TITLE: Nine Author: D. M. King Publisher: Snow Leopard Publishing, LLC Publication Date: May 6, 2016 Amazon | Goodreads About the Book . . . 16 year-old Faith Monroe needs to know if there’s an assigned seat for her in the universe before she loses her life. It’s the year 2025, and she’s one of several teens slated to discover her expiration date, but there’s only one complication: The transport she’s riding in has a number of Read more…
TITLE: The Art of Holding On and Letting Go AUTHOR: Kristin Bartley Lenz PUBLISHER: Elephant Rock Productions, Inc. PUBLICATION DATE: September 12, 2016 Amazon | B & N | IndieBound | Goodreads About the Book . . . “When every piece falls into place, it’s like a dance, a delicate but powerful balancing act. The art of holding on and letting go at the same time.” Competitive climber Cara Jenkins feels most at home high off the ground, clinging to a Read more…
Our favorite part of hosting pitch contests around here is when we hear about successes. Today we celebrate Heidi Stallman and her Pitch Wars mentor Jessica Vitalis! Heidi recently signed with Lisa Rogers of JABerwocky Literary Agency, and we’re so over-the-moon excited for yer. So please join me in congratulating Heidi and Jessica as they share with us their awesome Pitch Wars success story. Heidi, what made you decide to send a Pitch Wars application to Jessica? A number of things jumped Read more…
TITLE: Ariel, The First Guardian AUTHOR: Sydney Scrogham PUBLISHER: Agalrae Creative RELEASE DATE: June 17, 2016 AMAZON | GOODREADS About the Book . . . Abuse survivor Ariel Harte doesn’t need anyone. Ever. But her companion animal is infected with a dark, magical force. Only an ancient purification ritual, the mind link, performed with another human can cure this infection. Ariel must ask her ex-boyfriend, Ryan Tracey, for help. But she’s racing time. She’s infected, too. All Read more…
TITLE: Border Markers AUTHOR: Jenny Ferguson PUBLISHER: NeWest Press PUBLICATION DATE: Expected in Fall 2016 Amazon | Goodreads About the Book . . . After the accidental death of a high school-aged friend, the Lansing family has split along fault lines previously hidden under a patina of suburban banality. Every family’s got secrets, but for the Lansings those secrets end up propelling them away from the border town of Lloydminster to foreign shores, prison, and beyond. Read more…
Welcome to May’s Voice Workshop with some of our amazing Pitch Wars mentors. From a Rafflecopter lottery drawing, we selected over thirty writers to participate in the workshop. Each mentor has graciously critiqued a 500 word sample that the writer chose from his or her manuscript where he or she felt they needed help with their voice. Our hope that these samples will help you with your work and that you’ll get to know some Read more…
Welcome to May’s Voice Workshop with some of our amazing Pitch Wars mentors. From a Rafflecopter lottery drawing, we selected over thirty writers to participate in the workshop. Each mentor has graciously critiqued a 500 word sample that the writer chose from his or her manuscript where he or she felt they needed help with their voice. Our hope that these samples will help you with your work and that you’ll get to know Read more…
Title: ARTIFACTS Author: Pete Catalano Publisher: Month9Books Publication Date: May 17, 2016 Amazon | B&N About the book . . . It’s funny how one little letter can change a person’s life. Jax and his friends have been planning the summer of a lifetime at Camp Runamuck. However, when one of them is facing summer at a school desk for failing English, they watch those plans crash and burn! At the last moment they’re Read more…
TITLE: A Fine Mess AUTHOR: Kelly Siskind PUBLISHER: Forever Yours RELEASE DATE: August 2, 2016 Amazon | Barns & Noble | iBooks | Kobo | Goodreads Book Excerpt . . . The last person I want to see is Lily. But the plane lands. We disembark. Then we’re approaching the arrivals area. I drape my coat over my carry-on bag, which I’m dragging at an injured snail’s pace. The closer we get to the doors and the Read more…
Welcome to May’s Voice Workshop with some of our amazing Pitch Wars mentors. From a Rafflecopter lottery drawing, we selected over thirty writers to participate in the workshop. Each mentor has graciously critiqued a 500 word sample that the writer chose from his or her manuscript where he or she felt they needed help with their voice. Our hope that these samples will help you with your work and that you’ll get to know some Read more…