Pitches
Pitches for spec work
ROUGH DIAMONDS x A MOST WANTED MAN x WASTE TIDE
A has-been actress returns to space to sell the private equity firm she inherits; but when a mercenary and a desperate clan cast her in a deadly game, the only way out may be to play her celebrated father’s part in the asteroid belt’s toxic trade
Technothriller. Commercial thriller set in space. Standalone. Adult fiction.
THE CITY WE BECAME x THE STARLESS SEA
When the Builder of Ronghuajaya imposes a new vision on the once-prosperous city, lyrical underground graffiti, and the lost streets that light the night, start to disappear; and a reluctant experience-tapper, a furtive museum curator, and a ruthless Administration agent must overcome their enmity to save their city from losing itself; but not everyone may make it to the final narrative.
Speculative, urban fantasy, fantasy thriller, adult fiction. Standalone with duology potential. Adult fiction.
WILD THINGS x THE BIG SHORT x TRON
A financial crimes prosecutor and a banking nepo baby blow the whistle on a crypto ponzi scheme; but when one can enter the blockchain like a game, and the other has everything and nothing to lose, their biggest challenge yet will be trusting each other, to survive the Port, and break a piece of the chain for themselves.
Technothriller, Science fantasy, contemporary urban fantasy. Standalone. Adult fiction.
AD ASTRA X RIDING ALONE FOR THOUSANDS OF MILES
A historian is sent to the condemned asteroid mine of a trading monopoly to collect memories for a lesson, years after her sister's ship was shot down over the station; but what she finds won't easily fit the Company’s narrative.
Science fiction, speculative. space-set corporate and political intrigue. SF thriller. Space opera. Standalone with series possibility. Adult fiction.
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