The best part of the contests for us around here is when we hear about successes. Today I am so beyond excited to introduce you to Whitney Taylor and her Pitch Wars mentor Erica M. Chapman for a Q and A regarding her recent success! Whitney recently signed with Maria Vicente of P.S. Literary Agency. So as to not make this post a novel, we’ll jump right into the interview. Whitney, what made you decide Read more…
Sólveig Zophoníasdóttir I’m always getting tweets about successes that happened because of the #PitMad twitter pitch parties, and I thought it might be fun to document those successes. So if you’ve found an agent or publisher during the twitter pitch parties, we’d love to hear about it. We’ll add a page to the blog specifically for #PitMad successes. How can you participate? Easy. Just tell us the details about your success in one to Read more…
Awakening by Shannon Duffy Release Date: 04/07/15 Entangled Teen Pre-Order Links: Amazon│Barnes & Noble│KoboBooks| iTunes Add it to Goodreads I’m so thrilled to share my good friend and critique partner Shannon Duffy’s book trailer for AWAKENING! Check it out, you’re going to love it … Link to trailer: http://youtu.be/uFnypTJrb8g About Awakening … Desiree Six (because she was born on a Friday) believes in everything the Protectorate stands for. She likes the safety and Read more…
The best part of the contests for us around here is when we hear about successes. Today I am so beyond excited to introduce you to Sean Lamb and his Pitch Wars mentor Dannie Morin for a Q and A regarding her recent success! Sean recently signed with Amy Tipton of Signature Literary Agency. So as to not make this post a novel, we’ll jump right into the interview. Sean, what made you decide to Read more…
Simon & Schuster Pre-order now! Amazon’s Kindle Store Apple iBookstore Barnes & Noble Blio Books-a-Million Google ebookstore Kobo Add to your Goodreads bookshelf! How to Punish Your Playboy By Mina Vaughn Synopsis: In this saucy and funny domination romance, pin-up model Veronika Kane meets sexy, arrogant Aston Delano and decides to teach this playboy a lesson he’ll never forget. When Veronika Kane hears that she’s up for Miss Pin Up Las Vegas, she auctions Read more…
Amazon | Barnes & Noble Goodreads Giveaway! FAIRY KEEPER, by Amy Bearce, an upper middle grade fantasy Synopsis: Forget cute fairies in pretty dresses. In the world of Aluvia, most fairies are more like irritable, moody insects. Still, almost everyone views the fairy keeper mark as a gift. It reveals someone has the ability to attract and even control fairies. Fourteen-year-old Sierra considers it a curse, one that binds her to a dark alchemist father who steals Read more…
Welcome to the Red Team! It’s been a long week of reading through all the amazing pitches. Our wonderful readers have narrowed the slush, and your game hosts have chosen sixty pitches for the game. To meet the slush readers, agent insiders, and the blog teams go to this post here. And you can find out more about the amazing agents playing the game on this post here. For those of you not familiar with Read more…
Genre: Middle Grade Humor Word Count: 30,000 Pitch: Seventh graders Casey and Tim are used to being in trouble, but they get more than they can handle when they impulsively kidnap their demanding English teacher and nobody, especially their principal, wants her back. Excerpt: PROLOGUE Tuesday. There is very little point to Tuesdays. It is a well-known fact that nothing important ever happened on a Tuesday, certainly nothing good ever did. And Tuesdays in February Read more…
Genre: Middle Grade Contemporary Fantasy Word Count: 37,000 Pitch: Jenny ran to the forbidden woods to escape her turbulent family. Now the unicorns there are dying, and it’s her fault. To save them, she must best a lion and steal blood from a giant. Excerpt: It began with the fireflies, as magic often does. Jenny was in the field behind her grandparents’ house with her younger brother, chasing fireflies. She spied a good one, low-flying Read more…
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy Word Count: 57,000 Pitch: Twelve-year-old Conley’s house speaks to him. But when it tricks him into resurrecting the killer dragon in the cellar, he has to save Kansas City from the flames. Excerpt: The brick house was the tallest building on the street and I swear the brick house knew it. On hot days, its windows smelled like burnt barbecue and firecrackers. Red stains spotted its chalky mortar. Old air shafts Read more…