alternate historical Beatrix was used to keeping her head down in Sheepshank. It was when she felt Miss Black tense beside her that she looked up and spotted him. A man on horseback in their path of retreat. He hardly seemed a threat—oily black 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: CROW’S REST (WIP) Genre: YA urban fantasy Mom woke me as we hit the outskirts of Crow’s Rest. “Brace yourself, Avery Girl.” It’s what she’d said the first time we’d come to visit Uncle Tam, and every time since, as we got close to Crow’s Rest and the Read more…