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karen wester newton

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first registered 11.09.08

last online 1004 days ago

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about me

In no particular order: American speculative fiction writer, mom, IT manager, Anglophile. I am an occasional reviewer on Authonomy but have nothing posted now.

NOTE: Please don't bother asking me to read your book if it's in present tense. I can't stand present tense! It grates on my nerves.

favourite books

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
by Mark Haddon
all Jane Austen novels
most Georgette Heyer novels
most Lois McMaster Bujold novels
American Gods by Neil Gaiman

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http://karen-wester-newton.com     http://karen-w-newton.livejournal.com/

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mskea wrote 688 days ago

Hi Karen, As someone who read / commented on Munro’s Choice (aeons ....

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Hello dear, my name is Ester,i saw your profile today and it really ....

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I wrote 1004 days ago

I have read more. This is really good. But two points... in the murder scene when Jade's throat is slit, the wording "almost decapitated" made the scene lose impact for me. Kelly doesn't seem like a woman who even knows the word decapitated, and we are in her point of view. She would see it as "... view book

I wrote 1004 days ago

I backed this mostly because you created such a wonderful victim-- wonderful as in I want her to die! I am so rooting for the murderer! Nice voice, too! The only constraint I have is the point of views shifts but you could smooth that out a bit, maybe put in a scene break. Nice job! karen... view book

I wrote 1019 days ago

Hi! I haven't read very far but I'm backing you for creating atmosphere. One point, though... try to avoid duplication in meaning as it can make your writing wordy. Filaments and hair are almost synonyms; tiny and little are synonyms. They are also relative terms; I wanted to know how big the bo... view book

I wrote 1042 days ago

This is funny! Is the MILF thing on purpose or are you all not familiar with the movie American Pie? I don't have time to read much but I am backing it just because I am in the mood for something like this. view book

I wrote 1043 days ago

Hi, Jeff. I liked this, especially having the prologue start with a) women and b) someone whose name I recognized (Boudicca). That said, I think you need to work on the prologue as far as setting the scene. We're not clearly in any one characters point of view and I think we should be. Dropp... view book

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