Pitch Wars Blog Archive

Genre: MG Contemporary FantasyWord Count: 44,000 Pitch: Thirteen-year-old Luke discovers his cell phone’s voice-powered assistant can grant wishes. But with autocorrect, even a simple wish can have catastrophic consequences. De-bugging his phone becomes disastrous. Getting rid of monsters, even worse.      Excerpt:                                                                I lurched forward after being shoved from behind, and the over-sized box of computer parts I’d been carrying so carefully for the last few blocks, escaped from my hands.           In Read more…

Genre: YA HistoricalWord Count: 70,000 Pitch: Three sisters try to survive hunger and deadly secrets against the backdrop of the WWII German occupation of Norway, but when 16-year-old Ruth becomes pregnant with a German soldier’s child, family bonds disintegrate. Exceprt: Jorunn had her copy of Undset’s The Wreath open on the floor in front of her. She listened to the swing of the clock pendulum over the fireplace and stretched her back, sore from lying Read more…

Genre: YA ContemporaryWord Count: 62,000 Pitch: Cancer: five. Stella: zero. On the brink of death, Stella is leading a double life. At home there’s her dedicated and protective boyfriend. And at the hospital there’s the quirky boy who’s stealing her heart.    Excerpt: It happens quick. Like a lightning strike. An electric shock rocks my body with so much momentum I’m sure I’m having a heart attack. But my head isn’t throbbing. The room isn’t Read more…

Genre: Adult – MysteryWord Count: 75,000 Pitch:  A single mom with something more deadly on her mind than coupons and babysitters stumbles through the mess of her life tossing cynical quips in her wake while trying not to trip over dead bodies.  Excerpt: Jules mopped up the trail of blood leading to the freezer.  She plunged the mop into the pail, pink tinged water splashing onto the floor as she glanced at the clock.  Almost Read more…

Genre: MG contemporary fantasyWord Count: 37,000 Pitch: Gideon is eleven years old and going blind. After befriending Baku, a nightmare eater, he is tempted to abandon his parents and real life for a dream world where he can still “see”.   Excerpt: Gideon Hardy stood on the stage of a large opera house with rows of empty wooden benches gawking back at him. Thick velvet curtains hung from the fly loft, the hems nailed to Read more…