First Readers (Beta Readers) discussion

Hello everyone,

I'm looking for beta readers to look at a novel that I am finishing. It's a horror/fantasy novel and I am interested in knowing whether it's any good or not outside of my immediate family. Let me know if anybody is interested. I've self published on Amazon a couple of short horror / fantasy stories. I've never promoted it, but recently joined this group hoping to network with other writers looking to get published for the first time.

Thanks for reading this!

Doug

I would also be totally willing to swap. Mine is high fantasy, first person ensemble cast. YA, trigger warning for violence, fantasy bigotry and subtle mentions of sexual assault. Social justice oriented, meaning that most characters are queer in some way (though that's not explicit at first), and only one protagonist is a white male. 123K Words.

Blurb: On the Isle of Those Dearest, two fourteen year olds, from wildly different worlds meet for a second time. Emmelyne Grenbol is a Wyclathi, a witch of phenomenal and dangerous power. Peter Tane is the Crown Prince of the Saldarian Imperial Republic. The year since they last met has been hard on both of them, and each have witnessed horrors that haunt their nightly dreams. They are hoping, therefore for a quiet week, and both are in for disappointment.

Henihan's Cove, the island's only town, is suffering the disappearances of its citizens according to Peter's cousin Lysander. And Emmelyne keeps getting attacked by the other Wyclathi in the town, a boy her age, an old, drunken woman, and a girl with orange eyes who appears in her dreams. By virtue of misunderstanding, and unfortunate timing, Peter blames Emmelyne, and the island's other Wyclathi for these disappearances. Meanwhile, both deal with the personal trials of family and teenage life, as they navigate the political and magical dangers of The Isle of Those Dearest.

Layne, sounds good, thanks for getting back to me! My novel is about 62,000 words, so a bit shorter than yours. Your novel sounds very interesting.

My novel revolves around a haunted apartment that is rented out to two people who are roommates. The girl especially starts encountering paranormal activity from the beginning, and from there, it only gets worse. The spirit who is haunting the apartment has a backstory too, as he was a serial killer before he died. While he is dead, his spirit is still very much alive and is attached to his former residence. More than anything else, he wants to continue doing what he did when he was alive. But can he now that he is a ghost?

That sounds thrilling! And yeah...mine is kind of on the long side.

If you want to work together, let me know.

My email is [email protected], and I would like to communicate with you before I agree to send you my story. I am fairly protective of it, as I'm sure you can understand. Shoot me an email if you are looking to cooperate.

Hi there,
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Kai, I'd be interested. I'll send you an email on your site. Thanks for reaching out. This is a great idea!

Doug wrote: "Kai, I'd be interested. I'll send you an email on your site. Thanks for reaching out. This is a great idea!"

Thank you so much! I have seen your message and replied to it :)