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ected she must now decide whose side she is really on her handsome lover who is now suddenly uninterested or his nemesis her concerned employer to whom she failed to remain loyal both men have been hiding behind lies but the only way for sailor to see them for who they really are is to start being honest with herself avid heights is a 60 000 word chick lit novel set in a futuristic city this book can stand alone but i also have a sequel planned thank you for your time and consideration sincerely notes from the author 1 i m aware that this is super long but i can t figure out how to trim it any advice would be great 2 novel word count is on the shorter side but i m hoping to get it up to 70k with more editing posted by rick daley at 12 59 pm 14 comments labels chick lit feb 17 2010 query 7 days revision 3 click here to read the original query click here to read the second revision all pastors claim to believe in god some even believe in demons too bad nathan hanlin isn t one of them tired of preaching about a god who supposedly loves mankind nathan figures life would be easier if he took destiny into his own hands and it is easier that is until a demon shows up but it s not just one demon that nathan encounters nor is he the only one having this problem it turns out that when nathan turned his back on god he created a crack in the spiritual shield protecting his town a shield that has stood in place for over 100 years all nathan wants is for life to get back to normal he d like his nightmares to end his friends to accept he s never going to preach again and for his older sister to stop insisting god is trying to get his attention enough already actually what nathan really wants is to step back in time to a place where he was happy fulfilled and there were no demons to deal with when nathan finally gets the courage to go through his dead wife s things he finds out the life he thought he had never really existed nathan must now choose to stop blaming god and accept his life or completely forsake everyone and let whatever comes have its way demons and all 7 days to redemption completed at 77 000 words is a supernatural suspense in which a pastor s faith in god is tested and his trust in his sister is betrayed posted by rick daley at 10 38 pm 6 comments labels supernatural suspense query shifting sand revision click here to read the original query dear agent sadie sloan is discovering that it s hell on a marriage to love another man sadie a thirty six year old art teacher on the brink of divorce is in self imposed exile on tybee a barrier island off the coast of georgia that is heavy on small town southern charm and social deviants one night after yet another bartender cuts her off sadie runs into kyle the man who left her shattered eighteen years ago seeing him releases a torrent of suppressed memories of that summer after high school when she fell in love with kyle her boyfriend s best friend and her best friend s boyfriend the shocking suicide of sadie s best friend drove them apart and sadie never quite recovered now it seems like they have another chance to discover the happiness that was denied them so many years ago sadie is too busy trying to pretend to be a teenager again to listen to friends and family who are all warning her to stay away from kyle sadie s husband is too busy trying to soothe his bruised ego to tell sadie that he loves her and desperately wants her to come back home before sadie throws her life away for kyle she must learn for herself that the past only exists in her memories and that as much as she may want to she can t go back again shifting sand a work of women s fiction is complete at 89 000 words please contact me if you are interested in seeing my novel thank you for your consideration posted by rick daley at 7 20 pm 7 comments labels women s fiction query mayhem inc dear agent the end of the world is coming in two weeks or so thaddeus sinclair would have you believe he is a member of a covert group of anarchists called mayhem inc sinclair has carefully devised a plot to convince the world an asteroid will collide with the earth he has bribed manipulated and murdered people to get all the pieces into their exact positions after years of meticulous planning the endgame is set society will soon collapse into a quagmire of mayhem and destruction there is only one problem with his plan archer quinn quinn a courier only eats food he can count organizes his clothes by color and polishes every bullet before loading his gun mayhem inc hires his courier service to deliver a package that includes the orders kill the messenger but they didn t plan on quinn s former special forces training he escapes with their encrypted data and scarce clues on why someone wants him dead his hunt for the truth leads him to junior reporter tamara bruce she is investigating a mysterious tip about a cover up of an asteroid strike and is at dead end until quinn shows up harrowed by strange men in gray suits and sinclair s minions who want the data back quinn and tamara untangle more of the plot and realize someone is manipulating everything including them with startling clarity archer quinn realizes the chaos surrounding him is not random chance but a set of orchestrated events quinn s obsessive compulsive mind rails against the idea of organized chaos and summarily shuts down as society teeters on the edge of bedlam tamara helps calm the order chaos storm raging in quinn s head but a new conundrum takes its place should he continue his efforts to stop sinclair and mayhem inc or should he be helping them they are after all the order behind the chaos posted by rick daley at 4 46 pm 8 comments labels guess the genre feb 15 2010 the five stages of querying one of the slushpile s followers lurkers commentors posted a nice article about the five stages of querying she also gives some advice regarding the hardest part of querying waiting for a response posted by rick daley at 7 00 pm 3 comments labels faq the nameless query revision 2 click here to read the original query dear agent eighteen year old erica ann dawson fell asleep in her bed in batesfield connecticut and awoke to find herself driving down a four lane highway plagued by inexplicable blackouts she begins losing hours even days with no memory of what transpired in the intervening time as the blackouts grow worse she starts to doubt her own sanity until she learns the truth erica is slowly being replaced being usurped from her own life by a creature known only as a changeling the changeling has bewitched erica s name and is using it to steal away her memories her life her very soul to save herself from being completely consumed erica is forced to make a terrible sacrifice she gives up her name and with it relinquishes all rights to her own identity now nameless and forgotten by her friends and family alike the girl is plunged into a world of magic where a sharpie and a book of matches could mean the difference between life and death she must learn to harness the power of names and sigils to fight back against the changelings and the dark force invading batesfield will she be strong enough to overcome the mysterious master of the changelings and reclaim what she has lost or will she remain nameless forever the nameless is a ya fantasy novel complete at 60 000 words the manuscript is available upon request thank you for your time and consideration sincerely emily xxxx address telephone email posted by rick daley at 4 30 pm 5 comments labels fantasy young adult beth query revised click here to read the original query note this is not the actual title and it is only the hook of the query seventeen year old rocker beth collins plays a killer lead guitar but that s not what s nabbed her a scholarship to the exclusive hamilton academy it s beth s other killer talent the one for causing death beth is a deathmage and hamilton is no ordinary school it s an enclave for the differently talented in other words freaks like beth at hamilton beth finds love friendship and the support she needs to rein in her frightening abilities but behind the school s kindly façade lurks a secret threat a plan is brewing to exploit her talents for a hellish evil now beth must master her deadly skills on her own terms or succumb to those who would destroy her and all that she loves posted by rick daley at 2 13 pm 2 comments labels guess the genre feb 14 2010 the nameless query revision click here to read the original query dear agent eighteen year old erica ann dawson was living a quiet albeit boring life in the sleepy town of batesfield connecticut but after a bizarre recurring dream erica s peaceful life begins to unravel at the seams she begins blacking out awakening hours even days later with no memory of what had transpired in the intervening time as the blackouts grow worse she begins to doubt her own sanity until she learns the truth erica is slowly being replaced being usurped from her own life by a creature known only as a changeling the changeling has bewitched her name and is using it to steal away erica s memories her very soul to save herself from being completely consumed erica is forced to make a terrible sacrifice she gives up her name and with it relinquishes all rights to her own identity now nameless and forgotten by her friends and family alike the girl must learn to harness a strange new ability to fight back against the changelings and the dark force invading batesfield will she be strong enough to overcome the mysterious master of the changelings and reclaim what she has lost or will she remain nameless forever the nameless is a ya fantasy novel complete at 60 000 words the manuscript is available upon request thank you for your time and consideration sincerely emily xxxx address telephone email posted by rick daley at 1 37 pm 6 comments labels fantasy young adult feb 13 2010 query 7 days to redemption version 2 click here to read the original query nathan hanlin a disillusioned pastor denies the existence of angels or demons for that matter until he comes face to face with a demonic presence in his town with everyone turning to him for answers nathan at first claims ignorance but that only lasts for so long eventually he knows he has to figure out why demons are invading his town and why he s the one responsible but until he does fear is running rampant through his congregation confused he turns to his older sister rachel for help only to find an old journal where rachel has a secret she s kept concerning his birth if what he read is true she s more than just his sister torn nathan feels both lost and betrayed the revelation of his birth combined with the supernatural powers battling it out in his town leaves nathan with nowhere to turn a decision needs to be made if he gives in to his hurt and turns away from god he s essentially giving up on his town and those he loves but if he turns to god that means he has to accept a loss he blames on god and to him it means giving in or does it 7 days to redemption completed at 77 000 words is a supernatural suspense in which a pastor s faith in god is tested and his trust in his sister is betrayed for those who loved the earlier novels of ted dekker i have a feeling they would enjoy my novel since it has the same feel i won the 2005 word alive publishing contest with my novel once upon a dream and i hold a degree in theology as well i am a member of the word guild and the acfw if you would like to consider 7 days to redemption i d be more than happy to forward the complete manuscript to you thank you for your time and consideration posted by rick daley at 4 44 pm 6 comments labels supernatural suspense query beth not the actual title when the exclusive hamilton arts academy offers 17 year old rocker beth collins a scholarship she leaps at the chance but it s not her killer guitar skills that catches their eye hamilton is a school for talented in other words freaks like beth who s talent is for causing death at will at hamilton beth finds new love camaraderie and training to control her dangerous abilities but behind the school s supportive facade lurks an unknown evil someone wants to exploit her deathmage talents for their own hellish plans with no one to trust beth must face down demonic powers and master her deadly skills or succumb to those who would destroy her along with everyone she loves posted by rick daley at 9 30 am 12 comments labels guess the genre feb 12 2010 query the nameless dear agent what s in a name more than you can imagine the days passed in unbroken tedium for erica ann dawson the eighteen year old girl left behind in the sleepy town of batesfield connecticut after the diaspora of her friends and classmates to various colleges and universities across the country afraid to strike out on her own and warm in the blanket of her own complacency erica is content to sit back and watch the world go by but after a bizarre recurring dream erica s peaceful life begins to unravel at the seams she begins blacking out awakening hours even days later with no memory of what had transpired in the intervening time as the blackouts grow worse she begins to doubt her own sanity until she learns the truth erica is slowly being replaced being usurped from her own life by a creature known only as a changeling to save herself from being completely consumed by the changeling and vanishing forever she is forced to make a terrible sacrifice erica gives up her name and with it relinquishes all rights to her own identity now nameless and forgotten by the world the girl must learn to harness a strange new ability to fight back against the changelings and the dark force invading batesfield will she be strong enough to overcome the mysterious master of the changelings and reclaim what she has lost or will she remain nameless forever the nameless is a ya fantasy novel complete at 60 000 words the manuscript is available upon request thank you for your time and consideration sincerely emily xxxxxxx address telephone email posted by rick daley at 11 38 am 6 comments labels fantasy young adult feb 11 2010 query sienna dear agent the need to protect her sister from their abusive father weighs heavily on 10 year old sienna s mind one night out of desperation sienna informs her mother that her father has been sexually abusing her this assertion leads to the murder of her father by her mother covering up the murder as an accident sienna s mother says it is sienna s fault and orders her to leave and never return sienna s grandmother takes her in now 15 years later sienna s life appears to be full there s only one thing lacking and that is love and love is one thing that she does not trust one day sienna s best friend and next door neighbor chantal wins tickets to a rock concert sienna is not really interested in going but chantal will not take no for an answer david black is a rock star he is secretly married to a woman he does not love and he ...
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