Querying
I've decided to query the second book in the Witches of Galdorheim series. All three books stand on their own feet (if books actually have feet), so I can go with any of the three. Since the first is not getting much love, I'll just give #2 a whirl.
Dear Ms. XXXX:
(some personalization for the agent) MIDNIGHT OIL is a completed 47,000 word contemporary middle-grade fantasy.
Teen witch, Katya, discovers that an evil forest spirit has kidnapped her brand-new boyfriend. Setting out from her island home, she gets dumped into the Arctic Sea, meets a legendary sea serpent, and is caught up in a battle between warring elementals. To complicate matters, a mutant tribe takes her brother’s girlfriend hostage, demanding that he bring them the magical Midnight Oil--the only thing that can make the mutants human again.
Mustering every bit of her Wiccan magic, Katya rises to the challenge, invoking her magical skills to free her boyfriend, find the Midnight Oil, and help a friendly air elemental win the battle against a spiteful sibling.
I have more than thirty-five stories published in a variety of print and on-line publications, several appearing in ‘Best of’ anthologies. Sam's Dot Publishing, a small press, published my YA Science Fiction novella, First Duty, in June, 2008 and my middle-grade fantasy, The Seven Adventures of Cadida in January, 2009. I am a member of SCBWI and Willamette Valley Writers.
I would be pleased to send a partial or complete manuscript of MIDNIGHT OIL for your review. For your convenience, I have pasted a brief synopsis below. Thank you for your consideration.
Cordially,
Marva Dasef
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Any agents or publishers out there interested? I could also post the synopsis. Do you like sea serpents, ultralights, snakes, witches, icy seas, trolls, rocs, mutants? This is the book for you.