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an be taken to gaia in gaia morgan finds herself a target of creatures who have been feeding the fire of their hatred for humanity for centuries their hatred stems from the abuse and neglect humans have inflicted on their world and the creatures in it because if earth dies gaia does as well morgan tries to convince them of the good in humanity using her love for epona as an example but many believe it is a trick morgan has her own magic a magic she shares with epona her powers grow with each new obstacle she faces as visions present her first assignment as a watcher to find and protect the white buffalo calf from sioux legend she hopes her magic will also help her make peace with the gaians but when a gaian kills her best friend morgan plans to use her new powers for vengeance instead the watchers daughter is an 82 000word young adult fantasy complete and ready for review upon your request i have a b a in english and taught college level english courses for several years i have been co editor of a statewide periodical and was recently published in modern arabian horse magazine thank you for your time sincerely angela greenlief posted by rick daley at 12 31 pm 9 comments labels fantasy young adult mar 19 2010 query joshua and the fantastic forest revision 2 click here to read the original query click here to read the first revision joshua and the fantastic forest revision 2 thanks to all the commenters for improving this sorry i put this in wrong spot before on to helping someone else dear public query slushpile twelve year old joshua cooper is about to find out how a walk in the woods can change his life or end it as the new kid in town he is desperate for adventure he finds it in the mountain forest above his home when he befriends talking animals created from the dna of super powered creatures that roamed the earth long ago he shares his magical world with two unlikely friends he rescues a bully and an old man and they vow to protect the secret of their forest friends when a power hungry fox secretly recreates thousands of his own animals to conquer and rule the forest joshua must find a way to save his friends and himself he leads his comrades to raise their own army and craft an arsenal of weapons to defend themselves against the evil hoard in the battle of their lives i am seeking your representation for my manuscript joshua and the fantastic forest a 52 000 word middle grade adventure that appeals to boys i am a freelance writer with a background in reporting and marketing thank you for your time and consideration posted by rick daley at 8 06 am 2 comments labels adventure middle grade mar 16 2010 query joshua and the fantastic forest revision 1 click here to read the original query revision to joshua and the fantastic forest thank you dear public query slushpile twelve year old joshua cooper is about to find out how a walk in the woods can magically change his life or end it as the new kid in town he is desperate for adventure he soon finds it in the mountain forest above his home but not with kids or even humans when he befriends talking animals they share the story of their accidental transformation into animals of amazing strength and reason that roamed the earth millions of years ago whose existence was blasted away by a meteorite siege that left no trace behind well almost none when a bumbling old mr bimble s walking stick carved from wood he dug up as a boy that held the dna of these ancient animals giving him their powers is struck by lightning in the forest and explodes into shimmering dust it changes every creature it touches into the animals of long ago bound with their new powers these animals also carry the memories of their ancestors and know not all were decent and wise they know some carried dark urges to plunder and conquer their own could there be others like that now all of this is forgotten in the idyllic days that follow as joshua spends them soaring over the forest on a magnificent bald eagle playing tag in the meadow with deer racing through the woods hanging onto the scruff of a mighty bear and sharing fireside tales with his best friend a beaver joshua soon realizes he can t keep the secret of the animals to himself when he encounters mr bimble looking for his lost walking stick and matt a school bully heading up the mountain to shoot off fireworks in the woods he must decide to rescue them from a forest sinkhole with the help of his generous new friends and risk sharing their secret the unlikely trio becomes friends and vows to protect the secret of the animals no matter what the consequence joshua discovers mr bimble is dying from cancer and encourages his friends to create a special magic dna brew in the hopes to cure him they have no idea one of their own is creating his own dna concoction only not to cure to create and conquer when a power hungry fox carrying the dark seed of his ancestors secretly recreates thousands of his own fantastic animals into an army of soldiers to rule the forest and possibly the world joshua must find a way to save his forest friends he leads his comrades to raise their own army and build an arsenal of weapons to defend themselves against the evil animal hoard in the battle of their lives i am seeking your representation for my manuscript joshua and the fantastic forest a 52 000 word contemporary middle grade adventure fantasy that appeals to boys i am a freelance writer with a background in reporting and marketing thank you for your time and consideration posted by rick daley at 3 22 pm 6 comments labels adventure fantasy middle grade the nameless query revision 2 click here to read the original query click here to read the first revision it s labeled revision 2 but it s really version 2 revision 1 oops okay i thought my query still needed some tweaking i dropped the question at the end please let me know if this reads better dear agent eighteen year old erica ann dawson falls asleep in her bed in batesfield connecticut and awakens 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 worsen she starts to doubt her own sanity but the truth is even crazier erica is slowly being replaced from her own life by a creature known only as a changeling this doppelganger 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 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 but if erica stands a chance at reclaiming her former life she will need to discover the truth behind what the changelings truly are if she fails she will 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 phone email posted by rick daley at 3 20 pm 3 comments labels fantasy young adult mar 15 2010 query finding tessa dear ms agent name i am seeking representation for my romance novel finding tessa 72 400 word 230 page a steaming and passionate love story between a romanian do not step on my toes feisty woman and an italian don t take no for an answer attractive man when people fall in love there are circumstances that either bring them together or drive them apart so is the story of my main characters tessa and alex he is a handsome italian powerful and successful and a loving husband he is living the good life until one night his wife is killed in a car accident and his whole world falls apart nothing and nobody can help him snap out of it or fill the emptiness in his heart his life passes by without him being able to feel anything until he meets tessa she is a young romanian beautiful smart and a very independent full of energy and ready for whatever life throws at her her accidental encounter with alex impacts their life forever without either one of them knowing following a one night stand the two of them part and each returns to their normal life years later the two characters get another chance to meet but their union is tested again after things seem to have taken a normal course an attack by her ex boy friend leaves tessa in a coma until one day she wakes up but has no recollection of who she was nor any of the people around her from a normal and happy existence tessa s life turned upside down her inability to remember anything from her past her frustrations and struggle to find herself again takes a toll on her relationship with alex for a period of time she opts to battle by herself the internal turmoil and demons that feasted at her soul and heart eventually time and love prevail and the two lovers find themselves once again in each other s arms they accept the fact that tessa s memory was lost forever or so they thought familiar surroundings a smell an image and all that was lost came back to her in a moment in a blink of an eye she remembers who she is and how she got there in a moment she got back what she longed for her previous life and memories but also a lot more there is still one more secret she needs to tell alex before they can be free to live and love one another writing about romania and romanian people only makes sense because of my background i was born and raised in romania but moved to the us about six years ago and have lived ever since in arizona thank you for considering this query concerning my romance novel finding tessa i would love to send you my manuscript and look forward to hearing from you sincerely my name my contact info posted by rick daley at 7 59 pm 6 comments labels romance query joshua and the fantastic forest dear mr brown your interest in middle grade fantasy fiction and willingness to work with new authors is what drew me to contacting you about representing my recently completed work my manuscript joshua and the fantastic forest is a 51 680 word contemporary middle grade adventure fantasy twelve year old joshua cooper enjoys nature treks but he s about to find out how a walk in the woods can change his life forever or end it as the new kid in town on summer break he is desperate for adventure and he finds it in the nearby forest but not with other kids or even humans for that matter he encounters fantastic talking animals accidentally created from the dna of their ancestors long before dinosaurs roamed the earth he shares his magical world with two unlikely friends a bully and an old man and they vow to protect the secret of the amazing animals always but when an evil fox creates an army to rule the forest and destroy the world joshua must find a way with his new friends to raise their own army and defend themselves in the battle of their lives when joshua victoriously leads the animals in bloody war against the evil animal hoard he is struck down near death and it is up to his friends to figure out how to bring him back to life i am the author of a self published memoir xxxxxx and a freelance writer please find enclosed a sample chapter i would love the opportunity to share the entire manuscript of joshua and the fantastic forest with you thank you for your time and consideration posted by rick daley at 7 39 am 6 comments labels adventure fantasy middle grade mar 10 2010 query standing asleep dear query slushpile homecoming queen mandy doesn t like her home town assigned homework topics or her lip gloss smeared when her english teacher gives her the assignment to write a paper on the missing youth in holden mandy laughs through her candy apple red lips until she finds herself in the middle of intrigue and mystery mandy figures her english assignment will be easy until she starts interviewing locals for her paper most of them believe in the stories of alien abductions mandy chases clues from the town drunk to the mayor to old mines as she gets closer to the truth she finds she and her family are more involved than she could guess for one all the missing youth are boys and second they are the same age then her underwear model boyfriend goes missing and mandy decides there is more to her paper than she realizes what she discovers next brings many of holden s prominent citizens together to rescue the boys before they disappear for good will she solve the mystery in time and will she get an a on her english paper standing asleep is 40000 ya sci fi thank you for your time and consideration sincerely he looked around careful not to move his head he was here again closer to his escape away from the monsters that brought him here why was he here he looked slowly to his left and saw the newest victim younger than most the monsters had taken and he was slim built tall and dressed in white like himself and all the others he closed his eyes he didn t know how long it had been since he was taken from his home years most likely everyday he worked on his escape and every time he escaped he was caught each time the monsters made him sleep again mandy had only been inside the jail once when she was ten years old the jail had seemed huge and scary then but today when mandy pulled up to the jail it didn t feel as impressive mandy smiled she was much more mature now a guard showed her into a room just like the ones she saw in the movies plexiglas windows an old chair and phone mandy got her supplies out and nervously arranged her pencils into a straight line she glanced up when she heard the lock open on her side of the plexiglas an older woman shuffled to an empty chair and sat what am i doing here quickly mandy shoved her stuff back in her pack she reached for the recorder and her hand froze steve was sitting in front of her he looked awful which was an improvement mandy couldn t take her eyes off his weathered and stubble lined face his mouth opened in what mandy could only believe was a smile it revealed broken and missing teeth he picked up his phone and waited for mandy to do the same hey missy he croaked when she put the receiver to her ear mandy held her breath as if she d be afflicted by his bad breath it s mandy she corrected without thinking i know who you are he said whaddya want i uh need to do an interview for a class while he cackled she looked at his clothes he wore a tattered red sweater which hung limply over a dirty t shirt that read this earth is mine didn t prisoners have to wear black and white stripes or something maybe you want to hear my story if possible his eyes sparkled sure steve that d be great she said with crafted nonchalance it was exactly what she wanted posted 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