Pitch Wars Blog Archive

LETTERS FROM SKYE by Jessica Brockmole … book release!

One sentence synopsis: In 1912, a chance letter from a young American college student to a reclusive Scottish poet sparks a trans-Atlantic romance spanning two wars. “[A] remarkable story of two women, their loves, their secrets, and two world wars… [in which] the beauty of Scotland, the tragedy of war, the longings of the heart, and the struggles of a family torn apart by disloyalty are brilliantly drawn, leaving just enough blanks to be filled Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

My First Editorial Letter … Or rather, The Day My Mind Blew Up

 My First Editorial Letter … Or rather, The Day My Mind Blew Up There are many firsts in our lives. Some make our hearts sing and some rip our hearts right from our chests, tossing them on the floor in a bloody mess. You may have thought that last line would be followed by “and that’s how I felt when I got my first editorial letter” but that would be wrong. It wasn’t like that Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

THE APOLLO ACADEMY by Kimberly P. Chase … Cover Reveal!

THE APOLLO ACADEMY by Kimberly P. ChaseLaunches: 8.6.13 Cover Art by Cliff Nielsen ABOUT: As the heiress to Titon Technologies, eighteen-year-old Aurora Titon can have whatever she wants—clothes, expensive gadgets, anything money can buy. All she really wants is to escape her pampered, paparazzi-prone life for the stars. Becoming the first female pilot to train as an astronaut for the Apollo Academy is exactly the chance for which she has been waiting. Everything would be Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Adult Only Summer Pitch Party! … OFFICIAL CONTEST ENTRY POST

Put the children’s books to bed the adult only summer pitch event is here! For the next 24 hours from 6/26 8AM EDT to 6/27 8AM EDT (The date stamp on comments will be 6AM MDT, which is my local time.)  post your 35-word pitch along with the first 150-words of your completed manuscript in the comments of this post.  For details about the pitch party go to this post here. Agent round is 6/27 at Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Another book giveway … actually two books!!!

Winners announced!!! The winner of her choice of eBook or print of MY SISTER’S REAPER by Dorothy Dreyer is: Donna Hole The winner of her choice of eBook or print copy of PRAEFATIO by Georgia McBride is: JESSIE HARRELL   Winners please email me at brendadrakecontests@gmail.com and let me know your preference and/or your mailing address or email address to send your book.   I’m celebrating the print release of two Month9Books with a giveaway! Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Release day! ONE by Leigh Ann Kopans . . . win a free copy

Today is the release of Leigh Ann Kopan’s ONE and I’m thrilled for her! The premise sounds so amazing. I’m offering a free eBook to celebrate. All you have to do is tell us who you’d want to share a super power with and what power would that be? I’ll pick a winner on Monday, June 17. The winner of the eBook copy by Random.org is Nicole Zoltack. Congratulations! Please email me your email address Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Adult Only Summer Pitch Party!

You’ve asked for it and here it is … Put the children books to bed, you’re invited to an adult only pitch event on June 27 through June 29!  After many requests from Adult writers and agents, I’m  kicking off the summer with a pitch event for adult only fiction. It’s a simple contest, all you have to do is get your 35-word pitch and the 1st 150 words of your completed manuscript ready to Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

PRAEFATIO by Georgia McBride … blog tour, giveaway, and interview!

I’m thrilled to host the talented Georgia McBride today for her PRAEFATIO blog tour. Check out the beautiful cover! This book promises to be a scary thrill ride.   PRAEFATIO  by Georgia McBride  Publication Date: May 21st, 2013  ISBN-13: 978-0-9882513-7-3 ISBN eBook: 978-0-9882513-8-0 Synopsis Seventeen-year-old Grace Ann Miller is no ordinary runaway. After missing for weeks, Grace is found on the estate of international rock star Gavin Vault, half-dressed and yelling for help. Over the course Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

The Writers Voice Contest Entries for Team Brenda … here we go!

“The Writer’s Voice” is a multi-blog, multi-agent contest hosted by Cupid of Cupid’s Literary Connection, Brenda Drake of Brenda Drake Writes, Mónica B.W. of Love YA, and Krista Van Dolzer of Mother. Write. (Repeat). We based the contest on NBC’s singing reality show The Voice, so the four of us selected projects for our teams based on their queries and first pages and coached the talented writers who wrote them as they polished their entries. And TODAY Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago