Woohoo! New year, new projects, old projects, all FUN :)
Queries: I am caught up on all queries sent through Tuesday, January 10 at 11:59 p.m; please remember that unless you received an email request from me to see pages, no reply means it wasn't quite right for me at this time.
Requested Partials: I am caught up on all requested partials through January 5; if you did NOT receive a reply of any kind, please check your spam filter and then reply to the email request I had originally sent.
Requested Fulls: I am caught up on all requested fulls through December 9; if you did NOT receive a reply of any kind, please check your spam filter and then reply to the email request I had originally sent.
**Don't forget, you can check the Query Update corner of my blog (upper, right-hand side)
***Please note that I do not represent the following: screenplays, adult thrillers, adult fantasy, adult sci-fi, memoirs or picture books.***
I'm currently looking for young adult, middle grade, adult romance, and selected non-fiction. While I enjoy a variety of genres, I'd especially love for one of the following to cross my desk:
Young adult:
Romance: contemporary, urban fantasy or paranormal, only
*Note that these are just items I'm really hoping cross my desk. I have a variety of tastes, so if you're unsure if it's something for me, feel free to query me anyway once I open back up to submissions.
That's all for now! Hope everyone is off to a great start in 2012!
~K
In My Inbox
Queries: I am caught up on all queries sent through Tuesday, January 10 at 11:59 p.m; please remember that unless you received an email request from me to see pages, no reply means it wasn't quite right for me at this time.
Requested Partials: I am caught up on all requested partials through January 5; if you did NOT receive a reply of any kind, please check your spam filter and then reply to the email request I had originally sent.
Requested Fulls: I am caught up on all requested fulls through December 9; if you did NOT receive a reply of any kind, please check your spam filter and then reply to the email request I had originally sent.
**Don't forget, you can check the Query Update corner of my blog (upper, right-hand side)
What I would LOVE to see
***Please note that I do not represent the following: screenplays, adult thrillers, adult fantasy, adult sci-fi, memoirs or picture books.***
I'm currently looking for young adult, middle grade, adult romance, and selected non-fiction. While I enjoy a variety of genres, I'd especially love for one of the following to cross my desk:
Young adult:
- I tend to skew toward darker/edgy YA. I'd love to see a YA romance from a male POV. I'm all about an authentic teen voice.
- Still looking for an awesome thriller -- a true thriller with the countdown element and preferably high tech or at least of this world (aka no paranormal elements)
- A story set within another culture, whether it be contemporary or historical, within the US or outside of it -- think a YA version of MEMOIR OF A GEISHA or ANNA AND THE KING or BLOOD DIAMOND.
- A lovely YA historical with a strong commercial twist -- and by commercial I mean speculative (but not paranormal) or a very strong, suspenseful plot to keep me going.
- I'm interested in only older MG at this time.
- Something like a cool, darker twist on LABYRINTH or NEVERENDING STORY (world building, not necessarily 'world in a book') would be fantastic.
- Something different than what's already out there. Not really into "how to find the perfect guy" or "how to apply makeup" or "100 awesome things of being a teen."
- Anything with technology, pop-culture, entertainment or women's issues is a bonus.
- You must have a strong platform or be considered an expert in your field for me to consider a non-fiction project.*
Romance: contemporary, urban fantasy or paranormal, only
*Note that these are just items I'm really hoping cross my desk. I have a variety of tastes, so if you're unsure if it's something for me, feel free to query me anyway once I open back up to submissions.
News and Updates!
- Client Dawn Rae Miller's debut YA fantasy LARKSTORM is now available in paperback and in ebook format at Barnes and Noble and Amazon!
- Client Jaime Reed's debut YA paranormal LIVING VIOLET is now available at Barnes and Noble, Amazon and your local Indie Store!
- Check out PM for a list of recent sales *Please note this is a list of recent sales we are currently at liberty to announce...let's just say January and February will be months of great news *^^*
- Check out the Calendar tab for a list of this year's conferences, including SCBWI, BEA, Bologna International Children's Book Fair and more!
TCUHBIP
Finally, if you won one of the TCUHBIP prizes, stay tuned as I'll be contacting you this week. But the winner of the query critique from day 3 is..........Gwen Cole!! Congrats! Please email me for information on how to obtain your critique (blog.kortizzle@gmail.com)That's all for now! Hope everyone is off to a great start in 2012!
~K
