Hello--I think this is my first actual personals ad: 
I'm a currently crit-partner single in need of someone who'd be interested in doing a chapter-by-chapter swap of romantic suspense novel(s).
I have the first drafts of a rom-susp. trilogy written, and am in the process of revisions on the first and need someone who enjoys the genre and is familiar with it enough to catch any holes I may have missed.
Also someone who can be honest and frank and helpful, pointing out what needs improvement and what works well. I've tried crit relationships in the past, but they have always ended up with me investing a great deal of time in their work, but receiving "wow's" and "I liked its" in return. I need more than that.
I am an incredibly thick-skinned writer (multiple advanced fiction classes help thicken anyone's skin--nothing like standing in front of twenty classmates and reading aloud your prized chapter/story and not being allowed to say anything in reply but "Thank you" and "I'll take that into consideration"!) and know that I need that extra set of eyes to help make my story the best it can be.
Sometimes I get so used to seeing my works that I can't see the flaws and I know myself well enough to realize that at this stage in the writing process I need someone who is objective and not invested in the story (I can't get my husband to read my work for anything!).
In exchange I am more than willing to reciprocate. I'm looking for someone who would expect the same from me. I repeat--I am more than willing to reciprocate!
I am a part-time freelance graphic designer and full-time writer, and am online 4-6 days each week for 6-8 hours each day and would like a crit partner who is online on a regular basis as well (though not to the same extent I am, just online more than once or twice a week).
I am a female, 29, living in rural nowhereville (AKA southern Indiana) and have almost completed a Bachelor's in Writing/Fiction/Non-fiction. (I say almost because the two capstone courses I need...they only offer every three years...and my schedule prevented me from taking them last time they came around.) I've had classes in fiction writing, advanced fiction, literature (both ancient and contemporary) and English (plus a whole host of others).
I have published several short stories, as well. I am not a newbie to the writing world.
Other genres I am interested in are paranormal and historical.
Thank you...I know I can be a bit of a 'long-winded' writer--even on message boards.
BG
I'm a currently crit-partner single in need of someone who'd be interested in doing a chapter-by-chapter swap of romantic suspense novel(s).
I have the first drafts of a rom-susp. trilogy written, and am in the process of revisions on the first and need someone who enjoys the genre and is familiar with it enough to catch any holes I may have missed.
Also someone who can be honest and frank and helpful, pointing out what needs improvement and what works well. I've tried crit relationships in the past, but they have always ended up with me investing a great deal of time in their work, but receiving "wow's" and "I liked its" in return. I need more than that.
I am an incredibly thick-skinned writer (multiple advanced fiction classes help thicken anyone's skin--nothing like standing in front of twenty classmates and reading aloud your prized chapter/story and not being allowed to say anything in reply but "Thank you" and "I'll take that into consideration"!) and know that I need that extra set of eyes to help make my story the best it can be.
Sometimes I get so used to seeing my works that I can't see the flaws and I know myself well enough to realize that at this stage in the writing process I need someone who is objective and not invested in the story (I can't get my husband to read my work for anything!).
In exchange I am more than willing to reciprocate. I'm looking for someone who would expect the same from me. I repeat--I am more than willing to reciprocate!
I am a part-time freelance graphic designer and full-time writer, and am online 4-6 days each week for 6-8 hours each day and would like a crit partner who is online on a regular basis as well (though not to the same extent I am, just online more than once or twice a week).
I am a female, 29, living in rural nowhereville (AKA southern Indiana) and have almost completed a Bachelor's in Writing/Fiction/Non-fiction. (I say almost because the two capstone courses I need...they only offer every three years...and my schedule prevented me from taking them last time they came around.) I've had classes in fiction writing, advanced fiction, literature (both ancient and contemporary) and English (plus a whole host of others).
I have published several short stories, as well. I am not a newbie to the writing world.
Other genres I am interested in are paranormal and historical.
Thank you...I know I can be a bit of a 'long-winded' writer--even on message boards.
BG
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