Hello -
I am looking for a beta reader (or readers) for a rather lengthy travel-oriented manuscript. I particularly need a reader who is willing to wade through this and considered structure as well as categorization. The manuscript is based on fact, with a few dates and names changed, and for purposes of marketing and legal safety, I was hoping to categorize it as fiction. However, nothing else inside it (events, characters) has been created by me and therefore I would assume it is nonfiction.
At present it is 141,000 words. I *know* this is too long! I do have a five-page chapter outline that may help. Briefly, the manuscript is about a young American woman who quits her job, sells her car, gives up her apartment in San Francisco and leaves for Russia, where she "infiltrates" the famous Mariinsky Theatre and achieves her initial goal of jump-starting a career as a ballet critic. The protagonist is me, and it's written in first person.
I can provide more background or answer any questions if needed. If someone would be interested or willing, please reply to this post. Many thanks in advance!
I am looking for a beta reader (or readers) for a rather lengthy travel-oriented manuscript. I particularly need a reader who is willing to wade through this and considered structure as well as categorization. The manuscript is based on fact, with a few dates and names changed, and for purposes of marketing and legal safety, I was hoping to categorize it as fiction. However, nothing else inside it (events, characters) has been created by me and therefore I would assume it is nonfiction.
At present it is 141,000 words. I *know* this is too long! I do have a five-page chapter outline that may help. Briefly, the manuscript is about a young American woman who quits her job, sells her car, gives up her apartment in San Francisco and leaves for Russia, where she "infiltrates" the famous Mariinsky Theatre and achieves her initial goal of jump-starting a career as a ballet critic. The protagonist is me, and it's written in first person.
I can provide more background or answer any questions if needed. If someone would be interested or willing, please reply to this post. Many thanks in advance!
