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Abbie Fine
WELCOME
My name is Abbie Fine.
Writer of empowering romantasy stories.
Take me to a forest, or a Renn Faire.
Writer. I am currently querying my love-letter to romantasy adult book, working title: BETWEEN MARGINS AND MAGIC. More on that below! You can learn more about my debut book here.
Theatre director. I've directed more than 20 professional productions. Specialties include Shakespeare (accessible adaptations), Irish plays, solo shows, female-centered new plays, heightened language, simplistic/high impact design, focus on storytelling.
I also proudly serve on the board of The Keegan Theatre in Washington, DC.
Fundraising Consultant. I help small nonprofits raise money for their critical work. Current clients include We Need Diverse Books, and I a proudly support their mission. To learn more about my consulting business, visit Candle and Mirror Strategies.
BETWEEN MARGINS AND MAGIC
Danielle Walker, an avid fantasy reader who does all her living vicariously through book heroines, learns that some of her favorite authors have a well-guarded secret: they get their ideas from real people and places... in other realms. Dani learns this the hard way, when her ultimate book boyfriend Voss from The Realm of Two Moons series takes her through the portal where she sees the actual two moons. Voss wasn't just a Renaissance Faire guest in great cosplay. He's the non-fictional Commander who needs to access the untapped well of Earth's magic—stronger at the Renn Faire because of people like Dani with vivid imaginations—to restore the magic a rival king drains from his land.
Dani has to at least try to save the realm that probably saved her life (emotionally), though now it's trying to kill her (literally). Has her extensive reading equipped her to handle fickle magic, night dragons, vengeful kings, or a love quadrangle? Being a reader is key to finding the plot-stealing author at a regional book convention, and bringing her back through the portal should tip the scales in favor of the good guys—until there's a classic third act betrayal. Dani must find her inner main character energy if she's going to become the heroine to save this realm. Because if she doesn't, Earth is next.
Confront the baddies. Defeat the dragon. Get the guy. Save the world(s). It’s every reader’s dream, right?
I’m seeking representation for BETWEEN MARGINS AND MAGIC, an adult romantic fantasy complete at 100,000 words which asks, what if your favorite fantasy hero were real, and he needs your help to save his realm? It’s a love-letter to rfantasy readers, combining the “step into a book” hook of This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews with the character-driven heart (and spice!) of Warrior Princess Assassin by Brigid Kemmerer.
Read the first chapter here.
Full or partial manuscript available upon request.