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Novel Proposals
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Novel Proposals
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For writers of all genres who want to bring subjects and characters into their work which may not fit into the stereotypical mold of moral perfection so common in CBA fiction.
How about pretty frank sensuality/sexuality - no, not the sweet Julie Lessman married type, but the type found by people in today's world who need to be redeemed? I'm reading a book from the Urban Christian imprint. I gave it a pretty good review, b…
For writers of all genres who want to bring subjects and characters into their work which may not fit into the stereotypical mold of moral perfection so common in CBA fiction.
Aw you have a cute family.
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- About Me:
- Shawna Van Ness is a graduate of the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business at prestigious Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. With entertainment industry credits including acting,singing, press kit design, fan club marketing, and the most glamorous: unpaid intern, Shawna Van Ness has schmoozed and hobbed-nobbed alongside some of the most amazing professional gophers in the business.
After falling in love with a Midwestern school teacher, Shawna shook the glitter of Music City from her shoes and now writes full time from her home in rural Iowa.
Her latest novel, SUSPENDED IN DISBELIEF, is the story of a fallen woman's painful journey through self-imposed penance and toward the mercy of Christ. Weaving protagonist Avalon Courey through several segments of the entertainment industry, Shawna found a use for some of the stray glitter which clung to her clothes when she left Tennessee. Sparkling with romance, laughter, and suspense, SUSPENDED IN DISBELIEF taps into the American fascination with celebrity, taking the reader through the dissonance of despair and into the unrelenting melody of mercy's song.
Represented by literary agent Les Stobbe, Shawna Van Ness is currently at work on her next novel.
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Sell Sheet from the novel proposal for SUSPENDED IN DISBELIEF by Shawna Van Ness
Temptation pulls. Mercy reaches. And faith hangs in the balance.
International music icon Avalon Courey turned her back on fame when its temptations conflicted with her faith in Christ. Two years after her abrupt departure from the spotlight, a pressing legal obligation forces Avalon back into the celebrity life she’d left behind. Still unsure of her calling, but contractually required to pursue it, Avalon reluctantly lends her talent to a motion picture soundtrack.
Despite her misgivin… Continue
International music icon Avalon Courey turned her back on fame when its temptations conflicted with her faith in Christ. Two years after her abrupt departure from the spotlight, a pressing legal obligation forces Avalon back into the celebrity life she’d left behind. Still unsure of her calling, but contractually required to pursue it, Avalon reluctantly lends her talent to a motion picture soundtrack.
Despite her misgivin… Continue
Posted on April 22, 2009 at 4:50pm — 2 Comments
Sell Sheet from the novel proposal for T H E R Y N by Shawna Van Ness
Centuries ago, in the Kingdom of E’veria, a prophet foretold of a young woman who would have the power to break the curse of the kingdom’s most ancient enemies and find the Remedy to their unnatural poisons.
Now her time has come.
THE RYN
As the truth of her identity is revealed, the young woman known as “The Ryn” must come to terms with her past and accept the reality of who she is and what she alone must face… for only by embracing Truth can she hope to survive long enough to… Continue
Now her time has come.
THE RYN
As the truth of her identity is revealed, the young woman known as “The Ryn” must come to terms with her past and accept the reality of who she is and what she alone must face… for only by embracing Truth can she hope to survive long enough to… Continue
Posted on March 12, 2008 at 9:00am — 1 Comment
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- At 6:43pm on August 11, 2009,
Shanna Groves said… - Thanks, Shawna! I look forward to keeping in touch about our writing projects. Please feel free to visit my book blog to learn more about my new novel, Lip Reader... http://shannagroves.blogspot.com. Blessings!
- At 5:21pm on August 11, 2009,
Shawna Van Ness said…
- The proposal went out to 11 or so editors last Friday. First rejection... check!~
Just FYI: Baker is looking for historicals, anyone out there who has one (mine was contemporary)
- At 11:05am on July 13, 2009,
david fry said… - Shawna,
Saw your post on the ACFW loop & realized you're an Edgy Christian Fiction Lover. kewl! So I had to say hello. :-) Noticed you're in Iowa? I was in Minnesota and then Iowa on vacation ... visiting family there, so I just passed through your state on Saturday.
Visited your blog and loved the opening line ... "escapist by nature and truth seeker by calling" ... Your sell sheets are also intriguing.
Nice to see someone exploring those supernatural elements in their inspirational writing. AND congrats on landing an agent that has an eye for that niche.
Blessings to you.
- At 8:22am on July 9, 2009,
Lynn Pinder said…
- Thanks for your post Shawna. I need more laughter in my life! : )
- At 2:42pm on June 15, 2009,
Carole McDonnell said… - Hi Shawna! Thanks for friending me. Sorry about the delay. Head down in novel or up looking at facebook. -C
- At 3:17pm on May 21, 2009,
Garry R. Kennedy said… - I enjoyed reading parts of your blog. You write really good.
- At 4:06pm on May 19, 2009,
Ashley Ludwig said…
- Saw on your site that you love Laguna Beach... had an opportunity to vacation last summer at Emerald Beach... Talk about the stuff dreams are made of!
- At 2:23pm on May 19, 2009,
- Hi, Shawna! I am online. i'm new to this site though and am just getting used to the format. I'm on AIM as Wiremamma... if you do AIM. feel free to look me up! I'll see about the google chat, too...
- At 4:01pm on April 29, 2009,
Lisa Sinnock said… - I've been watching for you - I often leave it on and wander away from my computer, lol! But I'd love to chat, so I'll keep my eyes open. :-)
- At 6:17pm on April 22, 2009,
Lisa Sinnock said…
- Hi Shawna, yes I'd love to chat! But I don't have Google chat...I have yahoo messenger, and I'm DudeMomof7. I'm also on Face Book, which is a really good way to chat. On fb I'm Lisa Frank Sinnock.
The cop ride alongs are awesome!! I'm going this Friday. As for new phraseology, hmmm...yes, a little, lol! I learned that the guys call Crack heads 'zombies' and meth users are 'tweakers.' They say the funniest things! I write them all down and hold onto them to write in somewhere. One of my guys said, about typing while driving, that he was a good 'hunter and pecker.' Then he said, "um, that sounded bad..." Isn't that hysterical?? Oh-I got another invitation, from another officer, to ride during the day and he's promised me a Thursday so he can take me through the gang areas. How cool is that?? AND he used to be a cop in Chula Vista, where my novel takes place. Even cooler!! He's helping me with the map of the area, where the gangs hang out, etc. I'm having SO much fun! :-)
I'm very interested in your work - keep me posted! I agree with you that 'too sweet' is not good. We tried to read a series about a little girl and she was SO perfect, my daughter put the book down one day and said, "I can't be like that, Mom!" I agreed. We learn a lot from our suffering, and from our mistakes. How do I follow your stuff? Do I just look here on your page? I'm still trying to figure out how to keep up with it all. Google Reader is good, cuz it lists all the blogs I'm following on one page...but that's as far as I've gotten.
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