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Thanksgiving Blog Hop ... seventh thankful thought
With the craziness of NaNoWriMo this month and other writing stuff I've got to do, I'm taking a small break. For the days leading up to Thanksgiving, I'm going to post small snippets or pictures of...
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Thanksgiving Blog Hop ... eigth thankful thought
With the craziness of NaNoWriMo this month and other writing stuff I've got to do, I'm taking a small break. For the days leading up to Thanksgiving, I'm going to post small snippets or pictures of...
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Thanksgiving Blog Hop ... my final thankful thought
With the craziness of NaNoWriMo this month and other writing stuff I've got to do, I'm taking a small break. For the days leading up to Thanksgiving, I'm going to post small snippets or pictures of...
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Pitch Wars! ... about me and submission information
PICK ME!Today the coaches for Pitch Wars are posting something about themselves and what they'd like to critique for the contest. So without babbling on and on, here's mine... Something about...
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Pitch Wars! ... ninja mentors
Before I start, if you are in the NY area, you so have to go to thisat Harper Colins Publisherson December 4! YPG December BBL: Not Your Grandmother’s Publishing Experience: An Author’s Path from...
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Pitch Wars! ... The agents
Are you ready for this? We have 16 incredible agents vying for our Pitch Wars team manuscripts. We're so excited to see what pitches they fall in love with, and what teams will win the coveted Pitch...
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Pitch Wars ... the teams!
CPSeek! Before announcing the teams for Pitch Wars, we wanted to tell you about a gift our wonderful mentors are extending to all the awesome writers in our community. It's a site for hanging out,...
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Happy New Year ... and back to work!
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. The labs where my husband works closes down for the week between Christmas and New Year's each year, so I go missing to reconnect with him and the family...
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Pitch Wars stuff ... and announcing upcoming workshop
Pitch Wars is coming at us fast. I wanted to give some reminders.The mentors' picks must have their three sentence pitch (50 words) and first 250 words (total word count is 300 max) to their mentors by...
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February Workshop...Need help getting your love scene on?
We're heading into the most romantic month of the year, so what better time to hold a love scene workshop, right? Do you need help getting your love scene on? Well, I have some very talented friends to...
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February Love Scene Workshop Winners!
We have the winners for the love scene workshop. Check for your name on the list below. If you've made it into the workshop, please email your love scene immediately to brendadrakecontests@gmail.com by...
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PITCH WARS! ALT B-12: CINDERELLA'S GLASS STILETTO
NAME: Angela ParkhurstMENTOR: Deana BarnhartTITLE: CINDERELLA'S GLASS STILETTOGENRE: YA FantasyWORD COUNT: 79KPITCH: Nora isn't like other reincarnated fairy tale characters. She's an Unknown, and her...
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PITCH WARS! ALT B-11: MAD AS A HATTER
NAME: Alexandra HaymanMENTOR: Fiona McLarenTITLE: MAD AS A HATTERGENRE: YA supernatural thrillerWORD COUNT: 58KPITCH: When fourteen-year-old Emil Aleric's best friend is taken during the Wonderland...
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PITCH WARS! ALT B-10: BAD COMPANY
NAME: Cate HartMENTOR: Stacey H. LeeTITLE: BAD COMPANYGENRE: YA Historical FantasyWORD COUNT: 88K PITCH: When President Cleveland sends top spy seventeen-year-old Jesse Whitedove to recover a weapon...
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PITCH WARS! ALT B-9: GRAND SCHEME
NAME: Meagan RiversMENTOR: Sharon JohnstonTITLE: GRAND SCHEMEGENRE: YA ContemporaryWORD COUNT: 71KPITCH: Suicidal Bianca settles on her exit strategy: a ledge at the Grand Canyon. Yessica wants in. In...
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PITCH WARS! ALT B-8: FIRE AND EARTH
NAME: Meredith MansfieldMENTOR: Marieke NijkampTITLE: FIRE AND EARTHGENRE: YA FantasyWORD COUNT: 75KPITCH: Though raised as a fearless, faceless warrior, Casora couldn’t stop her homeland’s invasion....
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PITCH WARS! ALT B-7: ACCIDENTAL QUARANTINE
NAME: Erinn ManackMENTOR: Erica Chapman and Sarah Nicolas TITLE: ACCIDENTAL QUARANTINE GENRE: YA Thriller/ Romance WORD COUNT: 60KPITCH: Seventeen year old hacker Alyssa is infected with a deadly virus...
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PITCH WARS! ALT B-6: CLOUD 9
NAME: Sara BirenMENTOR: Gina Ciocca, Elizabeth PratsTITLE: CLOUD 9GENRE: YA ContemporaryWORD COUNT: 57KPITCH: Cat makes her annual escape to Cloud 9, a 1950s-inspired campground, where everything is...
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PITCH WARS! ALT B-5: THE GHOST ENGINE
NAME: Theresa FullerMENTOR: Lindsay SmithTITLE: THE GHOST ENGINEGENRE: YA SteampunkWORD COUNT: 80KPITCH: Lady Elizabeth Lovelace finds herself trapped inside a Victorian-age computer and fighting for...
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PITCH WARS! ALT B-4: THE RIDDLE OF LEGEND
NAME: Holly DodsonMENTOR: Danielle EllisonTITLE: THE RIDDLE OF LEGENDGENRE: YA Magical RealismWORD COUNT: 50kPITCH: Seventeen-year-old Delia is hearing voices, and when they lead her and her best...
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