Members of this group are genuinely seeking to improve their books.
Members aim to give and receive honest and detailed critique(to other members!), avoiding the vacuous platitudes and tit for tat reviewing. Cruelty and abuse are never our intent.

GUIDELINES:

* To be added to the group list declare your interest and post a link to your novel ...in the thread!

* It is up to you where you start. MEMBER'S BOOKS ARE LISTED BELOW - please choose from one and get started!


* Always add "A BHCG review'" to the BEGINNING of your crits to other members

* Always leave a message in the thread when you have completed a review.

* Feel free to return helpful crits immediately.

* Members who are inactive for 14 days (with no explanation) will be declared 'Dormant' (please inform us if going on holiday/vacation)

* Members who post no reviews for other members for over 28 days will be removed.

* NO reviewing to be done on thread.


Recommended review format:

Plot – opening, narrative flow/momentum
Pacing – too much backstory or too little
Characters/Characterization
Point of View/Voice
Style – very subjective but good to know if it works or not for the reader
Sentence level – grammar, repetitive structure, wordiness, unneeded phrases etc
Dialogue
Originality
Publishability

MEMBER LIST

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CalieD - Man By A Tree - http://www.authonomy.com/books/39322/man-by-a-tree/
Audrey B - Forgiveness Fits - http://www.authonomy.com/books/36529/forgiveness-fits/

Noelle Alabaster - Justice for all dark origins - http://www.authonomy.com/books/35370/justice-for-all-dark-origins/
Johnpatrick - dropping babies - http://www.authonomy.com/books/40041/dropping-babies/
emsbabee - Louise on life the adventures of a girl who's all about the town - http://www.authonomy.com/books/40058/louise-on-life-the-adventures-of-a-girl-who-s-all-about-the-town/

FdeMora - maher - http://www.authonomy.com/books/35755/maher/
ElizabethH - Enchanted Trap - http://www.authonomy.com/books/39261/enchanted-trap/
wekabird3 - Collateral Damage.CO OK - http://www.authonomy.com/books/40352/collateral-damage-co-ok/
inspectorrick - Jack, I am - http://www.authonomy.com/books/30654/jack-i-am/ OR They - http://www.authonomy.com/books/38752/they/
ozhm - Six Weeks in Summer - http://www.authonomy.com/books/37213/six-weeks-in-summer/
burton73 - Tears in Heaven - http://www.authonomy.com/books/39993/tears-in-heaven/
Battle of Love
http://www.authonomy.com/books/39995/battle-of-love/

KateHAshley - Moments that Intervene - http://www.authonomy.com/books/40679/moments-that-intervene/
greenleaf - Chameleon - http://www.authonomy.com/books/40687/chameleon/
Cooee - A Stranger in the Nursery - http://www.authonomy.com/books/37469/a-stranger-in-the-nursery/
Wanttobeawriter - Who Killed the President? http://www.authonomy.com/books/38214/who-killed-the-president-/
StaceyM - Hospital Corners - http://www.authonomy.com/books/35253/hospital-corners/

Cariad - 'STONES' - http://www.authonomy.com/books/22853/-stones-/
settdigger - los angeles or american pharaohs - http://www.authonomy.com/books/41219/los-angeles-or-american-pharaohs/
K R Slifer - The Darkness of Gold - http://www.authonomy.com/books/39282/the-darkness-of-gold/
T Donna Robison - No Kiss Goodbye - http://www.authonomy.com/books/39263/no-kiss-good-bye/
Lisa Toohey - The Heir - http://www.authonomy.com/books/39736/the-heir/

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ON HOLD = NOT doing crits but wants to stay in group until able to become more active
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ON HOLD - Scott Rhine - Houses of the Holy - http://www.authonomy.com/books/36970/houses-of-the-holy/
ON HOLD - Bea B. Adams - How the Double Blade was Forged - http://www.authonomy.com/books/38809/how-the-double-blade-was-forged/
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Moderator: Bradley Wind - BULB - http://www.authonomy.com/books/28887/bulb/

Posted: 18/02/2011 17:08:53
Last Edit: 30/01/2012 18:31:31 by Bradley Wind

Please can I join? My real name's Caroline. My book's Forfeit.

http://www.authonomy.com/books/31179/forfeit/

I have a 4.5hr train journey tomorrow, I'll get cracking reviewing stuff then!

Posted: 18/02/2011 17:13:28

Hi Caroline, and welcome to our newly launched thread.

I'm sure Bradley will add you to the list shortly. The information about how to proceed is above.

Posted: 18/02/2011 17:28:18
Last Edit: 18/02/2011 17:42:07 by Susanna.K.James

Posted: 18/02/2011 18:39:24

We have lift off!

Posted: 18/02/2011 19:53:47

And, just in time for the launch, I'm going away for a week! I may get to do a crit or two, though...possibly...or not...

Posted: 18/02/2011 20:00:09

And, just in time for the launch, I'm going away for a week! I may get to do a crit or two, though...possibly...or not...

Well, a few hours into this group and I've had two very good reviews, proper feedback. I'm really appreciative and feel this is what's the biggest benefit from joining authonomy - some honest feedback. It's useful. Need I say more?

Thank you.

Posted: 18/02/2011 21:29:27
Last Edit: 18/02/2011 23:52:08 by DaisyFitz

Tiny question

Is it the done thing to 'reply/question/query' the reviewer? I don't mean in a bad/defensive way, 'how dare you say that' etc, but is it okay to ask for a bit more info on what they mean, or query what they mean by X?

Or is the done thing to leave it be?

Posted: 18/02/2011 23:54:53

What a great looking group!

Posted: 19/02/2011 00:03:19