Written by October 23rd, 2014

The Best One Sentence Novel Pitch

Congratulations to the winners of this week’s writing contest! They are listed below.

But first, a bit about our contest series. Every week we are going to have a contest on our Facebook Page. The contests will change from week to week, but the winners will always be published in the magazine. The contest winner and the runner up are chosen by a voting system, and then the editors of Authors Publish will select several additional entries from the rest to be the Editor’s Choice winners.

Below are all the winners of this week’s contest. This week the challenge was to pitch a novel in one sentence.

The next contest starts at 9 am PST on Saturday.

Winner:
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“The Spice of Life follows Jake Furie Lapin, a 37-year-old sexaholic and loving Dom in a three-part series, exploring Jake’s transformation from a submissive, out-of-shape man, stuck in a sexless marriage, to a strong, successful, fit, loving Dom.”

Runner Up:
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“I am the best detective in my field, but at night I became the very thing I hunted!” You can visit her Facebook Authors Page here: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorSJKnight?fref=ufi

Editor’s Choice:

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“Surrounded by three dogs, six armed men and an extremely angry chimpanzee, Peter stood without so much as an ounce of worry; for he knew what the coffee can below the base of the tree contained.”

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“I assumed the ghost of my future self had come to prevent my–our–death, but I was dead wrong.”

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“A young female Samurai must test her skill in the midst of Tribal War, Military Reconstruction and romantic betrayal..”

 

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