(Hey all, I am a Greek Native Speaker which causes me extra trouble writing the query. Ι will appreciate deeply every help you can give me. Thank you all.)
When Doriel found Darkelf as a baby in the cold waters of Emerald River near Elf Land, didn’t know he is the Ancient Chosen one. He grew up knowing Doriel as his mother. At his late teens, his only friend, a little dragon named Meril, helped him to move in a parallel universe. There they discover that humans exist and find themselves at the depths of Inner Earth, from where they can't escape.
In a parallel realm an abused little girl named Maya, knows she has a mission. Every night her father abuses her but when she is going to bed she finds refugee to that great light which comes through the ceiling of her room and takes her inside a spaceship where friendly creatures talk to her telepathically about her mission.
In a 3rd realm, in higher planes of existence, Lord Arcturus and his twin flame Victoria arrange their next incarnation on planet Earth. They must recognize each other on Earth, in order the Twin Flame Union to take place and fight together the Matrix.
Worlds collide and the highest mission of all starts: to defeat the Matrix and Unite all the parallel universes.
The Book That Writes Itself, 70.556 words, is my first novel and the Part I of the Series “The Magic Books”. This novel in one week got to rank 16 on wattpad on sci-fi and rank 5 on fantasy.
Post by stuntshark on Jul 12, 2017 13:41:33 GMT -5
Hi Korina,
I've made a few corrections for grammar and usage, and comments are below the query.
When Doriel finds Darkelf as a baby in the cold waters of Emerald River near Elf Land, she doesn't know he is the Ancient Chosen One. He grows up knowing Doriel as his mother. In his late teens, his only friend—a little dragon named Meril—helps him to move in a parallel universe. There they discover that humans exist and find themselves at the depths of Inner Earth, from where they can't escape.
In a parallel realm, an abused little girl named Maya knows she has a mission. Every night her father abuses her, but when she is going to bed she finds refuge in that great light which enters her room and takes her inside a spaceship, where friendly creatures talk to her telepathically about her mission.
In a 3rd realm—a higher planes of existence—Lord Arcturus and his twin flame, Victoria, arrange their next incarnation on planet Earth. They must recognize each other on Earth, in order for the Twin Flame Union to take place and allow them to fight together against the Matrix.
Worlds collide and the highest mission of all starts: to defeat the Matrix and Unite all the parallel universes.
The Book That Writes Itself is 70.556 words, and is my first novel. It serves as Part I of the proposed “The Magic Books” series. Within a week, this book got to rank 16 on Wattpad in sci-fi, and rank 5 in fantasy.
This sounds like an ambitions book, and it also sounds more for teens and young adults than middle schoolers. Have a girl abused by her father - you imply it's sexual abuse - is strong stuff for 11 year olds. Also, at 70K, it's too long for middle grade. I suggest you aim this at the Young Adult market. Having said that, I think it's important to clarify the ages of your main characters and identify who is the number one main character. You have several storylines converging in this query, but I'm confused by how they all come together and, again, who is the protagonist and what are the stakes for him or her.I suggest streamlining this query to focus on the main story thread and the main character so the agent has a sense of who this book is about and what dilemma is he facing. In your bio, if you've taken any writing courses or have had other stories on Wattpad, that would help so the agent gets a sense of your background. I hope some of these comments help and I wish you best success with your book!
I agree with the corrections and comments by Stuntshark. With a protagonist in his late teens and a high word count, you are definitely in the realm of YA, especially with the heavy content of abuse. The good news is that if you agree, the parameters of YA will let you excel in all the ways you wish to express yourself, and your older audience will love the complexity of your story.
In addition, here's an idea about the paragraph that introduces Darkelf: since he'll be the hero of that segment of your story, start with HIS name, not his mother's. A quick (poor) sample of what I mean: Darkelf understands that he was found in the Emerald River. Doriel discovered the baby in the cold waters, and he grew up knowing her as his mother...
Hope these thoughts are helpful. Kudos to you for embarking on such a grand project in a secondary language. I can barely handle my native tongue! Best wishes.