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Fantasy, Science Fiction

kristin.monteith.811@gmail.com @monteithkristin

Magic has been gone for over 85 years and the Kollon has been terrorizing the world for just as long. Eletia’s main concern as Chieftan of Insia is to hold off war for as long as possible; as part of the rebellion, Heilyn’s concern is to keep make a stand. When Heilyn kidnaps Eletia, both their worlds are turned upside down as they learn what their willing to lose to this fight against tyranny.

Comp titles: A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES, NOCTURNA, and CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE

In 2067, you can Glimpse your life in alternate dimensions, for a fee. Zoe envies her alternate selves for everything they have that she doesn’t: Good skin, a nice apartment, a living mother.

But when a Glimpse comes through from an enemy dimension that shows her alternate mother in danger, Zoe finds herself questioning the morality of the utopia she calls home, and wondering if the price for prosperity is too high.

Now trapped in a dimension under siege, Zoe must work with a ragtag group of insurgents to find a new dimension to escape to, before an inter-dimensional oligarchy traps them forever.

hollyashwriter@gmail.com/ hollyash85

Earth is dying and the only way to save it is to eliminate its biggest threat…..
Humans.
The one time climate scientist Zoe Antos leaves the environmental research lab where she works on time she ends up being kidnapped. Despite her best efforts not to believe her kidnappers she finds herself enthralled and outraged by their claim that her fiancé’s father is trying to end human life on the planet in order to restore balance to the natural world. After she is rescued, Zoe begins to notice things that make her question if the Wilborns are really the people she thought they were or if the things her kidnappers told her were right. Humanity could depend on her making the right choice.

I would be willing to do a swap. Looking to have feedback on this story by mid Aug if possible.

Nadhirarsatria@gmail.com (twitter: @drnhavilliard)

violence, death (not a lot of it, and is not that it isn't graphic, but is... you know, it's a fantasy story)

The future leader of a secret magical society is worried because his friends are being targeted by a murderer. His older sister is struggling with a life without magic.
For writers are trying to create a fantasy novel together. Their main antagonist is starting to get impatient, but for now he’s only bullying one of them to write faster.
We have a plot when their worlds collide.

English is a second language, feel free to provide advice on that or to ignore it completely unless it makes it difficult to understand. Either way, try to focus on the main aspects of storytelling or let me know if language issues are so distracting that it's not possible to get the story.

Evan goes to a silent meditation retreat, hoping to ground himself and maybe get rid of his claustrophobia.

Of course, sitting and meditating for ten hours a day can bring up some dark images.

But his teacher’s right, it’s only natural for past trauma to arise during this time. Just be present and breathe.

And sure, he dreamed he murdered someone. But, it was a work dream, so of course he did.

And the shadow he’s seeing in his periphery is just a manifestation of himself, repressed emotions.

And after the retreat’s over, he does feels better. For the most part. He just needs to focus on his mom. Docs found a new tumor.

Of course, she thinks he brought home an entity. But no surprise there. She swears Buddhist retreats are invitations for demons to enter your life. She is acting a bit strange with all the chemo fog though.

And yes, other people are acting strange too—creepily grinning and telling Evan things they shouldn’t know—but Evan’s just experiencing residual effects from the retreat.

And Mom’s showing signs of dementia, which would explain her creeping around the house.

And while that guy Evan murdered in his dream really did die, it was from natural causes.

It is a lot of coincidence.

And he’s still having murder dreams. But now it's people he loves.

It’s fine. Just breathe. Be here. As his teacher says, "Whatever is happening, that is the path to enlightenment."

Isn’t it?

This is more of an alpha read. The manuscript is edited for grammar , spelling, and clarity (but not for repeated words, etc.) But I need to cut it down to about 90-100k.

Sexual abuse, cannibalism, and depression

Suddenly all the food in the land was gone. The only way to restore it is by sacrificing the fairy princess to the fairy king. Only princess Dawn has seen her last, but she lost her memories! Now she must travel with a wild boy to find these lost memories, and save the land from the fairy king's curse.