tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post3157378277327536685..comments2024-03-19T03:20:39.801-04:00Comments on Authoress: Teen Eyes Contest Submission GuidelinesAuthoresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-65419336678531391572014-07-19T16:24:37.618-04:002014-07-19T16:24:37.618-04:00Name: Renee’ Wilson
Title: HERE COMES THE THUNDER
...Name: Renee’ Wilson<br />Title: HERE COMES THE THUNDER<br />Genre: YA Romance<br /><br />Dear Ms. Albright,<br /> <br />Little ol’ mortal teen Lucy Oman wants Steve, but so does the great goddess Athena. What they don’t know: Steve doesn’t want Lucy or Athena. He has a secret, but it doesn’t matter once the fight begins.<br /><br />Athena curses Lucy twice to get her out of the way. First, she turns Lucy into a monster with snake hair so hideous she can turn men to stone. Second she gives her a reason to want to turn them - Lucy can read their minds. <br /> <br />At first, Lucy doesn’t know she has this curse. Playing into Athena’s hands, she ends up petrifying her father and her brother Hurley (who’s a bit of stoner already). In order to save Hurley and Dad, Lucy has to be heroic. Her mission involves draining the venom of a Hydra in less than forty-eight hours, and stealing Hade’s whistle, the one that controls the three-headed dog guarding the Underworld. Too bad, heroic is not a term for a manipulative, single-minded teenager with a temper like Lucy. <br /> <br />With the help of the Gothic Gorgon twins - who are Medusa’s former sisters, a spider man who’s not so Peter Parker-ie, an old sea monster named Gaia, and Lucy’s Mom (who knows a thing or two about dealing with gods). The rescue begins with the clock ticking and mythology folks like Hades, and Hercules to act as further obstacles. <br /> <br />I am seeking representation for my 75,000-word YA romance novel, HERE COMES THE THUNDER. This book is the first book in a series where a modern day Medusa fights the great goddess Athena – eventually the two of them will become the greatest and unlikeliest of friends.<br /><br />Thank you for your consideration.<br />Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459988308202792765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-75282685211578089132014-07-19T15:18:12.578-04:002014-07-19T15:18:12.578-04:00his time, we got the following crossword puzzle cl...his time, we got the following crossword puzzle clue:Portrayer of Austin Powers' father<br /> that also known as Misbehave, with ''out'' dictionary. First, we gonna look for more hints to the Misbehave, with ''out'' crossword puzzle. Then we will collect all the required information and for solving Misbehave, with ''out'' crossword . In the final, we get all the possible answers for the this crossword puzzle definition.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-58335348872344003402013-09-30T02:20:42.108-04:002013-09-30T02:20:42.108-04:00I am so glad that I came across this post.
Thanks ...I am so glad that I came across this post.<br />Thanks a lot for sharing. Very brilliantly presented.go to market plan examplehttp://vpmarketingondemand.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-18744250566856259952012-08-01T00:53:52.489-04:002012-08-01T00:53:52.489-04:00Name: Sara Martin
Title: PRINCESS OF SWANS
Genre: ...Name: Sara Martin<br />Title: PRINCESS OF SWANS<br />Genre: YA Fantasy<br /><br />Dear Ms. Albright,<br /><br />Seventeen-year-old princess Feyana Belmaron has never thought much about marriage. Why should she? Ever since a Cathysian plot disfigured her and killed her mother, the princess has been a prisoner, confined to a distant castle to keep her safe until the end of the war. After ten years pass without an armistice, Feyana gives up hope that her father will ever let her out -- and with a face like hers, no storybook prince is likely to come to her rescue.<br /><br />So when a gravely injured volkarei witch materializes in the garden, she rattles Feyana's walled-in life. In return for aid and shelter, the volkarei foretells the princess's future: she will marry the handsome prince of Cathys, her country's bitter enemy, thus uniting the warring countries for good. Thrilled at the prospect of ending both the war and her forced seclusion, Feyana defies her father, scales the wall, and sets out to find and court the prince.<br /><br />But her path to the altar runs through hundreds of miles of hostile territory, full of pirates, soldiers, and thieves angered by her father's policies. Unless the sheltered Feyana learns to protect herself--and fast--she could lose a lot more than just her freedom.<br /><br />She could lose the war.<br /><br />PRINCESS OF SWANS is a YA Fantasy complete at 94,000 words.<br /><br />Thank you for your time and consideration.Princess Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028032277535641929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-724815552437886812012-07-31T23:58:52.019-04:002012-07-31T23:58:52.019-04:00Name: Don McFatridge
Title: PLANTED (I CAN WATER M...Name: Don McFatridge<br />Title: PLANTED (I CAN WATER MYSELF)<br />Genre: YA Science Fiction<br /><br /><br />Dear Ms. Albright,<br /><br />A humanlike girl with an affinity to plants arrives on Earth to defend our garden from invasion. To learn English, she deciphers Dr Seuss and christens herself, Sam I Am. While here, she grows and matures the equivalent of a year each day. Trillions of neurotransmitters inside her stomach, called Logic Cells, give new meaning to the term gut feeling. They are a sentient fail-safe, guaranteeing she complies with the airborne immunization of humans against alien mind control. At eighteen days old, these Logic Cells will use pheromones to seduce a human male into mating with Sam to pollinate her spores before her dispersal sack explodes. <br /><br />At day thirteen, human soldiers with Yertle the Turtle shells on their heads discover her landing pod. Sam escapes, helped by Brooke, a teenage girl with leukemia. Sam is attracted to Brooke’s older brother Dylan, unfortunately, unless her Logic Cells play chemical Cupid, at four days (years) younger than him, she might as well have poison ivy. But when they do, the boost from Dylan’s carbon dioxide kiss helps Sam realize using pheromones to manipulate humans makes her no different than the aliens she’s fighting. Determined to resist, Sam hopes to blossom into a flower Dylan desires before she turns eighteen and her Logic Cells unleash their influence on him. Because, besides completing the mission, Sam wants to cure the disease circulating in Brooke’s red sap—even if she has to cut out her own stomach to do it.<br /><br />PLANTED (I CAN WATER MYSELF) is a standalone 83,000-word young adult science fiction with series potential. I was the founder and president of Strategy First, a worldwide publisher of entertainment software for twenty years. Our franchise titles, Disciples, a fantasy, and Jagged Alliance, an adventure role-playing release, sold over one million copies worldwide respectively and were geared to a young adult audience.Don McFatridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13554281247528998061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-46192862372106837942012-07-31T23:49:13.937-04:002012-07-31T23:49:13.937-04:00Name: J. Esplin
Title: ABEL PIRATES
GENRE: YA Alte...Name: J. Esplin<br />Title: ABEL PIRATES<br />GENRE: YA Alternative Historical <br /><br />Dear Ms. Albright,<br /><br />A one-way trip to Gallows Point. That’s what sixteen-year-old Beatrix will inherit if she’s named “next-of-kin” to her grandfather, a notoriously cold-gutted pirate who eluded capture his whole life. According to the Transgressions of Pirates decree, unresolved crimes of piracy transfer to the next-of-kin. <br /><br />The only person standing between Beatrix and the hangman’s noose is her father, the current next-of-kin. A sea captain in his own right, he’s proven to be just as elusive as her pirating grandfather—quite a feat, considering the bounty on his head. But when a weathered sailor arrives with news that her father is missing, presumed dead, and she’s now next-of-kin, landlubber-Beatrix must seek refuge on her father’s ship.<br /><br />Standing upright and hanging onto the contents of her stomach are the least of Beatrix’s problems at sea. The hardened crew can barely disguise their contempt for her, and she’s sure the traitor responsible for her father’s disappearance is hiding in their midst. What’s more, the new captain seems less interested in ousting traitors and more interested in tracking a legendary map that promises the impossible: freedom for all pirate-kin. <br /><br />Beatrix’s only hope for an ally among the motley bunch is Boone, a young jack-of-all-trades who was given the dreaded punishment of keeping an eye on her. Together, they discover her father’s disappearance was only the beginning of a bigger plot to trap pirate-kin and collect the bounties. Worse, behind it all is Brightside, a pirate captain with a formidable crew and a kraken-sized grudge. <br /><br />To discover her father’s fate and save their own, Beatrix and Boone must outwit traitors, battle pirates, and race across an uncharted island to unravel Brightside’s plan, all before those ominous, dark sails on the horizon catch up to them.<br /> <br />ABEL PIRATES (94,000) is a YA alternative historical novel, set during the golden age of piracy. It's the first book in a planned series, with loads of swashbuckling adventure and elements of romance. I was a history major in college, and I have been writing for over ten years. Thank you for your time and consideration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-39606074597316177722012-07-31T23:47:17.152-04:002012-07-31T23:47:17.152-04:00Name: Susan M. Fobes writing as T. J. Shelkey
Titl...Name: Susan M. Fobes writing as T. J. Shelkey<br />Title: THE LEGEND OF TAIRN GIRE: A PROPHESY REVISITED<br />Genre: YA Fantasy<br /><br />Every bargain has a price, so when an unknown sorcerer invites the spirit of an evil king back to the land of the living and the two forge a deal, more than the loss of this sorcerer's soul is at stake-the evil spirit seeks revenge and he wants the royal family to be the first to pay.<br /><br />All goes unnoticed as the Kingdom of Tairn Gire celebrates 100 years of peace, a legendary event that involves all races-Ordinal (ordinary human) and Otherkin. King Ulrich Kingston and Prince Agmund open their castle for the festivities despite a first hint at racial conflict, but on the morning after, King Ulrich lay dead.<br /><br />Prince Agmund's world and the lives of everyone around him changes almost overnight. Humans now distrust those with magical abilities. Nightly roundups lead to unexplained disappearances. And anyone labeled "different" must conform to the new normal or face the same.<br /><br />As the Prince ages, danger closes in, but his teacher, Balthasar Maldue, vows to protect him and others even if Tairn Gire crumbles around them.<br /><br />THE LEGEND OF TAIRN GIRE: A PROPHESY REVISITED is a YA fantasy complete at 101,000 words. Thank you for your time. I look forward to hearing from you.Susan Fobeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927064519907342393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-9332422872815897032012-07-31T22:51:53.444-04:002012-07-31T22:51:53.444-04:00Name: Amanda Foody
Title: RELIC
Genre: YA Fantasy
...Name: Amanda Foody<br />Title: RELIC<br />Genre: YA Fantasy<br /><br />Far grew up knowing how it felt to die. <br />Far is a Relic, someone who has visions from their past lives. Even as a princess, the twisted legends and lies surrounding the so-called demonic abilities of Relics would nail her to a fiery stake if her secret were exposed.<br />After the death of her sister, Far inherits her seat and becomes the youngest member of her kindgom’s Council. She has little idea how to rule, and as a dark group of magi conquer neighboring kingdoms, she doesn’t know how to protect her people and her secret at the same time. <br />When invasion pushes her kingdom into the world war, Far realizes her past-life knowledge is her most powerful weapon. She is the only one who knows the magi’s secret. But somehow they also know hers. She can stay quiet at the expense of thousands of lives or speak up at the expense of her own. <br />RELIC is Young Adult fantasy complete at 85,000 words.<br />After many years of religious education, I have become fascinated with world belief systems and reincarnation. I have won a few minor fiction and poetry awards, and I am currently studying English Creative Writing at the College of William and Mary.Amanda Foodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13041820771365552110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-55086028841400609662012-07-31T22:50:04.527-04:002012-07-31T22:50:04.527-04:00Name: Sarah Negovetich
Title: THE WATCHERS
Genre: ...Name: Sarah Negovetich<br />Title: THE WATCHERS<br />Genre: YA Urban Fantasy<br /><br />Dear Ms. Albright,<br /><br />Stacie Gunthar is the newest Watcher, an esoteric and ancient sect charged with protecting humans from the Antagonists. Meeting the other three members of her group activated her mind reading power, but it’s up to Stacie to learn how to use it.<br /><br />Practicing every day is cutting into her packed high school schedule. Of course, all that alone time with the group's hot Healer is one sacrifice she’s willing to make. But romance is complicated when you’re trying to save lives.<br /><br />The Antagonists are determined to track down and kill the new group of Watchers. Stacie and the others need to master their powers and beat the Antagonists to the punch before they carve a path of destruction and unexplainable ‘accidents’ straight to them.<br /><br />THE WATCHERS, complete at 60,000 words, is the first book in a proposed trilogy, though it can stand on its own. Thank you for your time and consideration.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052604405996474436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-39817094040391171252012-07-31T22:35:32.052-04:002012-07-31T22:35:32.052-04:00Name: Louisa Clarkson
Title: THE SILVER STRAND
Gen...Name: Louisa Clarkson<br />Title: THE SILVER STRAND<br />Genre: MG Fantasy Adventure<br /><br />Twelve-year-old Isabelle Tresdon doesn’t have a magical bone in her body – but she does have one seriously freaky silver strand of hair. <br /> <br />The Silver Strand is that hair’s story. Okay, well, it’s Isabelle’s story, sure, but she's about to figure out that she’s nothing without that strand. Because of that hair, Isabelle can transform particles of energy into matter. Because of her strand, she will be invited to study magic at Mastermind Academy, a secret school inside the earth’s core. And because of that school, Isabelle’s life will change forever. So it’s too bad that her silver strand is about to suddenly wither and drain Isabelle’s magic and life in just five days. <br /> <br />At 55,000 words, The Silver Strand is a children’s fantasy adventure for fans of secret underground worlds, unexpected villains and monsters, high-tech flying devices, and the kind of humor featured in fantasies like Eoin Colfer’s Artemis Fowl.Louisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01941582936222540090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-32694596285213115792012-07-31T22:26:28.861-04:002012-07-31T22:26:28.861-04:00Name: Lauren Harris
Title: THE MARK OF FLIGHT
Genr...Name: Lauren Harris<br />Title: THE MARK OF FLIGHT<br />Genre: NA High Fantasy<br /><br />The council’s preference for her tractable cousin is Princess Arianna’s biggest worry until her most trusted companion, Markmaster Tashda, kidnaps her to rekindle the centuries-long war with the neighboring kingdom, Centoren. In a fight for her liberty and the preservation of her homeland, Arianna is willing to sacrifice almost anything, but she can't escape an elite squadron of Centoreinian soldiers on her own.<br /> <br />A backwoods Mage and a stuttering stable boy, however, are the last champions she would have asked for. Bay is an Innate Mage who can escape neither the impulse to heal the ravaged borderlands nor the haunting absence of the master who taught him more Magic than anyone else seems to know. Even worse is Shiro, a slave illegally owned by the same inn harboring Tashda’s men. Horrified at the thought of slavery in her kingdom, Arianna swears to stop the unlawful trade if she can ever get home, and promises Shiro will never suffer chains again.<br /> <br />Then one of Tashda’s men catches up to them, and the glittering shield that bursts from Shiro’s hand shocks even him with the impossible: the slave is a Markmaster.<br /><br />Bay departs to lead Tashda astray and Shiro, unable to explain how he got a Mark, refuses to accept his power. Arianna hopes that returning to the castle will solve their problems, but when Shiro is captured protecting her from slave-traders, she faces a choice: break her promise to Shiro and rush home to prepare her kingdom for war, or risk her life to free the Markmaster-slave who gave up everything to save her. <br /><br />THE MARK OF FLIGHT is 123,000 words, and the first book in a trilogy that<br />deals with the conflict of destiny versus free will. Aside from running the<br />Pendragon Variety podcast for aspiring writers and the Fit-2-Write Podcast<br />for writers' fitness (along with Tee Morris), I tweet (@Marksmaster), blog<br />about writing at http://lscribeharris.blogspot.com/, and room with two<br />demanding cats and a pet librarian.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304333283822231479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-90279187712143432472012-07-31T22:20:08.473-04:002012-07-31T22:20:08.473-04:00Adrianne Russell
'TIL IT HAPPENS TO YOU
YA Con...Adrianne Russell<br />'TIL IT HAPPENS TO YOU<br />YA Contemporary<br /><br />Dear Ms. Albright, <br /><br />I am seeking representation for my contemporary young adult novel. ‘TIL IT HAPPENS TO YOU, complete at 70,000 words, is a story that explores a young girl teetering on the edge of adulthood and facing hard choices much like Jennifer Echols’ GOING TOO FAR or Sara Zarr’s STORY OF A GIRL. <br /><br />Seventeen year old Fischer considers herself below-average in practically every way. Her grades are the only exception and that’s because she uses schoolwork to avoid being the airbag in her parents’ car wreck of a relationship.<br /><br />Then she meets JP and everything changes. He’s disarmingly handsome, naturally intelligent and of course popular. JP becomes Fischer’s tour guide to amazing experiences. Armed with new-found self-confidence, she pushes back against her family’s unrelenting demands. Bolstered by unexpected strength, she steps outside of her protective bubble and finds a new friend who accepts her warts and all, causing Fischer to question everything, including why JP seems more interested in taking than giving.<br /><br />Suddenly, Fischer’s gone from being a girl with no options to one with too many choices and she has to decide exactly who, what and with whom she wants to be.<br /><br />Currently, I maintain two blogs, Cabinet of Curiosities and The Writer’s Republic. I’m a freelance museum educator, Sucker Literary Magazine Staff Reader, bookaholic and unabashed art nerd. You can find me on Twitter at @adriannerussell and @writersrepublic.Adrianne Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18108123882094459747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-45579740418151944422012-07-31T22:18:53.432-04:002012-07-31T22:18:53.432-04:00Name: Christina Early
Title: Like a Frothing Rabid...Name: Christina Early<br />Title: Like a Frothing Rabid Dog is Adorable<br />Genre: new adult horror<br /><br />Dear Taryn Albright:<br /><br />All gamer geek Ayako Futsurado wants is to spend spring break with her boyfriend in Michigan. At least until her train is delayed, compliments of the March snowstorm and the dead body she finds in the lounge car.<br /><br />It doesn't help that the dead body goes missing, leaving Ayako the crime scene's only witness. Or that she gets suckered into helping two children who are about as adorable as frothing rabid dogs find their missing dad. Then the father turns out to be dead body number two and Ayako's really wishing she went to Florida instead. She'll have to make do with trying to prove her innocence to two guys who may as well be the Men in Black and insist she's some sort of natural vampire hunter.<br /><br />Just when Ayako thinks she knows who the real killer is, she stumbles onto the snack car that's now full of dead bodies. Of course the bodies aren't as dead as she'd like them to be, especially when they try to drink her blood. All Ayako can do is use a couple trusty toothpicks and hope she'll be able to stake the vampires before they turn her into a blood-thirsty ghoul.<br /><br />Like a Frothing Rabid Dog is Adorable is a 50,000-word horror novel in the same vein as the Lost Boys.Christina Earlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05803995093957463325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-43028663634662189452012-07-31T21:19:11.015-04:002012-07-31T21:19:11.015-04:00Name: Beck Nicholas
Title: Allies
Genre: YA sci-fi...Name: Beck Nicholas<br />Title: Allies<br />Genre: YA sci-fi<br /><br />Dear Ms. Albright,<br /><br />An inexperienced assassin must choose between restoring her family honor and saving the boy she’s falling for.<br /><br />Sixteen year old Noemi was never meant to go undercover in the Governmental Force but when her sister dies she’s determined to succeed in her place. Her Offworlder leader, Miller, is decent and cute and has her re-thinking some of the stories she’s been trained by her Rebel father to believe.<br /><br />She’s ordered to get close to Miller, an assignment she’s happy to fulfil, until she discovers he’s the perfect target. Executing Miller will bring the glory back to her family and expunge the shame of her sister’s failure. If she can do it.<br /><br />But she’s not the only one keeping secrets. What Miller is hiding might free her to love for the first time or get them both killed.<br /><br />ALLIES is complete at 82,000 words. I look forward to hearing from you.beck nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691281777316230017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-4168328744344008522012-07-31T21:01:26.790-04:002012-07-31T21:01:26.790-04:00Name: Heather Riffle
Title: TERRA INCOGNITA
Genre:...Name: Heather Riffle<br />Title: TERRA INCOGNITA<br />Genre: YA Paranormal Romance<br /><br />Dear Ms. Albright:<br /><br />In TERRA INCOGNITA, seventeen-year old Haylee Wells thought she lived in an ordinary world. But just out of sight, something not so ordinary lurks. Hidden in the shadows of city streets and forests – just like the one in her backyard – the Pale Ones plan their coming out. <br /><br />In the future, the cities are gone and the land barren. Humans, fearing the deadly touch of the Pale Ones, know better than to venture into dark places. Haylee awakens to this unknown world, where the supernatural is common, inanimate objects become poisonous organisms, humans survive – and fight back – with powers of their own, and Seers discern what secrets lie within the confines of your mind and heart. <br /><br />The Pale Ones know great power dwells within Haylee, and they have propelled her through time to claim it. She understands she should return home. But, between her growing affections for her new friends – particularly Derik, the duty-bound protector of the group – and her newfound purpose in life, she is no longer sure in which time home resides.<br /><br />TERRA INCOGNITA is a Young Adult paranormal fantasy with romantic elements. This story will introduce readers to a new supernatural creature and immerse them in a future where humans must fight daily to survive. It will appeal to older teenagers and many adult lovers of YA romantic fantasy. My novel is complete at approximately 103,000 words.<br /><br />Thank you for your time and consideration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-78066799041122124442012-07-31T20:13:28.798-04:002012-07-31T20:13:28.798-04:00Name: Shiela Blankemeier
Title: HOW SNOW CAME TO T...Name: Shiela Blankemeier<br />Title: HOW SNOW CAME TO THE DESERT<br />Genre: YA Epic Fantasy<br /><br />Monstrous jaguar warriors murdered Brisana's father. Now they hunt her.<br /><br />Sixteen-year-old half-blood Brisana de la Cerra hides in the jungles of Cielito Lindo. Concealed in the misty mountains of Oldest Mexico, El Lindo is birthplace of earth gods, jalapeños, and dwarves like her father. She alone has the human blood that can release the were-jaguars’ imprisoned master: an ice god bent on unleashing a second ice age where he and his followers will reign. But she’s more at home in El Lindo surrounded by her much shorter family and friends than she ever was with her mother’s human kin. She’d rather hide there in danger than live safely anywhere else. <br /><br />However, the were-jaguars have allies around every dark corner: giant birds of prey blocking the sunlight, blinking eyes in the shadows, waiting for her. Legend says that her dwarf ancestors knew a way to defeat were-jaguars. If she’s going to stay in El Lindo without ending up as an ice god’s key or worse, dinner, then she will have to figure out how they did it. And whether or not a half-blood chica can do the same. Estúpido human blood. <br /><br />HOW SNOW CAME TO THE DESERT is a multicultural YA fantasy at 90,000 words, paralleling my own multicultural teen experience. Minus the were-jaguars.Shiela Calderón Blankemeierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05164253791139502033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-89876575000837688312012-07-31T20:05:34.565-04:002012-07-31T20:05:34.565-04:00Name: Lorie Steed
Title: ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS
G...Name: Lorie Steed<br />Title: ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS<br />Genre: YA Contemporary<br /><br />Dear Ms. Albright:<br /><br />Seventeen-year-old Leslie Craven has picked up a few tips trying to dodge her mother's mood swings: watch your step, stay on the sidelines, and take what you can get. Unfortunately, what keeps the peace at home works a little too well at school. So what if her football-player boyfriend scored her a seat at the popular table? Nobody notices her sitting there.<br /><br />Leslie wants a mom who thanks her for cleaning the kitchen instead of yelling at her for missing a spot, and a boyfriend who cares enough to be Rhett to her Scarlet at the big Halloween bonfire. When she discovers the sparks flying between him and his lab partner aren't limited to Chem class, she's ready to throw in the tear-stained towel.<br /><br />That is, until she finds two unexpected friends whose lives are just as screwed up as hers: Meredith, the cheerleader who rah-rahs her way through the breakdown of her own family, and Dennis, the new guy addicted to cigarettes and solitude. But when Meredith's boyfriend puts his bad-boy moves on Leslie, she's tempted to do more than help him cheat his way through English class, and she must choose between friendship, romance, or ending up right back where she started—alone.<br /><br />ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS explores what happens when teenagers are forced to look out for themselves and each other because their parents can't see past their own drama. As such, I believe it will especially appeal to fans of Sara Zarr.<br /><br />I earned an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and have published poetry in several literary journals, including New York Quarterly, Hollins Critic, and Evening Street Review. As a high school teacher and librarian, I have worked with teenagers for several years and am an avid reader of young adult literature.<br /><br />Thank you for considering my work, and I look forward to hearing from you.Loriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02431295113722073255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-56614099573232431642012-07-31T19:58:15.719-04:002012-07-31T19:58:15.719-04:00Name: Margo Berendsen
Title: Startripped
Genre: YA...Name: Margo Berendsen<br />Title: Startripped<br />Genre: YA science fiction<br /><br />Blinded by a freak explosion, seventeen year old Camria is trying to finish high school without tripping over too many obstacles or losing any more friends. When a new transfer student, Lander, seeks her friendship, Cam is both flattered and suspicious. He sharpens her senses so much it’s almost like seeing again. But he knows more about her past than he should: details about the explosion that stole her vision, and her twin sister’s life. <br /><br />Lander claims her sister is still alive, and he can help Cam find her. He even restores her sight with a mysterious device. But there’s a catch: she has to leave with him, and he can’t tell her where he’s taking her. <br /><br />And he can’t promise if he can ever bring her back.<br /><br />Cam agrees to Lander's terms, but she didn't count on adding space worms and new stars to her never-seen-before list. Lander is part of a group protecting Earth from mind-harvesters on his planet who want human minds to enhance their abilities. Racing across the stars to keep vital information out the enemies’ hands gives Cam a whole new definition for startripping.<br /><br />When Cam finds her sister, complications get as tangled as astrophysics. Liz has been brainwashed by the enemy faction, and even worse, she’s dragging Lander over to their side. It’s not just a matter of saving the Earth, anymore. Now, it’s personal. <br /><br />StarTripped is a 80k science fiction for young adults that will appeal to fans of I Am Number Four or Across the Universe. Thank you for your time and consideration.Margo Berendsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476308235642890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-46302396683542836812012-07-31T19:31:00.099-04:002012-07-31T19:31:00.099-04:00(Pen) Name: Carrie-Anne Brownian
Title: And Jako...(Pen) Name: Carrie-Anne Brownian<br />Title: And Jakob Flew the Fiend Away <br />Genre: Upper YA historical fiction, Bildungsroman<br /><br />Dear Ms. Albright,<br /><br />I noticed you listed historical as one of your interests, and hope you will consider And Jakob Flew the Fiend Away, an upper YA historical Bildungsroman spanning the years 1940-46 and set in the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies.<br /><br />Fourteen-year-old Jakob DeJonghe can think of nothing but revenge when the Nazis coerce his father into suicide and his little sister mysteriously disappears the day before Yom Kippur 1940. The situation in occupied Amsterdam soon worsens, with increasingly restrictive laws and barbed wire around the Jewish Quarter. All the while, Jakob is more and more determined to do something, anything, to fight back and be the master of his own destiny, just as his heroes the Maccabees did in ancient times.<br /><br />In November 1942, he feels his chance has finally come. Knowing it’s now or never, Jakob jumps from a death train and severely breaks his foot. As he’s trying to run to safety, he’s found by four young resistance fighters and taken to a safe house to recover. Even though Jakob has been left with a permanent limp, he’s still determined to defend his country and track down the men who killed his father. <br /><br />His dream comes true when he joins the resistance and later is recruited into the Princess Irene Brigade of the Dutch Free Forces. But he can’t stop thinking about Rachel Roggenfelder, a beautiful, spirited young woman he ran into on one of his missions, and he starts to feel the slow reawakening of emotions he thought he’d buried when he went on his quest for revenge. Jakob is even more surprised when they cross paths again a year and a half later. <br /><br />Finding his dream girl again seems like a dream come true, but shortly after their quick marriage ceremony, Rachel is given the opportunity to go to America as the wife of an Allied serviceman, and Jakob is called to a tour of duty in the Dutch East Indies. Their year of separation isn't made easier by constant nagging reminders from his surviving mother that he essentially married a near-stranger. Will Rachel really stay true to him an ocean away while he goes through the painful process of relearning how to be a part of humanity?<br /><br />I have a degree in history from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, with one of my areas of focus being World War II and the Shoah. I also worked in the production room of a local newspaper for five years.Carrie-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810154378449825641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-69269164067720669882012-07-31T19:24:31.542-04:002012-07-31T19:24:31.542-04:00Name: A.J. Cattapan
Title: Seven Riddles to Nowher...Name: A.J. Cattapan<br />Title: Seven Riddles to Nowhere<br />Genre: Middle Grade Mystery<br /><br />Dear Ms. Albright,<br /><br />Despite being a world-class yo-yoer, seventh grader Kamryn Boyd cannot speak to adults outside his home. Due to his selective mutism, his mother has bounced him from school to school in hopes of an answer. When Kam arrives at St. Jude Catholic School, he feels he’s finally found a place where he’s understood, even if his tongue remains speechless.<br /><br />However, Kam’s feelings of belonging are wrenched out from under him when financial problems threaten to close the school. If that happens, it’s back to public school for Kam while his best friends Delta and Cooper get shipped off to an expensive boarding school.<br /><br />Then a message arrives with the opportunity to change everything. A stranger texts Kam a series of seven riddles that lead to a valuable treasure. The riddles start Kam on a scavenger hunt through the churches of Chicago. If Kam can decipher the hidden messages in the religious artwork, he’ll win the treasure, solving the school’s financial problems and keeping St. Jude’s open for years to come. But two things stand in his way. He’s not the only way deciphering the clues. And if he doesn’t find the treasure within a week, the Archdiocese is closing the school for good.<br /><br />SEVEN RIDDLES TO NOWHERE, an upper middle grade mystery, is complete at 43,000 words. It combines the scavenger-hunt style mystery of The 39 Clues with the coded religious artwork of The DaVinci Code.<br /><br />I am a graduate of the Institute for Children's Literature and a member of the SCBWI, MWA, and ACFW. My short stories and articles have been published in Hopscotch for Girls, Pockets, and My Light. Recently, I've also had an article selected for publication in the February 2013 issue of Highlights.<br /><br />Thank you for your time and consideration.A.J. Cattapanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12658717054736277339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-33796336828342293012012-07-31T18:42:36.411-04:002012-07-31T18:42:36.411-04:00Name: Jennifer M. Hartsock
Title: Battleground
Gen...Name: Jennifer M. Hartsock<br />Title: Battleground<br />Genre: Realistic YA<br /><br /><br />Dear Ms. Taryn Albright,<br /><br />From visits to your website, I believe my relationship-driven YA novel Battleground will fit nicely into your list of works. Complete at 63,000 words, Battleground discusses faith, drug abuse, and self-discovery through its teenage characters.<br /><br />When fate is out of the picture, all that’s left is free will.<br /><br />Sixteen-year-old Lilly Dawson was never one to question fate. That is, until she meets Parker, a troubled yet persuasive realist. As he challenges her hold on fate, new meaning shapes Lilly’s world — our choices, not some ultimate plan, define who we are. So when Parker chooses to abuse drugs, Lilly knows it’s up to her to steer him away from a path of self-destruction. It isn’t easy. One moment he’s putting down the needle, the next he’s shooting up. Then Lilly is raped. Her self-worth is shattered and her healing becomes tied to Parker’s rehabilitation. Can he abandon his old life to save hers? If not, Lilly must redefine faith, love, and identity for herself.<br /><br />I work as a college-level writing assistant and tutor in writing and literature. I am the former opinion editor for the Linn-Benton Community College newspaper, The Commuter, and write the weekly opinion column Straight from the Hartsock and the humor column Dear Conscience. I work as a freelance editor in the community and manage a blog in my spare time.<br /><br />Thank you for considering Battleground. I’ve included the first 10 pages, and I’m happy to forward exclusive materials upon your request.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Jennifer M. HartsockAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-67990388403357915182012-07-31T17:43:06.444-04:002012-07-31T17:43:06.444-04:00Name: Rachel Solomon
Title: THE ALMOST ADULTS
Genr...Name: Rachel Solomon<br />Title: THE ALMOST ADULTS<br />Genre: NA contemporary<br /><br />Grad-school dropout Jordan Daisey has spilled enough bowls of palak paneer to know that being a waitress definitely isn’t her calling. <br /><br />After moving in with her parents in Seattle, 23-year-old Jordan takes a job at the Indian restaurant to pay off her student debt. In her free time, she chases a real career—never mind that she’s still trying to figure out what that means. <br /><br />India Palace is limbo between adolescence and independence, and Jordan’s coworkers are stuck, too. Reed plays customer bingo to forget that his punk band never got famous. Lux masks grown-up addictions and childish habits with smiles so broad her face must hurt. Even the restaurant can’t pull itself together: the power shuts off, the owner disappears, and the health department spies like one of the paintings of Sikh gurus on the walls. The sole comfort is in the food. Punjabi kitchen ladies craft parathas and curries so spicy they’ll make you cry. In a good way. <br /><br />A charming customer’s daily visits make the work tolerable—even enjoyable—and a scathing health inspection compels Jordan to fix the restaurant. But there’s more wrong with India Palace than broken dishes. When confronted with the immorality of the people around her, Jordan must figure out how to grow up, though this dead-end job was never meant to be an education.<br /><br />THE ALMOST ADULTS is new adult contemporary, complete at 105,000 words. It’s a story about the struggle of extended adolescence and the simple pleasure in a hot bowl of mulai kofta. <br /><br />Thank you very much for your time and consideration.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06445748005510936697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-32546441855081930012012-07-31T17:42:29.975-04:002012-07-31T17:42:29.975-04:00Name: Mia K Rose
Title: OF FIRE AND SHADOW
Genre: ...Name: Mia K Rose<br />Title: OF FIRE AND SHADOW<br />Genre: YA Urban Fantasy<br /><br />Sixteen-year-old Talitha Martin has struggled to feign a normal life ever since her entire body turned into smoke three years ago—and life just got stranger.<br /><br />Living shadows stalk her at every corner, and one night she is no longer safe. Beings of flames intervene and save her and her good friend Caspar. They are both from battling factions—the Umbran and the Ascended. One thinks her an abomination, and the other needs her help. Both factions come from higher planes, bringing their war with them. What she sees is an opportunity for control of the smoke. <br /><br />Talitha is poised to be the defender of the Ascendeds’ human vessels for their continued survival, and all humans. For if the Umbran destroy the Ascended, they will consume Earth in shadows too. First, she must harness her ability and help locate the vessel in her town, before the Umbran do. It is either cooperate or face a premature death. Either way, her dreams of a normal life just went up in smoke.<br /><br />OF FIRE AND SHADOW is a YA Urban Fantasy completed at 62,000 words.Mia K Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10559392161390047500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-49258003473489616292012-07-31T17:42:14.862-04:002012-07-31T17:42:14.862-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06445748005510936697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-45212839345412456842012-07-31T16:59:52.747-04:002012-07-31T16:59:52.747-04:00Name: Emily Cushing
Title: RACE TO BUTCH CASSIDY’S...Name: Emily Cushing<br />Title: RACE TO BUTCH CASSIDY’S GOLD<br />Genre: MG Mystery<br /><br />Dear Ms. Albright,<br /><br />Twelve-year-old Maggie McCoy wants to be brave and spontaneous. But she’s not. So when she and her fearless cousin Jake stumble upon century-old clues leading to gold coins hidden by Butch Cassidy—farm boy turned infamous bank robber of the Wild West—she crumples her “to-do” list to prove that she really can be daring and impulsive. <br /><br />And at first, searching for gold with Jake and their quirky Grandpa Jim in his beat-up motorhome is the grand adventure she’s always wanted. But Maggie’s newfound courage falters when she learns they must outsmart and outrun a dangerous thief who’s also after the treasure.<br /><br />The race is on. They have only three days to discover the gold or Maggie will break her promise to a desperate friend to help save the camp for troubled youth founded in Butch Cassidy’s name. But, just as the cousins think they have solved the mystery, Jake is captured and Maggie must find her bravery—using the one thing she never imagined she'd have to use to free him. <br /><br />UNITED STATES MYSTERIES: RACE TO BUTCH CASSIDY’S GOLD is complete at 41,500 words and stands alone, but can open the door for a series that exposes readers to fast-paced adventures across the fifty states.<br /><br />I have a Master’s degree in Elementary Education and have been both an elementary and middle school classroom teacher. I am a regular attendee of writers’ conferences and have three published magazine articles. I created the successful marketing website, Giveaway Today, with an apex of 176,000 page views per month.<br /><br />Thanks for your time and consideration.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12668397125356949829noreply@blogger.com