Pitch Wars Blog Archive

Mentor Name: Julie Sondra Decker Mentee Name: Megan Paasch Title: CHARLOTTE ELEMENTAL Category: New Adult Genre: Fantasy Word Count: 84,000 Pitch: When an Elemental chooses Charlotte as its host, her days as a latte-peddling student are over. Charlotte’s only hope is Liel–a disenchanted Fae sent to kill her. Liel defies his kin to pursue a cure instead, but if he fails, Charlotte’s growing Elemental powers could destroy humankind and Fae alike. Excerpt: “That which does Read more…

Mentor Name: Eden Plantz Mentee Name: Susan J. Bickford Title: FRAMED Category: Adult Genre: Contemporary Romance Word Count: 99,000 Pitch: A social media darling lands a writing gig that pulls her into Hollywood’s fast lane, unaware her chance encounter with an A-list restaurateur is a strategic move in a treacherous game of blackmail that will lead to love—and murder. Excerpt: Callie Burkhardt gave her lens a clockwise twist, framing her quarry tight inside the viewfinder. Read more…

Mentor Name: Brianna Shrum Mentee Name: Margarita Montimore Title: AWAKE AND ASTRAY Category: Adult Genre: Upmarket Contemporary Word Count: 93,000 Pitch: After a tragic accident, Astrid wakes up to no job or home and unable to remember the previous twenty-four hours. In order to recover her memories, she must navigate a maze of eccentric Boston nightlife and find Theo, who might be the man of her dreams, or merely a figment. Memento meets Before Sunrise. Read more…

Mentor Name: Amy E. Reichert Mentee Name: Shaya Roy Title: LOVE LIKE MAGGI Category: Adult Genre: Contemporary Romance Word Count: 84,000 Pitch: Dr. Aaliyah Shah knows she’s in trouble when her overbearing mother creates an online marriage profile and invites all slim, fair, vegetarian men of Mumbai to apply to marry her daughter. As she meets potential grooms, Aaliyah discovers her shy, stuttering best friend might just be her perfect match. Excerpt: When interviewing me Read more…

Mentor Name: Dan Koboldt Mentee Name: Bianca Nogrady Title: BIOHUNTER Category: Adult Genre: Science fiction Word Count: 81,000 Pitch: In a resource-starved world riven by biological warfare, biohunter Niobe Grace patrols the frontline: part paramedic, part microbiologist, part CSI. But when framed for a heinous crime, she faces the fight of her life to save herself, her friends, and the closest thing to a home and family she has ever known. Excerpt: The swollen lump Read more…