Okay so I am a sucker because I could not narrow it to 3.
So I have 5 queries that will move on to the next stage.
Once you've been chosen, what step should you take?
Seventeen-year-old Sara's dream of becoming a star ballerina is challenged when she falls for Remington, an older choreographer. Instead of success onstage, she becomes Rem's muse, which is a future she never considered--and one that threatens to break her heart.
I made this decision based on the query, the premise, but mostly what I think Alyssa would like. I personally loved all 10 for different reasons.
The winners of the query contest are: (DRUM ROLL!)
Congrads! You win a query critique and move on to the final stage. Please email me (sjohannes@bilaninc.com) your most updated query and your FIRST THREE chapters by this SAT 9am EST.
I will read them and choose the winner to pass on to Alyssa. At this stage it comes down to the writing and pacing for me. :)
Just like before, if the other five writers would like some feedback on their query - please feel free to email me and I will share my notes that may or may not help you.
NEW COVER LOVE
The Pledge
Kimberly Derting - author of The Body Finder series
Coming from S&S
Fall 2011
A romantic fantasy set in a dystopic, war-torn world where women rule, in which a teenage girl discovers that her secret ability to speak all languages, and her dangerous attraction to a beautiful, mysterious boy who speaks a language she's never heard before, are the key to her world's survival.
AUDITION
By Stasia Kehoe
Coming from VikingOctober 13, 2011
Once you've been chosen, what step should you take?
Seventeen-year-old Sara's dream of becoming a star ballerina is challenged when she falls for Remington, an older choreographer. Instead of success onstage, she becomes Rem's muse, which is a future she never considered--and one that threatens to break her heart.
MARCH RELEASES
- Saundra Mitchell’s THE VESPERTINE
- Lindsey Leavitt’s SEAN GRISWOLD’S HEAD
- Rachel Hawkins' DEMONGLASS, the sequel to HEX HALL
- Lee Nichols’ BETRAYAL, A Haunting Emma book
- Kim Harrington’s CLARITY
- Carrie Ryan's THE DARK AND HOLLOW PLACES, the final book in The Forest of Hands and Teeth trilogy.
