tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33821110.post2087992537664605034..comments2024-03-26T03:36:28.357-04:00Comments on S.R. Johannes: It's time for the Agent Pitch Contest!Shelli (srjohannes)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17123227845032402600noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33821110.post-21368655626965596912010-06-08T23:53:24.216-04:002010-06-08T23:53:24.216-04:00When sixteen year-old Tess visits Belize, she trav...When sixteen year-old Tess visits Belize, she travels back in time to a fifteenth century Mayan city that is under a deadly curse. She discovers it is up to her to stop the ancient Mayan end-of-time prophecy from being fulfilled, but can she betray the Spanish soldier she is falling in love with to prevent the pending Armageddon?Jessie Oliveroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232456334069794107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33821110.post-66527038917024238362010-06-08T23:26:57.230-04:002010-06-08T23:26:57.230-04:00All right, I'll give it a go! This is my YA ur...All right, I'll give it a go! This is my YA urban fantasy novel GRANDMASTER DRAW.<br /><br />When fourteen-year-old Liam walks through a door no one else can see, he finds a dark forest that never ends, and a woman named Mary with a pretty face and rows of sharp teeth. She helps him escape, but in return, he must play the king in her chess game - but Liam quickly learns that in chess, the only thing the king controls is when the game ends.Rebecca Mahoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00646664373171892130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33821110.post-28413665622606664952010-06-08T23:18:47.325-04:002010-06-08T23:18:47.325-04:00"Give any boy a stick and some string, and I’..."Give any boy a stick and some string, and I’ll bet he comes up with a bow."<br /><br />"Esmé’s Bow" is a middle-grade adventure novel about friendship, a father’s betrayal, and the discovery that true heroism is about commitment to the ones we love. It reads like a Gary Paulsen survival story with a first-person narrator, Liam, who self-deprecating and funny like Percy Jackson but with more self-doubt and less camp.Amber Keyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320054915944429921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33821110.post-3855901521137672432010-06-08T22:34:05.642-04:002010-06-08T22:34:05.642-04:00What a great contest, Shelli! And of course, a lo...What a great contest, Shelli! And of course, a lovely interview as well! Here's my pitch:<br /><br />Myself Behind Myself is a story of obsession and loss, following high school senior and self-described “art freak” Jody Newmeyer as she writes a GPA-determining history paper on her Iraq-vet ex, trying to keep her project a secret from her loyal boyfriend, her long-time best friend, and even her familyE. Kristin Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08405307562720655313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33821110.post-58387056017053939932010-06-08T21:51:06.639-04:002010-06-08T21:51:06.639-04:00Here's a pitch for my 84,000-word manuscript, ...Here's a pitch for my 84,000-word manuscript, THE SPECTER OF AVERY HILL:<br /><br />In an ancient chamber beneath a haunted inn, a teenage girl helps a professional treasure hunter search for proof that medieval Celts settled in America, but has to defy him when she discovers the exploration endangers the mysterious boy she's falling for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33821110.post-10373833252460009562010-06-08T20:44:46.136-04:002010-06-08T20:44:46.136-04:00Thanks for running this contest!
Here is a pitch...Thanks for running this contest! <br /><br />Here is a pitch for my MG novel, Drats! Foiled Again!<br /><br />No matter how bad he tries to be, Robert doesn’t fit the villain stereotype at Dark Academy, and his evil twin, Rupert, won’t let him forget it for a minute. He’s been tip-toeing the tight-wire between Good and Evil so long, Robert can’t remember the last time he took out the garbage, even though one right-eyed wink would see it done. When a formidable super villain crosses the line from evil to diabolical, Robert must choose at last where his loyalties lie, and how to use his growing powers, either to save himself, or everyone else.Katrina L. Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871272394922775923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33821110.post-25377890043703741242010-06-08T18:32:47.757-04:002010-06-08T18:32:47.757-04:00What a great contest! Thanks. :)
Sixteen year-o...What a great contest! Thanks. :)<br /><br />Sixteen year-old time traveler Bree hates heading home empty-handed after she encounters a minor snag (and annoying boy) on a routine class assignment to the 21st century. Determined to finish what she started, she sneaks back to the past only to discover the boy is now three years older, smoking hot, and convinced Bree is in danger. Oh yeah, he's crazy about her, too --Bree's future self that is.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13380826220166366026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33821110.post-67235644643929701712010-06-08T18:01:45.360-04:002010-06-08T18:01:45.360-04:00Great interview!
Here's my pitch for a 293-w...Great interview! <br /><br />Here's my pitch for a 293-word picture book:<br /> Five-year-old Charlotte creates art…everywhere! But Charlotte’s family does not like her art…everywhere. So, Charlotte declares an “an art time out” and heads across the fields to Aunt Ellie’s cottage where messy is never bad, and the two can create art…everywhere. Best compared to Fancy Nancy and Eloise, the story celebrates the artist.Mindy Hardwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06295463885673026730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33821110.post-2222359855435024102010-06-08T17:49:28.728-04:002010-06-08T17:49:28.728-04:00Silk Skirts & Bluegrass
In 1986, after six ab...Silk Skirts & Bluegrass<br /><br />In 1986, after six aborted siblings one lucky little girl is born in a conservative southern city to an 18-year-old ex-model and recovering cocaine addict mother and her high school sweetheart whose entanglements in organized crime leave her with only a faint idea of what father means. She grows up alone inside her books, she falls in and out of love, she finds herself, she fucks, she writes, and she dreams of something better. This is a mixed vignette and free verse journey of life, love, sex, drugs, friendship and one woman searching for her place in a country where the primary emotion of my generation is disillusion.Lauren Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14903417007096672768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33821110.post-76778976327679416182010-06-08T17:45:37.775-04:002010-06-08T17:45:37.775-04:00Hey Shelli! I get back at EXACTLY the right time, ...Hey Shelli! I get back at EXACTLY the right time, don't I? =)<br /><br />I signed up for email subscription to Bree's blog. Also, following her on twitter. <br /><br />Here's my pitch:<br /><br />In their world, thirteen-year-old best friends, Anna (a diabetic) and Claire have almost perfect lives, until their world is blown apart. They're lost in the mountains--by themselves and darkness is coming.Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33821110.post-19152696594497431812010-06-08T17:37:20.715-04:002010-06-08T17:37:20.715-04:00Thank you for giving us this opportunity. Here is...Thank you for giving us this opportunity. Here is my pitch:<br /><br />Obsidian, the reluctant dragon king, receives instructions on how to survive his human experience and understands that if he violates the number one rule, “Don’t fall in love,” he will be stripped of the throne and die. Then, he meets Aspen.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680930946666979702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33821110.post-56465305374510862662010-06-08T17:13:30.153-04:002010-06-08T17:13:30.153-04:00I love pitch contests! Thanks Shelli for hosting t...I love pitch contests! Thanks Shelli for hosting this and thanks Bree for judging!<br /><br />My pitch:<br /><br />When reluctant sidekick Connor "The Temper" Thomas assumed the identity of his fallen superhero, he never expected an actual villain would come to town and put both his lie and his life in jeopardy. Unfortunately, Blaze Blitz is the real deal: ruthless, determined, diabolical-- and he has his sights set on Connor.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615258719942916382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33821110.post-41461956458819215772010-06-08T16:29:22.308-04:002010-06-08T16:29:22.308-04:00Best of luck to all!
Claire Daniels and Toby Reed...Best of luck to all!<br /><br />Claire Daniels and Toby Reed were never supposed to meet, but they have, and now one is fated to kill the other. Their fabricated destiny takes it's toll on the people they love, so it's up to them to stop the hands of death before everyone gets squeezed.Mamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04853842158606222286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33821110.post-42199426079384148972010-06-08T15:00:13.876-04:002010-06-08T15:00:13.876-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13380826220166366026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33821110.post-77953526397673824962010-06-08T14:54:24.350-04:002010-06-08T14:54:24.350-04:00Can't pass up this contest! Here's my pitc...Can't pass up this contest! Here's my pitch:<br /><br />SHARRA'S WAR<br />YA novel-in-verse<br /><br />When 15-year-old Sharra's link with animals makes her the target of an invading army, she realizes that there is more to that link than she ever imagined and must quickly learn to use it against them--or be forced to use it against those she loves.Rebecca Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06842712720778708758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33821110.post-33491368712389168142010-06-08T14:41:43.068-04:002010-06-08T14:41:43.068-04:00Seventeen-year old Sally O'Brien has just left...Seventeen-year old Sally O'Brien has just left a residential treatment facility for eating disorders, having been deemed 'recovered.' But what happens after recovery, when Sally has to juggle a new crush, college pressures, her dad's unemployment, and all the self-esteem issues that led to her eating disorder in the first place? Can she hold back from the lure of relapse and finally discover who she really is?jpetroroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652079710462059513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33821110.post-54517434190602606562010-06-08T14:31:33.375-04:002010-06-08T14:31:33.375-04:00These are amazing pitches! Makes me thankful I wri...These are amazing pitches! Makes me thankful I write women's fiction so I don't have to compete against them! :)Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33821110.post-49940238756582469642010-06-08T14:26:40.281-04:002010-06-08T14:26:40.281-04:00Great contest! Thanks, Shelli and Bree!
Joyce an...Great contest! Thanks, Shelli and Bree!<br /><br />Joyce and Gina walked through the streets of Leek with little hope of getting picked, host families usually only took in one evacuee. With dirty clothes and matted hair their chances to stay together were slim to none. But then Phyllis and her Mum saw them…Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33821110.post-12268952073855114082010-06-08T14:01:23.935-04:002010-06-08T14:01:23.935-04:00Another insightful and awesome interview!
UNSEEN...Another insightful and awesome interview!<br /><br /><br />UNSEEN: YA fantasy<br /><br />An escape slave encounters forbidden love and an unseen enemy,yet her greatest battle is knowing that a successful quest means becoming what she despises most.C.R. Evershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09034891037873664976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33821110.post-81155257505475104662010-06-08T13:56:23.500-04:002010-06-08T13:56:23.500-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.C.R. Evershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09034891037873664976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33821110.post-78117549407987248022010-06-08T13:45:39.179-04:002010-06-08T13:45:39.179-04:00WOWEE-- great interview with Bree (who sounds sooo...WOWEE-- great interview with Bree (who sounds sooo cool) and some great pitches here!<br /><br />Here's mine:<br />Holding hands should be a rite of passage, except if you’re fifteen-year-old Callen Frasier, who sees a person’s death upon contact, and sometimes, even a murder.Christina Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799776834213400246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33821110.post-83027047900361910042010-06-08T13:26:13.681-04:002010-06-08T13:26:13.681-04:00Great interview, great contest. Thanks, Shelli!
...Great interview, great contest. Thanks, Shelli! <br /><br />Middle grade pitch: BORISLAV THE TERRIBLE AND THE WAYWARD STINK BOMB<br /><br />Calvin Price was a normal kid—until a mad scientist started borrowing his brain. He wears bow ties now, has developed a propensity to launch things in the cafeteria and in the course of a week has gone from being a kid so bland even the school bullies couldn’t be bothered with him, to the most wanton criminal ever to walk the halls of Clearmont Elementary.H. Pinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01496340166638231713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33821110.post-12029257601688779232010-06-08T13:06:22.884-04:002010-06-08T13:06:22.884-04:00What a fun contest, Shelli! And a great interview ...What a fun contest, Shelli! And a great interview with Bree =)<br /><br />Here's my pitch for SHATTERED, a YA urban fantasy:<br /><br />A girl who discovers she can move things with her mind falls in love with a boy who can fly--too bad his jackass parents want to steal their powers and rule the city.Sara {Rhapsody and Chaos}https://www.blogger.com/profile/09824996048264979275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33821110.post-70687671566991981182010-06-08T13:02:02.356-04:002010-06-08T13:02:02.356-04:00When Rachel falls for a hunky Civil War ghost, she...When Rachel falls for a hunky Civil War ghost, she's sure she's setting herself up for heartbreak. But when she finds herself facing death, her ghost comes back from the dead to save her. Now, the shadow people want to know how they cheated death.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08673008115756142503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33821110.post-64972425497847204342010-06-08T12:38:50.051-04:002010-06-08T12:38:50.051-04:00holy crap yo guys - these are awesome pitches!!!! ...holy crap yo guys - these are awesome pitches!!!! good luck! :)Shelli (srjohannes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17123227845032402600noreply@blogger.com