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Beta for 50 pages (YA dystopian)?

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midazolam

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Hi all,

Would anyone be up for reading 50 pages of my YA dystopian? It's not a "classic" dystopian - it's more like contemporary with a speculative fiction bent. I'm just looking for general thoughts (ie. "this sucks" or "this is awesome").

I can't do a full ms swap right now, but I could read 50 pages or so and exchange more in the future, potentially.

Thanks. :)
 

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hi

If you'd like, I'd quickly read through your work and give you a modest opinion ? My favorite YA books are the Hunger Games, the Book Thief and A great and terrible beauty.
I myself mainly focus on picture books (i moderate a small PB critique group), but I do have a YA in progress (psychological thriller). I was raised bi-lingual (english, dutch) in a dutch speaking country, so I'm not a native English speaker and can't give you any spelling or grammar advice, but I can give you my opinion on the general feel.
 

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oh

oh, and don't worry, i don't need you to do a swap back :)
 

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I'd do a swap of 50 for 50 if interested. PM me.
 

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mail sent

hi Mid, I sent you back my thoughts on your manuscript today. I hope you received it ? They turned out more in detail then i had anticipated. I hope they'll help.....
 
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