Emily White

This morning I would like to introduce you all to my buddy Emily White, from Stepping into Fantasy. Emily didn't win any contests but she did ask very nicely if I would help her with her query. So I am going to. This week.

Before we get to that I would like to make a couple quick announcements:

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Now on to Emily's query. Emily would like to thank everyone who lent a hand during WriteOnCon, especially all the awesome hosts. She knows her query needs some work, but she's got an awesome idea for a tale so I think it will be worth our while to lend a hand.

Today is just for introductions and to get an idea of her query. Please don't give any feedback until tomorrow, after I've shared my own, so that I can seem cool and wise.

Now! To the query:

Dear Super Agent:

(Personal stuff)

Ella didn’t think her problems were going to get worse after escaping an interstellar prison ship, and she certainly didn’t think she’d be expected to save the galaxy.

Her feet barely touch solid ground before the prison ship guards notice Ella’s missing and chase her all the way into the middle of a giant bug infested desert—giant bugs who just happen to have a taste for meat. With sharp-edged pincers ripping away at her flesh, an ability Ella never knew she had is awakened. Anybody order crispy critters? With fire now at her tenuous disposal, Ella hops aboard a freighter on its way to a planet well outside her captors’ territory.

Making friends is something she hoped she’d do, but these friends have some bad news: she’s part of some alien race everyone thought was a myth. And more specifically, she’s destined to fight a fallen angel with a god complex, or die trying.

Problem is, years of solitary confinement didn’t really prepare Ella for fighting—or walking—or any semblance of balance on two feet for that matter. Honestly, she doesn’t even know if she wants to fight him. In a perfect world, Ella would be left alone. But here’s the thing: this god’s not exactly sitting around waiting for her to make up her mind. If Ella doesn’t hurry up and decide what’s really important—a life with her friends or a galaxy where living is actually possible—she won’t be the only one to end up dead.

ELEMENTAL, a 65,000 word YA Science Fiction set in a galaxy in desperate need of change, is rife with teleporting fairies, interstellar battleships, and things that go boom.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Emily White

Questions? Comments? Meeting Emily for the first time? Go ahead say hello! Just remember to save your feedback for tomorrow and don't forget to visit her blog and become a follower.