Pitch Wars Blog Archive

Tearing the Shroud by J.M. Bray … new release!

Genre: Romantic Fantasy, Fantasy, New Adult Publisher: Escape Publishing (Harlequin AU) http://www.escapepublishing.com.au Blurb: Fall in love, be possessed, hunt a sorcerer and save the world — and Vincent thought calculus was tough. 1984 — Vincent expected college to be about freedom and girls, but then the nightmares of sorcery, monsters and other worlds began. Not even the surprising attention from his dream girl, Julie, could shake them. Before he’s even nailed his second date with Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Guest Post by Mina Vaugh … she has NEWS!

  I'm so thrilled to host Mina Vaughn's great news today on my blog! It's really exciting everyone, and I couldn't be more thrilled for her. So with out further delay, I'll let Mina tell you all the details …       My Spanktacular Announcement By, Mina Vaughn Hey everyone!  I’ve been sitting on this news for a while now, just nerding out by myself, all stoked and wanting to share with you. Now Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Trick or Treat with Agents … introducing our costumed agents!

  I'd like to introduce the fabulous agents that will be participating in our upcoming Halloween contest,Trick or Treat with Agents. Our agents will post comments under their costumed disguises and they can give as many treats, aka manuscript requests, as they wish. Their identities will be revealed on October 31st.   Velma Dinkley– Our Scooby Doo detective is on the case for Adult Romance with heat, strong characters, and strong story development. (Not seeking Historic Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Happy Release Day to Murder by the Seaside by Julie Anne Lindsey!

 Amazon Barnes & Noble Counseling can be murder, but it’s never been this much fun.Book Description:  Armed with a new counseling degree, Patience Price is eager to move back home to Chincoteague Island to help folks with their problems. But she finds the streets awash in more than East Coast charm. There’s been a murder, and Adrian Davis, the town golden boy who once stomped her heart into a zillion pieces, is the main suspect. Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Pitch Wars … announcing the mentors!

Pitch Wars seems forever away, but it will be here before you know it! What is Pitch Wars? Is it another contest? Oh, no, it’s so much better. Pitch Wars is a contest where 46 published/agented authors, editors, or interns choose one writer each, read their manuscript, and offer suggestions to shine it up for agents. The mentors also critique the writer’s pitch to get it ready for the agent round. Mentors will pick two Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Pay It forward Giveaway … A pack of eBooks!

THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED AND I HAVE A WINNER! The winner of the 6-pack of Swoon Romance ebooks is … Kelley Harvey!!! *please email me at brendadrakecontests@gmail.com and give me the email address you’d like me to send your prizes. Rachel Russell is hosting the Pay It Forward Giveaway. It’s a monthly giveaway with the fabulous online reader, writer, and blogger community to show their appreciation for their friends and followers support. And I Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Happy Book Birthday to A LADY MOST LOVELY by Jennifer Delamere!

AmazonBarnes & Noble Happy book birthday to A LADY MOST LOVELY by Jennifer Delamere! This book sounds awesome, and I can’t wait to read it. Socialite Margaret Vaughn is the wealthiest heiress in London—or so everybody thinks. Saddled with debts left by her father, she agrees to marry a rich man who can save her family’s estate. But when her fiancé turns out to be just another poor social climber, Margaret faces financial ruin—and social Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

ULTRAVIOLET CATASTROPHE by Jamie Grey … release day!

New Release: Ultraviolet Catastrophe by Jamie Grey Today marks the release of Ultraviolet Catastrophe – a Young Adult Sci-Fi, by debut author Jamie Grey. About the Book: Quantum Electrodynamics. String Theory. Schrödinger’s cat. For sixteen-year-old Lexie Kepler, they’re just confusing terms in her science textbooks, until she finds out that her parents have been drugging her to suppress her outrageous IQ. Now Branston Academy, a school run by the world’s most powerful scientists, has tracked Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

A Success Story Spanning Many Contests!

Cheers! We’re happy to bring you an unusual success story, spanning many contests in a Cloud Atlas kind of way, except with contests (just go with it). Jessa Russo, Jessica Collins, and Brenda Drake would like to announce that Sean P. McConnell has signed with agent Terrie Wolf.    Here’s their story and some other fun tidbits we threw in …    Sean P. McConnell Sean, how did you meet your agent?   Sean: I’d Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Exciting new contest details …

Guess what? Trick or Treat with Agents is happening again this year! I seriously can’t wait to see what costumes our agents pick to hide behind. And if you have no idea what the heck I’m talking about…Trick or Treat with Agents is a Halloween themed pitch contest I came up with last year. It was seriously so much fun that Kimberly Chase wrangled me and Dannie Morin into doing it again with me this year. Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago