The Teenaged Nitpick Critique: 1
Biology class, the nucleus of boredom. [Ha! I like this, but it doesn’t work as an opening. It feels more like a location label than an opening sentence. Maybe, instead,...
Read MoreBiology class, the nucleus of boredom. [Ha! I like this, but it doesn’t work as an opening. It feels more like a location label than an opening sentence. Maybe, instead,...
Read MoreTitle: FORCED TO FLY Genre: YA Fantasy My talent was about the only thing that made my parents happy. [Nice!] And in my sixteen years [see, I am not a...
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Read MoreYay! We have winners into the critique event with The Teenaged Nitpick. Winners must send the first 250 words of their young adult manuscript to brendadrakecontests@gmail.com by September 21 at...
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Read MorePitch your novella to my publisher, Month9Books October 1 -7 on my blog. Month9Books is looking for 15K (12K – 20K range) novellas for their Swoon imprint with a strong...
Read MoreWe’re hosting a Twitter Pitch Party on Thursday, September 13 from 8AM to 8PM EDT on the hashtag #PitMad. How do you twitter pitch? You tweet your twitter pitch...
Read MoreIt’s been a long week of reading through all the amazing pitches and our wonderful readers–K.T. Hanna, Kat Ellis, Rebecca Coffindaffer, Dee (@writefor apples), Stephanie Diaz, & Summer Heacock–have narrowed...
Read MoreGenre: Middle Grade Mystery Word count: 51,000 Merry and Cooper investigate an old jewel heist rumored to involve Merry’s uncle and Cooper’s dad. With the convicted thieves now released...
Read MoreGenre:Young Adult, Magical Realism Word Count: 66,000 Libby’s art comes to life, literally. Her painted skies turn from day to night and sometimes her mystery boy will appear. She’s determined...
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