Post by megaertner on May 23, 2017 16:34:58 GMT -5
Dear ____,
When Ev, a defensive and self-isolating young woman, wakes up in a Gothic hospital to discover her memory erased, she realizes her ability to survive may depend on her ability to trust, and trust wisely—but who? Certainly not the armed guards manning the periphery, or the host, a three-piece suit called Mr. Jenson, who says she and the other teens have been gathered to undergo a series of harmless tests. Possibly not even her fellow amnesiacs, which include Aidan, a combative young man who seems to recognize her, and Jane, a young woman who insists that the superhero comic books on the tables before them contain clues to their situation.
When the brutal psychological tests begin, Ev finds her ability to trust sorely challenged as an injection that makes them face their worst nightmares gives her glimpses of a past filled with betrayal, while the hallucinations of the second test fuel her paranoia. If she can survive the threat of psychotic collapse in the first test or death in the second, the final test may just reward her with insight into the purpose of this facility and the mastermind behind it.
THE FORGOTTEN is a gritty and fast-paced YA speculative thriller, complete at 63,563 words. It is the first in a possible series. Fans of Jessica Jones (a television show set in the Marvel universe) will love its strong, conflicted female lead and its focus on female friendship, while fans of the Shatter Me series (by Tahereh Mafi) will appreciate the superhero twist and how an unlikely band of misfits must work together to survive.
I am a graduate student at the Antioch University MFA in Creative Writing program. I am a member of SCBWI and AWP, and attended the Futurescapes Writing Workshop in April. I have a weekly blog, and a book review published in the literary journal Lunch Ticket.
The manuscript is available in full upon request. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Best,
When Ev, a defensive and self-isolating young woman, wakes up in a Gothic hospital to discover her memory erased, she realizes her ability to survive may depend on her ability to trust, and trust wisely—but who? Certainly not the armed guards manning the periphery, or the host, a three-piece suit called Mr. Jenson, who says she and the other teens have been gathered to undergo a series of harmless tests. Possibly not even her fellow amnesiacs, which include Aidan, a combative young man who seems to recognize her, and Jane, a young woman who insists that the superhero comic books on the tables before them contain clues to their situation.
When the brutal psychological tests begin, Ev finds her ability to trust sorely challenged as an injection that makes them face their worst nightmares gives her glimpses of a past filled with betrayal, while the hallucinations of the second test fuel her paranoia. If she can survive the threat of psychotic collapse in the first test or death in the second, the final test may just reward her with insight into the purpose of this facility and the mastermind behind it.
THE FORGOTTEN is a gritty and fast-paced YA speculative thriller, complete at 63,563 words. It is the first in a possible series. Fans of Jessica Jones (a television show set in the Marvel universe) will love its strong, conflicted female lead and its focus on female friendship, while fans of the Shatter Me series (by Tahereh Mafi) will appreciate the superhero twist and how an unlikely band of misfits must work together to survive.
I am a graduate student at the Antioch University MFA in Creative Writing program. I am a member of SCBWI and AWP, and attended the Futurescapes Writing Workshop in April. I have a weekly blog, and a book review published in the literary journal Lunch Ticket.
The manuscript is available in full upon request. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Best,