Back for beta
Greetings, Earthlings! So...I beta-read for a while on the old thread, then deployed and couldn't for a while, and now I'm back and ready to be a beta reader again! (thanks for the format, Koyanagi
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Availability
Available
Contacting Me
If you're interested, PM me your Query letter and the first chapter. If you don't have a query letter, start
here! Your query is how you dazzle, so if I'm interested (not to sound demanding but let's face it, if what you send doesn't hold my interest I'm probably not a good beta reader for you anyway) I'll give you my email address and you can send me the entire manuscript.
Critique Style
Sporadic Line edits if a scene needs tightening
General feedback on character arcs, plot, pacing, and narration.
I'll read the manuscript and insert comments as I go along.
At the end, I'll summarize my general impressions in an email.
In Order of Interest, I will gladly read:
- Mainstream/Contemporary Fiction
- Thrillers/mystery/suspense
- SF/SF-Fantasy (see below!)
- Humor
- Horror
- Limited YA (catchy! daring! funny!)
Please, don't send me:
Romance/chick lit/anything in the vein of Eat-Pray-Love
Anything to do with witches, vamps, magic. I'll tell you right now I'll hate your version of Twilight, sorry.
Memoirs/Historical fiction
If you have a novel that doesn't fit in a genre, or you feel your cover letter does not do your story justice, I feel your pain. Send me a synopsis with your query and 1st chapter and I'll let you know if it's something I would read.
Couple of Things You Should Know!
- I will probably ask you to return the favor.
- Please,
late-stage manuscripts that are almost ready for the query process only. We'll both be annoyed if I have to spend all day being a grammar Nazi
- I'm in the Air Force so if I have to leave on a long-term deployment I may not be able to see the beta-read through - in which case I will sincerely apologize, send you any comments I've made thus far and contact you when I'm back, and if you still need a beta read I'll jump back on!