Looking for long-term critique partner
Posted: June 22nd, 2021, 7:05 am
Hello,
I'm branching into romance and am looking for a long-term critique partner/partners as my regulars aren't into this genre.
What I'm looking for: someone good at spotting typos, punctuation issues, and "ugly" sentences (I will be providing fairly "clean" and finished drafts) but who, at the same time, won't hesitate to point out any other issues. My novels will contain swearing and explicit adult content (all consensual, no extreme kinks), so you will have to be okay with this and be +18. Novels will be in US English, but I am okay with a UK English (the English I grew up with and use in my everyday life) critique partner.
What I have to offer: you don't want to use me to fix your punctuation but other than that, I have a solid grasp on the craft of fiction writing, from sentence-level to plot structure. While I prefer a more experienced writer, I will be happy to take a newbie under my wing: you won't find me line-editing an 80 K word manuscript to weed out repeat issues but I will teach you how to spot them so you can do it yourself.
As for time frames, I'm thinking 3-4 weeks per novel?
I also write fantasy, sci-fi, literary fiction, and children's novels and will do reviews in these genres, should you not be a romance writer.
I don't have a finished novel ready to go but I'm thinking we could try each other on for size with excerpts, and if we're a match and get along, I don't mind starting on your manuscript first.
If you want to know more about me, feel free to ask. I also have an introduction post up here: viewtopic.php?f=17&t=872&start=630#p219334
Kaya
I'm branching into romance and am looking for a long-term critique partner/partners as my regulars aren't into this genre.
What I'm looking for: someone good at spotting typos, punctuation issues, and "ugly" sentences (I will be providing fairly "clean" and finished drafts) but who, at the same time, won't hesitate to point out any other issues. My novels will contain swearing and explicit adult content (all consensual, no extreme kinks), so you will have to be okay with this and be +18. Novels will be in US English, but I am okay with a UK English (the English I grew up with and use in my everyday life) critique partner.
What I have to offer: you don't want to use me to fix your punctuation but other than that, I have a solid grasp on the craft of fiction writing, from sentence-level to plot structure. While I prefer a more experienced writer, I will be happy to take a newbie under my wing: you won't find me line-editing an 80 K word manuscript to weed out repeat issues but I will teach you how to spot them so you can do it yourself.
As for time frames, I'm thinking 3-4 weeks per novel?
I also write fantasy, sci-fi, literary fiction, and children's novels and will do reviews in these genres, should you not be a romance writer.
I don't have a finished novel ready to go but I'm thinking we could try each other on for size with excerpts, and if we're a match and get along, I don't mind starting on your manuscript first.
If you want to know more about me, feel free to ask. I also have an introduction post up here: viewtopic.php?f=17&t=872&start=630#p219334
Kaya