Query Letter for Lying Flatt: The Rise of Mack Lasher
LYING FLATT: THE RISE OF MACK LASHER is a Rock n Roll coming-of-age epic set in the unforgiving 1980s at the height of MTV and the Hair Metal craze, set in New Jersey, the story centers on Lester Flatt, a teenage wannabe rock star and compulsive liar. His delusions of grandeur stem from his self-hatred, due to his constant rejection, from his home, school and the local Hair Metal scene. All Lester wants is to be loved for who he is, but is always denied love by everyone except his brother Kevin. Instead, he believes he can only live as his true self by being his rock god Alter Ego, Mack Lasher.
Lester must force his band, Bad Decisions, to finally be a success despite their failure in the local rock n roll scene. He's willing to do anything to have the kind of success in the Music industry his heroes had, like Flea. All the while trying to stand out from the other cheesy Hair Metal bands he despises. But that is challenged when he falls in love with Rubin Smith, Axl Rose wannabe breaks Lester’s heart. His betrayal at the battle of the bands tragically reinforces Lester’s self-hating worldview. All of which drives him further down a dark Rock Star’s path. When he hits rock bottom and loses everything—his band, his future, his home, and the love of his life—all seems to prove the lies he was told his whole life, that he's a failure and the only way he can ever make it in rock n roll or be loved again is to be anyone but himself, continuing to lie about Being Mack lasher, about being famous he decides is the only way to be famous, to find love to get ahead in this cruel, un-rock n roll world, the question is, will his lies ceach up to him, or will (like most rock stars) he will fake it till he makes it, and all his, frauds and lies, will just become part of the legend of Mack Lasher’s rise: the greatest rock star of all time*
I was also inspired to write Lying Flatt during a dark time when I had no hope for myself or my future, so I wrote my way out. I was inspired to write Lying Flatt because of Jack Black, his films, music, and authenticity. Jack black inspired me to write Lying Flatt, especially his roles in School of Rock, and Tenacious D. I draw cartoons for the school newspaper, The Oracle, many of my comics reflect my life as a Jew, a working-class person growing up in NYC, as well as my experiences being an autistic, gay trans man, among others. I'm working towards a BA in Creative Writing and a career as an author. I have been published in several literary magazines. LYING FLATT: THE RISE OF MACK LASHER is also fully illustrated with my own original artwork.
LYING FLATT: THE RISE OF MACK LASHER is a 97,000-word, comedic, LGBTQ+ New Fiction Novel. Lying Flatt is a parody of Rock n Roll memoirs like The Dirt. It's like a combination of the books: Just Kids, by Patti Smith, Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid,, and Lords of Chaos by Michael J. Moynihan
I admire your wishlist and current collection of other queer, new fiction, and own-voices novels, from underrepresented and unique points of view, similar to my own.
Thank you so much for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Elijah Brahmi.
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