Novel Logline: Story of The Ghost, by Charles L Mahoney

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LOGLINE PITCH: Title: Story of The Ghost Written by: Charles L Mahoney Type: Novel Genre: Fiction-Sports, Literature, Coming of Age Logline: Story of The Ghost is a contemporary piece of literature in which an athletic teenage boy struggles to overcome loneliness and an escaped prisoner’s lust for fame as he…

Novel Pitch: The Perfect 7, by Inion N. Mathair

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LOGLINE PITCH: Title: The Perfect 7 Written by: Inion N. Mathair Type: Novel Genre: Fiction, Horror, Supernatural Logline: Kevin Yager and his four bandmates accept an offer from Viktor Vikirrus to play at his trendy nightclub, The Perfect 7. Seduced by sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll the teens are…

Novel Logline: Dark Web, by Patrick G Moloney

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LOGLINE PITCH: Title: Dark Web Written by: Patrick G Moloney Type: Novel Genre: Horror, Paranormal Logline: Tanya beautiful temptress and evil sorceress has crisscrossed the globe with her psychopathic man servant Joseph for centuries, on a quest for the ultimate knowledge. An ancient tome that contains the secrets to a…

Novel Logline: The Rishis: Book of Secrets, by Robert Delgado

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LOGLINE PITCH: Title: The Rishis: Book of Secrets Written by: Robert Delgado Type: Novel Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Action, History, Thriller. Logline: 3500 years have passed; the power that the Mantris stole is continually growing in their sinful hands. In India, Robin and his friends face a final choice: to run…

Novel Pitch: The Black Arrow, by Peter Frahm

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LOGLINE PITCH: Title: The Black Arrow Written by: Peter Frahm Type: Novel Genre: Action/Suspense Logline: The Black Arrow is a Action/Suspense novel in which history professor John Bowman, after losing his wife to an organized crime hit, wages a one-man war against the mob to avenge her death. Interested in…

Novel Pitch: INTO THE AMERICAS, by Lance & James Morcan

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LOGLINE PITCH: Title: INTO THE AMERICAS Written by: Lance & James Morcan Type: Novel Genre: History, Drama Logline: Young English seaman John Jewitt is one of only two European survivors left after his crewmates clash with Mowachaht Indians on the west coast of North America. Torn between his desire for…

Winning Short Story: Held Up by Bree Katz

Don’t worry about how much your first draft is going to suck. Just get the words out there. Editing is a special hell all its own, but once you reach that stage, you’re partway through. If you obsess over making the story perfect before you even sit down to write it, you’ll never get started.

Winning Short Story: This Pond is too Crowded by Stacey R. Janik

My advice might sound cliche but write what you know and write from your heart and never let anyone tell you you can’t do something.

Winning Short Story: MR “NAUGHTY” BECOMES MR “NICE” by Laura Anne Ewald

This started as a children’s story about a “book nerd” kid—based on an experience I once had back in seventh grade when, yes, I made the mistake of reading Lad: A Dog on a Friday afternoon during reading hour in Mr. Swanson’s Social Studies class. The story is looking more and more like a romance the more I think about it, though. I may leave it in the children’s age group, but I think kids can learn a lot about human nature, nurturing, and love by watching the way grownups behave toward one another.

Winning Short Story: MY ROAMEO, WHERE ART THOU MY ROAMEO by Michelle Assor

My story is about a woman in the midst of a marriage crisis and a pending divorce. While walking her dog one morning, she receives an eerie phone call from a family member who reluctantly discloses that her husband is dead.