Pitch Wars Blog Archive

Genre: YA Fantasy Word Count:81,000  Phineas enslaves teens in his crazy-twisted Phreak Show by wielding their warped self-images against them. Tera joins to free them, but struggles with the truth: she’s more like the wicked Phineas than his innocent phreaks.   The neon-red TATTOO sign buzzed with the only spark of excitement in Podunk. Or whatever clone of a town I rolled into that day. Slow and gray like all the rest. Railroad tracks stretched down Read more…

Genre:Upper-MG Adventure Word Count:52,000  A self-professed geek discovers that his dad is the world’s greatest superhero, just before both his parents are kidnapped. Will and his colorful collection of friends must save them before the world is destroyed.   The worst thing about getting hit in the face is that it hurts. A lot. Which is why when I found myself getting pummeled in the gym after sixth period by a guy everyone calls Thor, I Read more…

Genre: YA Fantasy Word Count:75,000  Echo, child pickpocket turned career thief, must find the Firebird, the only hope of ending a centuries-old conflict. As enemies become allies, Echo will learn that the truth of the Firebird lies within.   It is a truth, universally acknowledged, Echo mused, snagging a still warm pork bun from a nearby stall as she ran, that stolen food tastes exponentially better than food that’s not stolen.  With the shopkeeper’s indignant squawk Read more…

Genre: YA contemporary Word Count:64,000  Adelaide is an expert liar. To survive in a world of scandal and secrets, Adelaide is forced to cover up for her popular older brother who uses her as a personal punching bag.    The bruises fade long enough for a new crop to pop up, raising more eyebrows and even more questions. I run my fingers along the cheek bone under my right eye, wincing as I graze the three Read more…

Genre: MG Science Fiction Word Count:52,000  Needing the reward to bail their uncle out of jail, two brothers “borrow” his ship to rescue the Governor’s kidnapped daughter. Instead, she saves them, and leads them on a quest to prevent intergalactic war. The universe was supposed to be full of infinite space and limitless wonder. But to Chase Conrad, it seemed the only thing he ever got to see was other people’s discarded junk. His uncle’s salvage Read more…