Pitch Wars Blog Archive

  Manuscript status: Finished Mentor Name: Michelle Hauck Mentee Name: Alivya Leighton Title: THE LAST AGE OF WIZARDS Category: Adult Genre: Epic Fantasy Word Count: 105,000 Pitch: When Kojo, one of the world’s last wizards, sacrifices everything for love, he unwittingly imperils mages everywhere. As an eager apprentice, he wished only to please the exacting Master Oshin. But when Kojo falls for his master’s daughter, Oshin’s rage ignites. His unintended curse harms more than just Read more…

  Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Michelle Hauck Mentee Name: Kat Hinkel Title: HOPE IS AN ELABORATE FICTION Category: Adult Genre: Light Fantasy Thriller Word Count: 100,000 Pitch: With a single touch, Hope Jacobson can “read” the histories of artifacts and people. She uses this gift to infiltrate England’s Museum Federation—an organization that controls information, and probably murdered her Dissident father. But when her murder investigation intersects with the long-lost Ark—the Internet archive destroyed in 2062—Hope must Read more…

  Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Tamara Mataya Mentee Name: Gracie West Title: PERMISSION TO FALL Category: Adult Genre: Romantic Suspense Wordcount: 64,000 Pitch: Tony inherited his father’s debt to a crime lord along with the family restaurant, and he’ll be damned if it goes down. He has no time for distractions—especially not the gorgeous little problem who recently opened a bookstore across the street. Mara’s terrified thousands of miles and a squeaky-clean cover aren’t enough to Read more…

Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Laura Heffernan Mentee Name: Elizabeth Leis Newman Title: CALLBACK Category: Adult Genre: Women’s fiction Word Count: 83,000 Pitch: Claire dreamed a dream of Broadway stardom, but instead boomerangs home to teach high school drama. She promptly casts a real orphan as the lead of Annie, adopts a pit bull to co-star, and embarks on an ill-advised romance with another teacher. Unless she can make the show a smash, her life’s Read more…

Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Natasha Raulerson Mentee Name: Ava Quinn Title: A SHOT AT FOREVER Category: Adult Genre: Romance Word Count: 90,000 Pitch: First rule of hustling: Know the game better than your opponent. Not a problem for Sheridan as she travels to her last big score. But when she gets tangled up with a sexy-as-sin sheriff who’s investigating a murder, she attracts the attention of a killer and learns that love—and death—are different games Read more…