ABNA: the Pitch

Sorry I haven’t really blogged much, I’ve been super busy trying to edit, because… *drum roll please*

I’m going to submit to the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award (ABNA) this year, and I have literally like three days to finish editing my novel. Not impossible, but it’s going to take a lot of work. In the meantime, I wanted to post my pitch here and get some feedback from some of my lovely followers.

 According to Amazon:

More than a summary, your Pitch should highlight your concept, protagonist, setting, and writing style—all the elements that make your story unique.

Chris McNeil did not consider himself magically gifted, sure he was a warlock, but it wasn’t as if his magic had helped him any. He’d been unable to use his powers to keep his father from shooting his mother, now the Chief Councilwitch claims he is the lost heir to the magical monarchy and he must travel across the country to attend a school for the magical elite to prepare him for to take over the throne. The catch? He’s only got eight months before he turns eighteen and must assume the throne in accordance with magical law. Now Chris must learn a lifetime of information before he turns eighteen. But when his Chief Councilwitch ends up murdered five months before his birthday, Chris is forced to take over the throne and confront the looming threat of a magical world on the brink of civil war. Worse still, the mortal governments are closing in on all sides, and the key to saving the world, could destroy Chris, the world, or both.

Thanks in advance to everyone who reads this and provides any and all feedback.

xo

-A.J.