The winner of the signed copy of THE STARS FELL SIDEWAYS is … MERADETH HOUSTON Please email me your address at brendadrakecontests@gmail.com to claim your prize. I’m so excited to offer up a signed copy of THE STARS FELL SIDEWAYS by Cassandra Marshall. If you like Atlantis, Steampunk, and Indiana Jones, this book is for you. All you have to do to enter is answer this question in the comments of this post: Who would Read more…
JEM, our 80’s pink-haired rock star, is … Brittany Howard with the Corvisiero LiteraryAgency ““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““ Our black and white Harlequin masked agent is… Ammi-Joan Paquette with the Erin MurphyLiterary Agency “““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““ The Gryffindor clad Hermione Granger is none other than… Jordy Albert with the Corvisiero Literary Agency. “““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““` Batman, our comic hero, is… Thao Le with the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency. ““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““` The Jabberwocky, our scariest costume, is… Ali Read more…
It’s time to go trick or treating! Can we get our bags filled with treats? Trick or Treat entrants, you are a very talented group of writers and you made our decisions very tough! While we couldn’t move everyone into our top 36, we’ve done our best to give the participating agents what they’ve asked for and we’ll be watching for some fantastic matches to be made over the next few days. Congratulations to our finalists Read more…
Genre: ContemporaryCategory: Young Adult Title: FIRE, LIGHTS, AND SLEEPLESS NIGHTS Word Count: 65,000 Three Sentence Pitch: When Tess finds out she’s moving in three weeks, she sneaks out for a last hurrah. Meanwhile, Julian avoids his fighting parents by painting the town—literally. Their lives collide amid fireworks and burnt art, but they wonder if these sleepless nights will lead them to destiny—or disaster. Question 1:In your MC’s voice, what costume character do you relate Read more…
Genre: SciFi RomanceCategory: Adult Title: THE EVERETTE QUARTET Word Count: 85,000 Three-sentence pitch: Edmond’s girlfriend, Viv, can travel between her parallel universes. When Viv discovers she is happily married to another man in an alternate reality, then meets him in her own, Edmond must battle for her love across worlds where he cannot follow. Meanwhile, in another reality, Edmond’s and Viv’s alter egos struggle to keep their secrets from tearing them apart. Question 1: Read more…
Genre: Magical RealismCategory: Middle Grade Title: FLUTTER Word Count: 42,000 Three sentence pitch: Twelve-year-old Mandy finds an ancestor’s journal at Grandpa’s farmhouse, reads a flying spell… and grows strange, leathery wings! Flying is fantastic, but at school Mandy’s an outsider, too different. Her absentee mother shows up with Hollywood plans for her Winged Wonder Girl – but a glamorous life with the mother she longed for means leaving Grandpa and the two friends who stood Read more…
Genre: Fantasy SteampunkCategory: Young Adult Title: ACE OF SHADES Word Count: 82,000 Three Sentence Pitch: Seventeen-year-old Enne Alfero roams the magical Victorian-like shadow world searching for her lost mother. Her only ally is Levi Glaisyer, a hot street lord and card dealer at a casino. When the casino’s owner tricks Enne with an unbreakable vow to work as an assassin, Enne and Levi must play the city’s politicians in a deadly game for their lives. Read more…
Genre: Paranormal HorrorCategory: Young Adult Title: JENNIFER STRANGEWord Count: 50,000 Three Sentence Pitch: Fifteen-year-old Marcus is next in line to lead his family of Ghost Hunters, but only if he can find a powerful Medium with a unique gift to join their clan. While on assignment to help a mother find the ghost of her son, Marcus stumbles on Jennifer Strange and her unique ability to touch ghosts. Now Marcus must not only help Jennifer Read more…
Genre: Women’s FictionCategory: AdultTitle: THE OTHER SIDE OF LAUGHTERWord Count: 84,000 Three Sentence Pitch: Emily Cooper has been kicked out of her life. Once a member of one of Georgia’s wealthiest and most highly esteemed political families, she is now left with nothing due to their manipulative tactics and Emily’s inability to fight for herself. When Sally Sewell finds Emily and takes her in, Sally’s cousin, Camilla Baldwin, becomes hell-bent on seeking revenge for the Read more…
Genre: Contemporary/SupernaturalCategory: Young AdultTitle: ISLE IN THE SEA OF GHOSTSWord Count: 65,000 Three Sentence Pitch: While Blair lies comatose, his soul wanders limbo. A dead girl offers to help him wake if he brings her back with him, but he’ll have to sail across the Styx, duel the grim reaper, and shatter the rules of the afterlife for her, all before his comatose body draws its final breath. Success will restore her life—failure will cost Read more…