I'd be happy to look at it, Deb. What kind of beta reading are you looking for? Nitpicks, general impressions, or...?
Everyone's getting spanked but me.
Willow ,'The Killer In Me'
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Anne W. - Mar 28, 2003 4:43:04 pm PST #1082 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
deborah grabien - Mar 28, 2003 4:45:03 pm PST #1083 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Anne, fast impressions, mood mostly, setting, anything glaringly wrong.
Sending....
deborah grabien - Mar 28, 2003 4:47:59 pm PST #1084 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
....aaaaand, sent.
It's a quickie, because it had to be under 500 words.
Anne W. - Mar 28, 2003 4:48:16 pm PST #1085 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Got it. I'll turn it around as quickly as I can.
deborah grabien - Mar 28, 2003 4:51:35 pm PST #1086 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Anne, I can't submit until Tuesday anyway (they're a quarterly, and take no subs in march, so the request was for April). No rush.
But really, it's just a nice little mouthful.
Susan W. - Mar 28, 2003 4:55:59 pm PST #1087 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Deb, if you want a second beta, I could take a look at it too. I can't guarantee I'd get to it before tomorrow, though.
Betsy HP - Mar 28, 2003 5:00:10 pm PST #1088 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Me, Deb, too.
deborah grabien - Mar 28, 2003 5:03:00 pm PST #1089 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Insent to you both....
Ms. Havisham - Mar 28, 2003 5:52:32 pm PST #1090 of 10001
And we will call it... "This Land."
stumbles out of bed realizing she didn't set the midday alarm and has a dozen frantic emails in her box...
I think the Critters (IIRC, isn't Ms. Havisham working with them?) also have market listings, too.
Critters? I'm part of a Yahoo group called OWWW... we do trade tips, of course, but I don't think there's an official market list. One tip I picked up is that you *can* call a publisher and ask which editor worked on a book (which you think is similar to your style of writing) and IF you're nice and polite and not frothy-fanboyish about it you might even get a real name. Haven't tried that one yet.
deb... well, everyone's already said it. If you can get his address, we can make sure this guy gets what's coming. Paging the Minister of Kill Stupid People...
The pornanthology: it's on hold, yup, until we actually have enough material to work with. It's not dead, it's just resting.
I'm mearaing in Great Write Way. What?
deborah grabien - Mar 28, 2003 7:25:07 pm PST #1091 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Heheheh. Well, the thread's been busy, at least partly due to my ranting.