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PW #369: Young Adult Contemporary: A HEAVY DOSE OF ALLISON TANDY

Thursday, 2 November 2017  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Manuscript Status: Finished

Mentor Name: Alicia Clancy

Mentee Name: Jeffrey Bishop

Title: A HEAVY DOSE OF ALLISON TANDY

Category: Young Adult

Genre: Contemporary

Word Count: 86,000 words

Pitch:

Everyone knows a story like this…

Boy meets girl. Boy falls for girl. Boy and girl live happily-ever-after.

This isn’t one of those stories.

More like, boy meets girl. Boy falls for girl. Girl breaks boy’s heart, and then her own when she crashes her car into a tree and doesn’t wake up. The end.

Or is it?

This humorous novel about letting go, moving on, and growing up is perfect for fans of HISTORY IS ALL YOU LEFT ME and GOODBYE DAYS.

Excerpt:

If I were to ask you “Where’s the worst place to run into an ex?” you might throw out “the supermarket,” or “on a date with somebody else,” or maybe even “at a family reunion.” To which I would reply, (1) “wrong” (2) “wrong” and (3) “for the love of God, man, stop hooking up with your cousin”.

Because I can tell you, with unequivocal certainty, that the worst place to run into an ex is at your parent’s house, sprawled across the bathroom floor, neck-deep in porcelain. Trust me, I’ve been there.
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She appeared in-between the dry heaves.

I didn’t see her initially—like I said, ya boy was a bit preoccupied. Everything I’d eaten in the last week or so seemed to be making the pilgrimage up my esophagus and into the toilet bowl.

Well, most of it made it in the bowl.

One can only crutch so fast and vomit is notoriously impatient. Blame the unruly cocktail brewing in the charred remains of my stomach. Part anesthesia, part government-subsidized narcotics. Sorry if this is gross, but I figured I’d tell it exactly the way I remember. Ally sure as Hell won’t be giving her side anytime soon. If you’re looking for a meet-cute, you’ve come to the wrong place.

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29 Comments
  • Elana Roth Parker says:

    Hi! I’d love to read more! Please email me at eparker [at] ldlainc [dot] com:

    * Subject line: PitchWars Submission: YOUR BOOK TITLE
    * Your query letter in the body of the email
    * The full manuscript attached as a Word document

    Thanks!
    Elana

  • Kira Watson says:

    Hi Jeferrey,

    This looks fantastic!
    Please send your query with a FULL manuscript (attached as a Word Doc) to queries@emmasweeneyagency.com with PitchWars Request for Kira Watson + TITLE.

    Thank you!

    -Kira Watson
    Emma Sweeney Agency

  • Kim Lionetti says:

    Hi Jeffrey:

    I’d love to see the full manuscript and a synopsis. Please indicate in the query that I requested through PitchWars.

    Follow this link to upload the files and include your query: QueryMe.online/1008/General

    I look forward to reading it!
    Kim

  • Kim Lionetti says:

    Hi Jeffrey:

    I’d love to see the full manuscript and synopsis.

    Please follow this link to include your query (mentioning it’s a PitchWars request) and upload the files: QueryMe.online/1008/General

    I’ll look forward to reading it!
    Kim

  • Heather Flaherty says:

    Jeffrey… I’m attached now. I need more!

    Please send:
    – Query + 10 pages pasted in the body of the email
    – Attach FULL ms as well!
    – with subject line: PW YA + Title

    to:  flahertyqueries@thebentagency.com

    Thank you so much!

    Heather Flaherty (The Bent Agency)

  • Justin Wells says:

    Hi Jeffrey! I’d absolutely love to take a look at your full manuscript. Your pitch and sample are wonderful! Please submit the full manuscript using my Pitch Wars QM form here: https://querymanager.com/query/Justin_Wells/Pitch_Wars

  • Rena Rossner says:

    I’d love to take a closer look at this! Please send the first 100 pages attached as a word document to: rena@thedeborahharrisagency.com

    I’m excited to see where this goes!

    Best,

    Rena

  • Melissa Edwards says:

    I’d love to see more! Please email the first 50 pp. as a .doc to medwards@stonesong.com. Thank you!

  • Caitie Flum says:

    This looks great! It I’d love to take a look.

    Please send the query in the body of the email + full manuscript as a Word attachment to querycaitie@lizadawson.com with “Pitch Wars request” in the subject.

  • Jess Dallow says:

    Hi Jeffrey,

    I’d love to read more! Please send the full manuscript attached in a word doc with your query letter in the body of the email to Jess@Browerliterary.com with #PitchWars and your title in the subject. Looking forward to reading!

    Jess

  • Sarah Landis says:

    I would love to read this one! Please send the full ms as a word doc to slandis@sll.com

  • Hillary Jacobson says:

    The voice!!! Insanely good. I’d love to read more. Please send the full manuscript as a word document to hjacobson@icmpartners.com. Thank you!!

  • Alice Sutherland-Hawes says:

    This sounds great! Do send to me at submissions@madeleinemilburn.com for the attention of Alice.

  • This sounds so amazing! I could so use some dark humor in my life — I would love to read the full ms! Please send the full manuscript to suzie@newleafliterary.com attached as a Word document with the query in the first page of the document. Put “PITCH WARS” in the subject. Please also include a dreaded synopsis if you have one. Thank you! Can’t wait to read!

  • I love what I’ve read here and can’t wait to read the rest! Please send the full manuscript to andrea@transatlanticagency.com, with the query and PITCH WARS REQUEST in the subject line. Thank you!

  • Penelope Burns says:

    Hi Jeffrey,

    I’m obsessed with the voice here. Can you send the full to penelope@gelfmanschneider.com, with your query in the body of the email and #PitchWars and title in the subject line? Thanks so much!

    Penelope

  • this sounds like so much fun! Please send me the first 50 pages in word doc to ksboutillier@maassagency.com with subject like “PITCH WARS YA” — Thanks so much!

    Always, Katie

  • This sounds GREAT! I’d love to read more. Please send the full manuscript as a Word doc with your query letter in the body of the email to kristy.hunter@knightagency.net with “Pitch Wars Requested: TITLE” in the subject line. Thanks!!

  • The voice here is amazing – love the wry, dark humor here and would love to read the full.I know I’m not the only agent here at Nelson Literary Agency who is excited to read this one! Please send just one email to query@nelsonagency.com with PITCH WARS UPLOAD in the subject line. We will reply with our upload instructions, and then all the interested NLA agents will read and consider your manuscript. Thank you!

  • Danielle Burby says:

    Your voice has totally and completely sucked me in. I want to read this! As Joanna said, please send just one email to query@nelsonagency.com with PITCH WARS UPLOAD in the subject line. We will reply with our upload instructions, and then all the interested NLA agents will read and consider your manuscript. Thank you!

  • Jim McCarthy says:

    I would love to have a look at this! Kindly send the manuscript along for my prompt review at jmccarthy@dystel.com. A Word attachment is most preferable if possible.

    Best,
    Jim

  • Amelia Appel says:

    JEFFREY! I literally laughed out loud. Please please please send a query letter, full synopsis, and full attached manuscript to amelia@triadaus.com with “Pitch Wars” in the subject line. Thank you so much – I can’t wait to read!!

  • Blair Wilson says:

    This is great–I’d love to read more! Please send the full manuscript as a Word doc with the query pasted into the first page of the document to queries@parkliterary.com with “BLAIR WILSON – PITCH WARS REQUEST” in the subject. Thanks so much–looking forward to reading!

  • Roseanne Wells says:

    Great voice. I’d love to read more! Please use the guidelines on jdlit.com to send 100pp (instead of the normal 20), and include #Pitchwars in the subject line. I can’t wait to dive in!

    Roseanne Wells
    The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency

  • OMG. I love your voice!!! I NEED to read more. 🙂

    Please send the full manuscript to Lynnette@theseymouragency.com, attached as a Word document with the query as the first page. Put “Pitch Wars” and your title in the subject line. Please also include a brief synopsis as a separate document. Thanks! Can’t wait to read!

    Lynnette Novak
    The Seymour Agency

  • Penny Moore says:

    Hi Jeffrey,

    This is exactly what I look for in a YA Contemporary. A smart narrator with a real sense of humor! Please send your query letter and full manuscript to penny[at]empireliterary[dot]com with Pitch Wars and your MS title in the subject line. Can’t wait to read more!

  • Excited to continue reading! Please send the full manuscript as a Word document to submissions@janklow.com and include your query in the body of the email. Make sure to include “Pitch Wars – Stefanie Lieberman” in the subject line. Thanks!

  • Christa Heschke says:

    LOVE the humor here! I’d be interested to see more! Please send a query, first 100 pages and synopsis to chquery@mcintoshandotis.com. Look forward to reading!
    -Christa Heschke, McIntosh & Otis

  • Tanusri Prasanna says:

    Funny and dark is my favorite mix (for anything :)) and your voice is spot-on. I’d be so thrilled to have the chance to read on. Please email the full manuscript to tprasanna@foundrymedia.com, subject “PitchWars Request”. Thank you!

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