tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012734805341021893.post7443246220155821839..comments2023-11-04T16:12:02.420-03:00Comments on RebeccaWritesYA: Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award ContestRebecca Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10605951994731977780noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012734805341021893.post-63827687271889430002013-01-20T12:08:55.559-04:002013-01-20T12:08:55.559-04:00Wow I love you pitch! I have also just entered the...Wow I love you pitch! I have also just entered the competition and have been slaving away at my pitch for countless sleepless nights now! <br />After two and a half years the novel is finally complete! I couldn't be more proud!<br /><br />I am really worried about submitting my pitch or any parts of my novel onto the internet before I've been notified if my pitch has made it through. <br />Are you allowed to do this? I'm so sceptic of it it's ridiculous! <br /><br />www.bohemianmuses.blogspot.comJade Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058971746438279217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012734805341021893.post-11370137532094717492012-12-27T17:28:07.546-04:002012-12-27T17:28:07.546-04:00It sounds good, though I'm not the best with p...It sounds good, though I'm not the best with pitches. The Pitch Thread on the ABNA boards is a great resource:<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/forum/amazon%20breakthrough%20novel%20awards/ref=cm_cd_ecf_tft_tp?_encoding=UTF8&cdForum=Fx6TTNZ0V5TDQ5&cdThread=Tx1R1DBLF4BCXXY <br /><br />The people there really know their stuff. Post your pitch there and they'll help you make it perfect.<br /><br />Good luck!Rebecca Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10605951994731977780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012734805341021893.post-32730319885473060952012-12-27T16:20:36.019-04:002012-12-27T16:20:36.019-04:00Hi Rebcca,
I saw your post in the ABNW thread. I ...Hi Rebcca,<br />I saw your post in the ABNW thread. I have a hard time with writing pitches. Do you mind if I post mine here? I'd love to hear how I can improve it. This is my first year entering the contest.<br /><br /><br /> Rachel Deneuve and Adam, her ten-year-old son, were already driving to the hospital the night fire rained from the sky. The cataclysmic event changes the earth –killing plant and wildlife and causing mutations in survivors. With electricity unreliable and limited access to medicine, the doctors are unable to continue treating Adam’s leukemia. There’s no safe place in the city with Adam’s compromised immune system, but leaving Baltimore is scary for this single mom from the suburbs. Aside from weekend camping trips and keeping a backyard garden, Rachel knows nothing about creating a homestead. <br /> After making their way to an isolated house in the Appalachian Mountains, though, Rachel feels comfortable, until she sees some of the mutations caused by the Firestorm: carnivorous plants, an adorable penguin living in a turtle shell, and a vicious two-headed moose.<br /> Then the soldiers of New Babylon arrive. Their self-stated mission is to protect the human population by destroying any mutations and to restore civilization through a one-world government. <br /> Soon after the soldiers leave Adam becomes feverish. His cancer has returned.<br /> Rachel and Adam must leave the homestead, the only place they feel safe in this new post-firestorm world. They journey toward the hospital, but are confronted with other mutations in the people they meet as well as in the landscape. <br /> Rachel must decide whether to embrace a changed world where ancient mythologies are real or to fight for a traditional life and go to New Babylon with its promise of technology. Her only concern is Adam, but her decision affects where she will take him for a chance to be healed. If she chooses wrong, her son will die. <br /> GARDEN OF WYNTERHALL is a 86,000 word fantasy novel.<br /><br />Thanks!!!<br />SherriSherri Cook Woosleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18118996802640169373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012734805341021893.post-21946474169049577462012-12-26T10:17:18.668-04:002012-12-26T10:17:18.668-04:00Looks good. I'm intrigued! I have some time ov...Looks good. I'm intrigued! I have some time over the holidays, so I'd be happy to look over your excerpt for you too. Feel free to email me with it.Rebecca Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10605951994731977780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012734805341021893.post-89620313282485617202012-12-25T21:55:45.355-04:002012-12-25T21:55:45.355-04:00Hey saw you in the pitch thread and thought I'...Hey saw you in the pitch thread and thought I'd check yours out... Here's mine. I'm interested in hearing your thoughts.<br /><br />Living in a rural community isn’t a foreign concept to 16-year-old Casey Dragon, but when her mother dies and Social Services ships her to a foster home in Geetings, an isolated town on the far end of the county, she is heartbroken and too far from home for comfort.<br /><br />Life in Casey’s foster home is anything but normal, so when she begins attending a new high school, and several friendships quickly emerge, living there becomes a little more bearable.<br /> <br />Like a shiny new toy, Casey soon becomes the object of the notorious Jeremy Legend’s affection, but her sights are set on someone else, Luke. Within her first week of school, several friends, including Jeremy, warn Casey about the secret Luke is hiding. Between Jeremy’s endless advances and Luke’s stubborn shyness, she isn’t sure whom she should trust. There is one thing that is certain though; if Casey makes the wrong choice her happiness isn’t the only thing she risks losing.<br /><br /><br />Geneva Wilkinshttp://authonomy.com/writing-community/profile/b705e99b-d43b-463d-9e24-2a3844f52666/g-w-2012/noreply@blogger.com