I was feeling a bit down the last day or so. I'm working on editing my novel for submission and the more I read the less cofident I felt. I just received feedback from the 2 final judges and I think I may be able to persevere after reading it!
Here it is:
"Pace, unknown secret is kept until the end, nice recovery of the father's reputation. Totally plausable storyline, ties all the loose ends up. Total empathy for characters. Completely satified at end of story. Loved that all the key players were male for a change. Dignity was left for the father. Great descriptions of settings. Excellent read. Bravo!"
"Strong intro and ending. Characters were very well written and believable. The story was excellent--the reader wants to keep reading to find out 'the secret' & how it will turn out for the main characters. The dialogue between the characters was also well written. This would definitely be a marketable novel. This was an excellent read! The characters grabbed me right from the beginning & I didn't want to put it down until I finished. It was refreshing to read a novel of substance & feelings that has all male main characters."
I was ready to throw in the towel until I received these comments today! I'm going to dig in and see if I can't find a way to like it myself now. 4 weeks left to edit before I turn it back in to a publisher...
Here it is:
"Pace, unknown secret is kept until the end, nice recovery of the father's reputation. Totally plausable storyline, ties all the loose ends up. Total empathy for characters. Completely satified at end of story. Loved that all the key players were male for a change. Dignity was left for the father. Great descriptions of settings. Excellent read. Bravo!"
"Strong intro and ending. Characters were very well written and believable. The story was excellent--the reader wants to keep reading to find out 'the secret' & how it will turn out for the main characters. The dialogue between the characters was also well written. This would definitely be a marketable novel. This was an excellent read! The characters grabbed me right from the beginning & I didn't want to put it down until I finished. It was refreshing to read a novel of substance & feelings that has all male main characters."
I was ready to throw in the towel until I received these comments today! I'm going to dig in and see if I can't find a way to like it myself now. 4 weeks left to edit before I turn it back in to a publisher...
And clearly it was perfect timing 
