Okay so I haven't officially finished my first draft yet (but I just banged out 2 chapters in 3 days! Eh? Eh? Okay never mind...) But my friend wanted to see it. She's very honest so I thought she'd say it was 'okay' and 'kinda funny'. Instead she read the first paragraph and called me laughing.
Apparently it was hilarious (it wasn't even the funniest part yet). For the rest of the first chapter she kept texting me about how many questions she needed answers to NOW. And how I had the kind of book where she would stay up all night just because she needed to know how it ended.
Now I know that friends/family may not make very good betas and i should get someone impartial or cruel with a red pen, but still, for an average reader that's a pretty good reaction right????
Okay so I might be a tad overboard on the happy thing seeing as most people are posting about how they got published. But yay I'm happy!!!!
Okay done now. Carry on.
Apparently it was hilarious (it wasn't even the funniest part yet). For the rest of the first chapter she kept texting me about how many questions she needed answers to NOW. And how I had the kind of book where she would stay up all night just because she needed to know how it ended.
Now I know that friends/family may not make very good betas and i should get someone impartial or cruel with a red pen, but still, for an average reader that's a pretty good reaction right????
Okay so I might be a tad overboard on the happy thing seeing as most people are posting about how they got published. But yay I'm happy!!!!
Okay done now. Carry on.