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Upper MG Fantasy full of two-tailed half-mermaids, magic, death curses, family and friends

December 7, 2019 No Comments

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Upper MG Fantasy full of two-tailed half-mermaids, magic, death curses, family and friends
Hello! My name is
Jen
Middle Grade
Fantasy Magical Realism/Fabulism Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
Last Modified: Feb 9, 2020 @ 6:39 pm
About Me

By day I spend my time behind a computer reading regulatory documents (also known as bland writing with no excitement). By night I can be found reading, working on edits for critique partners, writing my next story, or chilling with family. I write romance and middle grade. When I first started writing I fell in love with romance, but recently (thanks to my tween daughter) I decided to try something new. She came up with an idea about half-mermaids and we ran with it. Together we brainstormed, outlined, and made Pinterest boards then I took the ideas and turned them into a book.

Love to Read

I love to see just about anything from fantasy to romance, magic and lore. I’m not a big sci-fi heavy on space and tech fan, but if the story is good, I’ll give it a shot. Adventure stories are fun and I love a good character with flaws.

Hard No's

I won’t read anything with rape.

Experience
I've written a lot, I'm actively seeking an agent, I've self-published
Critique Styles
Accountability Partner
Back-and-forth Discussion
Blunt Truth
Brainstorming/Plotting
Chapter-by-Chapter
Track Changes in Document
Whole MS Reads
Critique Strengths
Big Picture
Characters
Dialogue
Pacing
Plot
Time Commitment
2-3 Times a Week, Weekly, Monthly, Intermittant (ie. when you have something to share)
Life Stages
Work Full-Time, Flexible Schedule, Parent (Older Kids)
Preferred Contact Style
Email, Instant Messaging
Approximate Location
Missouri
Around the Web
https://authorjendavenport.wixsite.co...
About the Work In Progress
Details About/Query First Page Other Projects
Working Title
The Sunbridge Curse
Age Category
Middle Grade
Genres
Fantasy, Magical Realism/Fabulism, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
Type of Project
Novel/Novella
Tags
LGBTQ+
Seeking Critique Styles & Strengths
Accountability Partner
Back-and-forth Discussion
Blunt Truth
Brainstorming/Plotting
Chapter-by-Chapter
Track Changes in Document
Big Picture
Characters
Interiority
Plot
Worldbuilding
About the WIP (Query)

For Kit Sunbridge’s thirteenth birthday her dream to spend the summer as a mermaid will become reality. If only she’d known her wish come true was more like her worst nightmare. As soon as she arrives in the underwater world of Asana her merman dad drops the news that he and her mom are getting a divorce.

When a new friend starts talking of ways to force a merperson to stay on land Kit knows exactly how to keep the divorce from happening. Except she should have taken time to gain more knowledge about the merpeople of Asana. After cursing her dad to land, Kit learns that Asanians die when they can’t live freely in the ocean.

Kit must find a way to reverse the death sentence she’s placed on her dad. Because if she knows anything, its that divorce is far better than not having him around at all. 

First Page

I was finally going to be a real mermaid. Me. Kit Sunbridge. I’d been dreaming of this moment since our dad told us he was a merman when we were four. Sure, I was young, and people say no one ever remembers what happens that young. But seriously, how does someone forget they are half-mermaid? They don’t. It’s not possible.

My bright pink sundress, which I hated but Mom insisted I needed something girly, hung on a hanger waiting for me to slip it on over my swimsuit. What Mom didn’t know wouldn’t hurt, so I skipped the sundress for a pair of shorts and my favorite t-shirt with a yellow chick holding a paint pallet that said “Art Chick”.  In exactly nineteen minutes and twenty-two…twenty-one seconds I’d not only get to see Dad, who I hadn’t seen in months, but I’d be going to the underwater world of Asana for the summer.

“I’m going to meet Dad at the beach,” I shouted as I stumbled down the hall slinging my backpack full of drawing stuff over my shoulder. When crickets chirped louder than Mom, I detoured from the living room through the kitchen and into the hall toward her office.

“No. You’re going to tell her. This is your decision, not mine.” Mom’s voice squeaked through the crack in the door. Who was she talking to? And what about?

I raised my hand to knock when the phone banged against what I assumed was her wooden desk. “Sure, okay. Love you, honey. See you in a few weeks for your birthday.”

“Right. Umm…Mom, who…” I peeped inside only to find mom’s back to me as she scrolled through some website on the computer.

“Oh.” She jumped and looked over her shoulder. “I didn’t realize you were there.”

Even though I didn’t have Mom’s permission, I pushed the door open. “Who were you talking to just now?”

Other Projects

I’m currently working on brainstorming a new magic idea set in New Orleans (I think). The MC finds a book with a word attached to everyone in town.When that word is spoken something horrible happens to that person. The MC must destroy the book before it destroys her town.

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