Finished manuscripts:
The Magicians on Anise Street | MG, contemporary fantasy, 56k. There’s a sorcerer loose in small-town Kansas, and standing in his way are a pair of fifth graders. Written from remembering how intensely a ten year old can care about justice. My friends’ kids really liked this one.
Proverbs for the Forsaken | YA, contemporary, 105k. Estranged teenage siblings from an intolerant Christian family, one gay and one pregnant, run away together. Written about being a gay kid from Texas. My queer friends who also had a rough time growing up really liked this one.
Carrion Queendom | Adult, fantasy. A fae witch kidnaps a detective to help her find a cure for the zombie plague. 131k. A whole slew of betas really liked this one, particularly those who love the Locked Tomb books.
Tassel and the Toddling Prince | MG, fantasy, 47k. Sleeping Beauty’s fairy-blessed baby brother is on a mission to break her curse. He’s a prince, a wizard, a born hero… And he needs his nursemaid to please carry him to his destiny. Another kid-pleasing book. My fantasy betas really liked this one; it’s an easy read.
Future WIPs:
Nec(romantic) | YA, supernatural romance. A witchy girl falls out with a cult and in love with the ghost sharing her body.
The Paradise Gambit | Captive born residents of a hijacked generation ship launch a mutiny via VR.
Main Sequence Chains | In the wake of a genetic engineering crisis, an alien empire invades earth, opposed by a coalition of idealistic turncoats in their own ranks and humanity’s unwanted children.
Fell Daughter | As an empire tears their homeland into bite-sized chunks, a trio of young people bargain with demons for survival.
Halcyon Rays | A girl is given mysterious alien weapons and told to dispense them to her teenage friends.