For ShoreIndie 2017, Katie is excited to receive submission that fit the following MSWL:
I am all about character-driven stories with strong voices. The main character can be unlikeable, as long as they are compelling and readers can understand/relate to their actions, even if they don’t agree with them.
I also love tension between characters. Whether they are love interests, best-friends, enemies, or parents & children. Maybe your book features unlikely characters are on a journey together. I think there’s a huge need right now for stories about friendship. So, I’d love to see a YA or NA story about a building friendship between two or three characters with very different backgrounds and views on world. I’d especially like it if this friendship formed through unexpected means.
I’m also interested in romances—possibly two people falling in love despite how much they disliked each other to start. Or a love triangle. Or even reverse harem.
I do tend to lean toward strong, independent female characters. BUT there is a world of voices we haven’t heard from yet, and I want to work on those stories. Fresh, unique, diverse voices. I read to experience emotion, learn something new, or view things in a perspective I haven’t before.
*I’d also be happy to work on the first book in a series.
I want to see stories in the following age categories and genres:
Adult: Romance, Women’s Fiction, Upmarket Fiction, Suspense
YA & NA: Contemporary, Romance, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Speculative, Retellings, Dystopian
Not interested in: Historical, Horror, Erotica (different than erotic romance), Epic Fantasy, Paranormal, MG or younger
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