Shauna Kelley's Current Query

Thanks so much for your support on yesterday's post, everyone. If you missed it, you can find it, here. Now, let's get back into the swing of things. Do you all know Shauna Kelley? If not, please go visit her blog, and become a follower.

Now here's her query:

Dear Fiction Editor:

I respectively submit for you review Don’t Wake Up, a 52,000 word literary fiction novel.

Told from the perspective of Gillian, a plain, middle-aged woman, this story opens as she sits by the side of her comatose husband’s bed. As doctors and nurses rush to assure her that Ricky will recover well from this mysterious fall, Gillian muses over the years of cold silence and manipulation that have overshadowed their marriage, and her life.

While Gillian guiltily reveals that she hopes Ricky remains in his coma and leaves her to a delightfully empty house, his eyes open to reveal a man who claims to remember nothing of his former self. Gillian, convinced that this is only a furthering of the manipulations and cruel mind games that have filled most of her life, seeks to test this new Ricky. She invents a family they never had, and fills his head with stories of an imaginary life.

My first book was published by Lucky Press in late 2010. I've received a very warm reception in the market, and some great reviews to start with, including being named a finalist in the ForeWord Book of the Year Awards.

I am hopeful that this book will be of interest to your press, and am very excited and anxious to hear your response and feedback. I am including a synopsis and sample chapter below. Please do let me know if there is any other information I can provide.

Sincerely,

Shauna Kelley

That's it.

Please save your feedback for tomorrow, and thank Shauna for her courage in the comments.