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Pitch Madness B-14: Adult: SOMEPLACE WILD

Sunday, 1 March 2015  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Genre: Historical Women’s Fiction Word Count: 107,000 Pitch: A 1906 San Francisco debutante and aspiring botanist struggles to choose between sisterly loyalty and a life of wilderness adventure with her...

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Pitch Madness B-15: Adult: WHILE WE WEPT

Sunday, 1 March 2015  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Genre: Thriller/Suspense Word Count: 88,000 Pitch: Two tragedies, two decades apart. When his father is accused of an unthinkable crime, Francis must revisit a 23-year-old murder trial to locate a...

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Pitch Madness B-16: Adult: THE WILDFLOWER SEASON

Sunday, 1 March 2015  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Genre: Women’s Fiction Word Count: 99,000 Pitch: Ten years ago, Julie killed her best friend…unless she didn’t. The truth lies in a diary hidden in her Southern hometown, but finding...

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Pitch Madness B-17: Adult: GRAVITY LESSENS

Sunday, 1 March 2015  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Genre: Literary/Magical Realism Word Count: 79,000 Pitch: When gravity lessens, just a little, some people’s problems get easier. Others’ don’t. A new mom, an overweight teen girl, a retired boat...

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Pitch Madness … the submission window

Friday, 20 February 2015  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

The submission window for Pitch Madness SORRY! Edition is now open! To enter the contest, enter the form below. What is Pitch Madness? It’s a contest to win a request...

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Pitch Madness 2015 … introducing the teams!

Wednesday, 28 January 2015  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Pitch Madness 2015 SORRY! Edition   The Pitch Madness submission window will be open for 72 hours starting on February 20! Pitch Madness is a contest to win a request...

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A Pitch Madness Success (sort of) Interview with Mandy Mikulencak!

Saturday, 22 November 2014  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Mandy Mikulencak So let’s get this party started. What made you decide to enter Pitch Madness, and how did you feel during the contest? I participated in Pitch Madness in...

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PitchMadness Clue Edition … all the numbers by Dan Koboldt!

Monday, 24 March 2014  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

  A Breakdown of PitchMadness, Clue Edition by Dan Koboldt Brenda Drake’s Pitch Madness contest, Clue Edition, wraps up this week with a Twitter Pitching Party (#PitMad) on Tuesday. Pitching...

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Pitch Madness Clue Edition … game on!

Tuesday, 18 March 2014  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

It’s been a long week of reading through all the amazing pitches. Our wonderful readers have narrowed the slush, and your game hosts have chosen sixty pitches for the game....

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Pitch Madnes B-1: YA: NOTHING BUT SKY

Tuesday, 18 March 2014  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Genre: YA Historical Word Count: 68,000 Pitch: After WWI, wing walker Grace breaks boundaries as the only female on her barnstorming team. When a stunt goes wrong, she must choose...

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