Beta swap: 3 synopses in exchange for the short/excerpt of your choice (CLOSED - thank you!!)

[lizmonster]

Kind of an odd request here.

Looking for a crit of three detailed synopses, totaling about 20,000 words. Will swap for a short story of similar length, or the first 20K-30K of a novel.

These synopses are for already-published books. I'm currently working on Book 4 in a series, and am sending it out for a manuscript assessment. The editor has asked for detailed synopses of the earlier series books.

So mainly, I need these critted for coherence: did I strip out so much detail the storylines have become confusing? Are there bits of detail included that seem superfluous? That sort of thing. Nothing I can do at this point about the plots themselves.

The books are SF, something between milSF and space opera, largely character-driven. Think Star Trek crossed with The Expanse, but further into the future.

I'd prefer to swap for SF or fantasy, but I'm open to other genres.

Thanks in advance.

 

[JoeySL]

I'd give it a try, but my own WIPs are not beta-ready until maybe in the fall.

 

[lizmonster]

I'd give it a try, but my own WIPs are not beta-ready until maybe in the fall.

I'm happy to crit in the fall, if that's when you're ready! If that works for you, drop me a DM.

 

[JJ Litke]

I'd be happy to read for you. And this might be just the motivation I need to finish my revisions.

 

[lizmonster]

I'd be happy to read for you. And this might be just the motivation I need to finish my revisions.

Excellent! Drop me a DM and we can haggle.

 

[Possum Bobby]

Kind of an odd request here.

Looking for a crit of three detailed synopses, totaling about 20,000 words. Will swap for a short story of similar length, or the first 20K-30K of a novel.

These synopses are for already-published books. I'm currently working on Book 4 in a series, and am sending it out for a manuscript assessment. The editor has asked for detailed synopses of the earlier series books.

So mainly, I need these critted for coherence: did I strip out so much detail the storylines have become confusing? Are there bits of detail included that seem superfluous? That sort of thing. Nothing I can do at this point about the plots themselves.

The books are SF, something between milSF and space opera, largely character-driven. Think Star Trek crossed with The Expanse, but further into the future.

I'd prefer to swap for SF or fantasy, but I'm open to other genres.

Thanks in advance.

I'd give it a go. Never done this before. New to AW, trying to find my way. But how wrong could I go, as they are synopses of completed works, right?

I have a 90,000-word novel, near-ready for reading but not SF or fantasy. It's a tale about a couple of cyber-thieves who live in the wild, on the edge of society. There is also some international intrigue, a rescued girl, the FBI, and a bit of 'it's OK to steal from the rich, isn't it?'..... However, I'm willing to read the synopses and attempt the feedback before you commit to reading any pages of mine. If my critique isn't helpful, yur off the hook.

 

[lizmonster]

Thank you so much! But I've already sent them off, so I don't need readers anymore. I appreciate the offer, though. (And I'll change the subject line.)