Pitch Wars Blog Archive

Manuscript Status: Finished and ready for delivery Mentor Name: K.T. Hanna Mentee Name: Sarah Madsen Title: LYSISTRATA Category: Adult Genre: Cyberpunk Fantasy Word Count: 76,000 Pitch: Thief-for-hire Alyssa D’Yaragen doesn’t have a Neurocomm, but she does have one advantage over her high-tech rivals: Elven magic. When a job goes bad, she becomes the target of mystical attacks. With her ex-boyfriend poking around, her new potential girlfriend wooing her hard-core, and a competitor turning confidant, one wrong Read more…

Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Lady Lioness and Laura Heffernan Mentee Name: Lisa Schunemann Title: ALL’S FAIR IN LOVE AND PARKING Category: Adult Genre: Contemporary Romance Word Count: 94,000 Pitch: Philadelphia Parking agent Ana spends her days dodging angry citizens. When she boots the car of business tycoon Jonathan Hadley, sparks fly. Driven and successful Jon gets what he wants—except a sassy meter maid with trust issues. Their chemistry is intense but they need to find common Read more…

Manuscript Status: Finished and ready for delivery Mentor Name: K.T. Hanna & Jami Nord Mentee Name: David Gillon Title: GRAVEYARD SHIFT Category: Adult Genre: Diverse Urban Fantasy Word Count: 100,000 Pitch: A necromantic drug lord, backed by a demigod with diabolical ulterior motives, has it in for Detective Aleks Lucnik, and Laura, her wheelchair-using witch of a best friend. If they don’t stop him from killing Laura’s toddler, losing Seattle will be the least of the Read more…

Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor: S.P. McConnell Mentee: Leigh Stanfield Title: THE BLUFF Category: Adult Genre: M/M Romance/Thriller Word Count: 100,000  Pitch: Digital activist Evan Kearney makes a living exposing injustice. To solve a violent hate crime in sleepy Alderville, SC, he confronts a duplicitous reverend determined to maintain the town’s tranquil facade. As clues begin to surface, Evan realizes more people are at risk. Can he reveal the truth while protecting Milo, the handsome local Read more…

Manuscript Status: Finished, 2 Weeks Delivery Mentor Name: Alex White Mentee Name: Tracey Enerson Wood Title: A BRIDGE BETWEEN US Category: Adult Genre: Historical Fiction Word Count: 93,000 words Pitch: A family sacrifices everything, including each other, building the Brooklyn Bridge. After her father-in-law is killed, and her husband incapacitated, the burden falls to Emily Roebling to keep the project moving. But Emily’s marriage frays, and working in a man’s world is fraught with politics Read more…