Title: BRINGING BACK DANIEL COHEN Genre: Adult Contemporary Fantasy, Own Voices Word Count: 101,000 How I fell for writing: My grandfather was a great storyteller. He inspired me to create my own stories and put them on paper. When I was 13, a beloved family member became very ill. In order to deal with my fear of losing her, I …
Title: NAKIA WHO FOUGHT FEAR ITSELF Genre: MG Horror Ownvoices Word Count: 53,000 words How Did You Fall for Writing: I started writing a short story that turned into a novella, but the story didn’t end there—it went on to become my first novel! Query: Dear agent, NAKIA WHO FOUGHT FEAR ITSELF is a middle grade horror #ownvoices novel …
Title: KOLGRIM Genre: Middle-grade Modern Fantasy Word Count: 38,500 How did you Fall for Writing: I began writing in 2nd grade after my teacher made me read an assignment aloud to the first grade class. I have been writing and telling stories in front of people ever since. Query: Dear Agent: 13-year-old Trevor can turn into a …
TEAM MERRY 2018 (Winter is coming) Ahhh! It’s time to announce my team for FALL FICTION FEST! Amy & Michelle’s teams can be found by clicking on their names. I hope everyone has gotten something out of the contest, even if they don’t see themselves below. Contests are more than just making it into the …
Announcing the Fall Fiction Fest Twitter Party! Waiting may be the toughest part of publishing, and we hate that you’ll have to wait to find out who got into Fall Fiction Fest. To help the time skip by, let’s keep the #FallFest lively. Here are the party topics (Don’t forget to use the hashtag …
The submission window for Fall Fiction Fest opens tomorrow, October 31st, at 4:00 pm EST! The instructions and rules for entry are below. No need to rush. We will be open for 24 hours. That’s right, submissions can be sent on Halloween or All Saints Day, depending on whether you’re feeling saintly or slightly more …
FALL FICTION FEST is right around the corner, and we’ve rounded up some AWESOME mentors who will help authors selected in the contest. (For more details about the contest, please see a few posts below this one). More mentors can be found on Amy & Michelle’s blogs. Without further ado, let me introduce to …
So Amy, Michelle and I are strong believers in voting. Now more than ever, we think everyone should educate themselves on the issues important to you. And it’s all our duties to let our voices be heard by voting! No matter whether you stand on the left or right. Voting is crucial to our democracy. …
FALL FICTION FEST is coming up fast! It’s time to announce the agents! We have 15 agents joining us for this improvised contest. Some are new. Some are established. All are looking to make requests (FROM YOUR query & first page!). To everyone entering this year, best of luck! The Slush Pile is going to be SUPER …
Who’s ready for something new this fall? This year, because of the many changes in the contest world, we have had to rethink Nightmare On Query Street and Sun versus Snow. As we didn’t want to let these amazing contests (who have many years of success) go, Michelle Hauck, Amy Trueblood, and myself have come …
