Looking for a reader

Birdy22 · Feb 19, 2008

Hi, I'm not looking for a beta reader, but for someone to read my very rough draft (or maybe just a section of it) and tell me if they think it has potential. I'm sort of new to the whole writing thing, and I have no idea if I'm on the right track or not. I know that my writing could probably use some heavy editing.

I'm writing a memoir about my experiences with mental illness and being delusional.

Anyone interested?

padnar · Mar 1, 2008

I suggest instead of writing a book
you can write your experience for
a magazine say Readers Digest .
I am willing to read it
I personally feel memoirs is difficult to sell
and you should not be further depressed
padma

JerseyGirl1962 · Mar 4, 2008

Birdy22 said:
Hi, I'm not looking for a beta reader, but for someone to read my very rough draft (or maybe just a section of it) and tell me if they think it has potential. I'm sort of new to the whole writing thing, and I have no idea if I'm on the right track or not. I know that my writing could probably use some heavy editing.

I'm writing a memoir about my experiences with mental illness and being delusional.

Anyone interested?

I can't offer to read your memoir at this time (I have someone in my life who has bipolar disorder, and I feel reading anything along those lines is just too close to what I've gone through and are still going through).

But here's a site that has links to other sites on memoirs and memoir writing. Maybe it'll give you some ideas as to whether you're headed in the right direction:

http://www.kporterfield.com/memoir/Memoir_Index.html

Good luck to you.

~Nancy

HeidiHole · Mar 13, 2008

I could offer some editing help. PM me if you haven't already found a reader.

Looking for a reader

Birdy22

padnar

JerseyGirl1962

I heart Malamutes! :-)

HeidiHole