You Write It, We Read It discussion

Hey guys,

Just letting you know that I will be available to read and review your work. Now I am not a published author (yet) nor am I a qualified editor as such, but if you have some work that you'd like someone to read and critique, then I'd be happy to.

But please note that if you post links to your stories here I will not sugar coat what I have to say. I operate under complete honesty, blunt and harsh as it may seem. I do however give praise and credit where it is due, so don't think I'm out to just tear down your work.
That said, be careful and think hard about your decision, because a lot of people don't take criticism well, and sometimes it disheartens people to the point where they no longer wish to continue. And steering people away from writing is not my intention.

If there are specific things in your story you wish me to ignore, then post them with the link. Same if you wish me to look closely at certain things.

Lastly, if you do not agree with what I have to say about your work, then great! Seek another opinion. Because if you're not satisfied, you shouldn't blindly follow what one fool says to you.

Thanks.

Any questions feel free to ask.

Sounds great Starzee! Thank you so much... I know I closed the Mod discussion, but would you like to be a moderator too?

http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2...

Here is my story The Bad Reputation. I would be honored if you would tell me what changes I need to make. I need criticism. That's what makes an author better, right?

Thank you for doing this...

~Whitnee

Um, yeah sure. Great group btw =D

Okay cool, I'll give it a read sometime today =D

http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2...
this is my third time writing this story! to be truthful the first two times i never even finished, not even close, and every time i rewrite it i change a lot of stuff, like the main characters personalities, how it's writen, basically the only thing that stays the same is the whole good vs evil powers thing i got going on XD i can't tell you what they're called because you have to find out :D

I would love for you to read these two. The first is finished and the second is in progress. I don't mind harsh criticism, but just be warned that the first one hasn't been edited yet, so I am aware of the grammar mistakes. Thanks :)

http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2...

http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2...

Awesome. I'll finish Whitnee's story and then move on to you guys.

@ Megan: Okay, I'll ignore the grammar =D

http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2...

http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2...


Starzee, I'd love you too read and critique these if you have a chance. Please point out any spelling and grammer (I have read through them a number of times but I still manage to miss stuff...) Be warned I often tend to switch between American and British spelling (not intentionally...) I think because I typed it it's all British spelling but I'm not 100% sure. Thanks :)

Starzee,

I would love it if you would read the beginning couple of chapters of my novel on this link and let me know what you think.

http://www.goodreads.com/story/list/5...

I'm always looking for good feedback!
http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2...
thanks!

Okay just an update!

I will be going in order with the reviews. So I have just finished reviewing Whitnee's story and will now be moving on to Esther's.

Hopefully I get that one done by today as well, then on to Megan's work!

The reason I take a while is because I review each chaoter, not the story as a whole. That way I can point out the smaller details.

Yes! That's exactly how I want it done--chapter by chapter :) Thanks for doing this! I could never read all of these

I'd ask you to review mine, but I'm not as good a writer as you, Starzee. It's okay at some parts. I'm debating... Should I?

That's how I want it done too! :)
also I forgot to mention I haven't edited yet so there are grammar mistakes :P

@ Megan: Lol, well it's slow going, that's for sure.

@ Amberlinn: It's entirely up to you. And I know I'm not the best writer either, there are lots of mistakes in my own work. But think carefully, because I will be blunt, and sometimes that's not what people are ready to hear. Also, if there are things you want me specifically to overlook then I will.

@ Lydia: Okay, I'll ignore grammar =D

that was a lashing starzee XD but i need that XD haha... (PS just so u know i took it off goodreads, NOT BECAUSE OF YOU, i was just thinking that i should try writing it first, then editing it, then editing it again, then if i reallllyyy think i need it ill edit it a third time, THEN i'll put it on goodreads XD)

Well, I hope it works better writing it out first, Esther.

I think with the sci fi/fantasy genre it's a lot more complicated process because you have to add in those elements and if you are bringing your own brand new concepts in you have to find a way to expain to the rest of us without going "Here! This is what it means!" *insert definiteions*.
I myself am trying to write three paranormal books but so far am struggling to add in everything so it flows and seems natural.
So I think writing down the entire story first and then going through the editing process may be a good idea. Just remember to keep all of your drafts!! You may change something but then at a later point want to change it back.

Oh, and have you thought about writing a glossary/index type thing explaining the foreign concepts to your readers? That might help! J.R. Ward does it in her Black Dagger Brotherhood series.

yaaa, that's hard XD i got lazy in the first chapter so i added the important information (the wixom and sinic = good and bad part XD) really sloppily... i probably could have done it better.... yeah, i have! but the more i thought about it, the more i thought against it, i might do it and all, but i've read some books that keep the important information in separate books, i never buy the separate book so i'm so confused when im reading the actual story XD

oh, and just asking ur personal apinion, should i change one of my characters to a boy? I was thinking about it and i think it'd work, but then cool hot skater boy will never exist...

You don't necesarrily have to wite a seperate book. Just add in a page or two at the end or in the beginning with the word and the definition beside it.

It might be good to have a boy as one of your characters, yeah. Just remember to keep all of your original stuff in case you decide further down the track that having a boy doesn't work out so well.

I hope you don't change Beck into a boy, because she is good as Cris's friend.

ohh... ya, noo, i was gonna change Cris into a dude XD but then i started to write more... and i decided against it because (you didn't read far enough) my other character Iris has a friend that's a guy, and they got the best friend romance thing going on, and if i do beck and cris(as a guy) then they'll probably have a friend romance, and i kinda wanna keep each of the views as something COMPLETELY different going on with each :D

it's still a series though, i'm probably gonna do a guy view in the next book

Yeah I was planning on reading the rest today, but then your story disappeared! Haha, so I couldn't. Sounds like you're giving yourself a lot of opportunities where the plot is concerned, so that's awesome!

sorry, i've changed the main plot like..... this is the third time? this is the first time that i'm rewriting that I don't change something important! (unless you think changing Cris's name to Ciel is important... i personally dont think it's much of a streatch XD)

Eh, names are the small details lol! Well, good luck in your rewrite Esther! Hopefully it all comes together nicely

ya, so far, i's going pretty well

i ended up putting it back on... hehe.... http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2...

Would love you to read and review my stories. They're definitely rough right now but I'll take all the advice I can get.
Here's a link to my writing on Goodreads. There's only two stories so far.
http://www.goodreads.com/story/list/4...

Hey guys sorry I've been a bit slack with the reviewing of late, but I will be getting back into it. I've just had a lot of stuff going on and life's been crazy these past few weeks. But yes, I will look at your works and review them =D

So sorry for the amount of time it's taking

http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2...

I'd love to have your opinion on this story and want to know any changes and things like that. (: Thanks! :]

It feels a tad bit strange to be throwing a one-shot (that may become a series on one-shots) into this arena but I would love some feedback. There are several things I love about the story but the ending (that may or may not stay the ending) left me a bit stuck. Feel free to let all your thoughts be heard as I would love to know them.

http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2...

A work in progress. Its only one chapter, but I'd love to hear what you have to say about it.

http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2...

This is my story Drops of Blood.

http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2...

And my other story The Sky and Everything Above.

http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2...

Let me know what you think! Thanks!

If you could read this and tell me what you think, that would be great! The first chapters are short (like really short) but they get longer.

http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2...

Hey Star. I'd love an honest review of this, called Marcus and the World

http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2...

This is a really old discussion, but....
The Water Nymphs, dark literature: http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2...
The start of my story Starlight: http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2...
The preface of my story Living Flame, horror/thriller story: http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2...

Thanks. :)