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the public query slushpile 01 13 10 skip to main skip to sidebar jan 13 2010 query blind pig blind pig the unexpected discovery of a bag of money is just the beginning as alan tries to stay one step ahead of a drug dealer the mob and nypd a crime story with a twist suspense romance and humor accidentally stumbling onto a drug sale alan is forced to kill in self defense fleeing with a satchel of appropriated loot he battles the drug kingpin who hopes to recoup his loss and the mobster who financed the deal all that might have been easy except that his girl friend is the nypd detective assigned to make sense of the case which rather complicates the romance i grew up in colorado and spent the 60s in greenwich village and little italy familiarity with the west and friendships with various nyers savory and otherwise has allowed me to create authentic characters to populate genuine locales i greatly appreciate your time and consideration the completed manuscript is available on request posted by rick daley at 9 39 pm 7 comments labels crime query desolation dear secret agent man i believe you would be interested in my ya urban fantasy desolation complete at 84 000 words it s time for the devil s daughter to join the family business of ruining lives and stealing souls but sixteen year old desolation black only wants to do good desi knows she s part demon but what she doesn t know is that she s also part angel caught in a power struggle between her father luke black and his minions desi feels destined to bring death and destruction wherever she goes until angel and love of her heart michael shows up to help her remember who she really is reginald knowles luke s right hand man convinces desi that she can make a grand gesture for good a singular act only she can perform that will allow the fallen angels to be forgiven only after she reads from the book of life does desi realize she s been tricked and she s just granted demons the right to possess the bodies of the children of god desi will never be a normal teenage girl but she can be good at a cost with michael s help the balance between heaven and hell could be restored but the price may be too high for desi to pay desolation is a fast paced story that mingles the edginess of wicked lovely and the vision of hush hush to create it s own dark love story at the end of the world if you would like to consider desolation i ll happily forward the complete manuscript to you at your request an outline for a potential sequel is also available thank you for your time and consideration sincerely ali cross ali alicross com phone number posted by rick daley at 3 56 pm 8 comments labels urban fantasy young adult query out of time 1st revision click here to read the original query drew evans a police officer in one of st paul s worst gang infested precincts is working at the republican national convention when he finds himself drawn to a solitary man something about the man doesn t look right watching him leave he spots the glint of metal under the man s seat bringing a momentary vision of the unibomber no worries though it s only a cell phone that drew pockets planning to leave it with the lost found fighting with a burglary suspect the following week the phone falls from his vest pocket recognizing it as the phone from the convention drew hits the re dial button to track down the owner when a wave of vertigo hits when he s able to stand drew find that he s no longer leaning against his squad car he s in an alley noise draws him out of the alley there are helicopters circling overhead and cops in full riot gear it becomes clear that he s back at the republican national convention which ended a week ago stunned drew stares at the phone in his hand could he really have made a call bringing him to the past pressing the end button the vertigo returns and he s back leaning against his squad car presented with an opportunity like no other drew makes the decision to use the device to travel back to visit his father renowned musician doc evans who died during drew s teenage years drew chooses to visit his father in 1947 chicago at a pivotal time of his father s life when he becomes a star headlining the jazz ltd nightclub of course things never go as planned that murphy guy got it right and when drew interferes with a robbery it causes the chicago mob to have a newfound interest in the club now caught in the middle drew must use his experience with combating gangs to force the chicago mob away from the club to save his father s future while risking the opportunity to connect with his father out of time an adventure novel complete at 75 000 words will appeal to fans of michael crichton and clive cussler this is an adventure story that has time travel but isn t science fiction in the same sort of way the time traveler s wife wasn t a science fiction story think of it as mike hammer meets chris hughes the main character of timeline having written professionally for the last ten years in advertising and marketing i ve learned the value of powerful ideas and concise execution thank you for your consideration allan evans posted by rick daley at 1 00 pm 6 comments labels adventure query cedars cedars is a 70 000 word character driven historical novel in which a twelve year old girl has to cope with the loss of her mother and find her own future in ohio and colorado in the 1880s liza has to run her home and tend her younger siblings then hire out to do the same for another widower s family at 15 she sets out on her own for colorado discovering romance en route at 16 she becomes a reporter marries and starts a newspaper quite successful in whatever she does she still feels unfulfilled and gives it all up to live alone in the wilderness befriended and taught by the local indians she learns how to survive on her own prosper and eventually blossom into womanhood along the way she rehabilitates a few broken people helps the indians deal with the white man s world and discovers who she is and how she has to live her life i grew up in colorado weaned on tales of hardship and survival hardrock mining and cattle rustlers self sufficiency and courage a lot of those tales were part of my family s history i greatly appreciate your time and consideration the entire manuscript or portions thereof are available on request sincerely yours the author posted by rick daley at 7 09 am 11 comments labels historical fiction newer posts older posts home subscribe to posts atom submit queries here submit queries here query and writing resources agentquery com genre descriptions agentquery com how to write a query colleen lindsay word counts and novel length critiquing critiques editorial anonymous tips on your bio janet reid effective query class janet reid how to make sure your query is instantly rejected janet reid what to do when an agent says no jessica faust slushpile agent interview jessica faust publishing dictionary nathan bransford ten commandments for 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