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LadySilence

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I am a high school English teacher by day, occasional author by night.

I don't play the "back me" game. I'll back your book if I think it's good enough for the E.D., not just because you back mine. If I back your book, I don't expect you to automatically return the backing.
Only back my book if you think it's good enough for the E.D.

As for reading, it's first-come, first-served. My answers may be slow in coming, but I try to make sure my comments are well thought out and useful.

If I like your work I'll review it and give you as specific feedback and comments as I can; the more potential I think you have the more I'm likely to write - unless you're good enough that I can't find any suggested improvements or clarifications.

I don't normally comment on mechanics (spelling, punctuation, grammar, etc.) unless it gets in the way of understanding what you wrote. But, if you want me to I can - just let me know that's what you're looking for. Normally I read and review in content mode, since a good grammar/spell-check on a computer can take care of MOST of the problems.

I am looking for comments. Please, please, PLEASE rip my book apart. I don't believe I'm good enough to be published yet, but I need feedback on what sort of changes, tweaks, additions the story could use.

favourite books

Most books by Mercedes Lackey
Xanth series by Piers Anthony
Lord of the Rings trilogy
Harry Potter (et. al.)
Isaac Asimov -anything!
Ender's Game
Anything C.S. Lewis

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Garden of Souls

Karilyn Wright

A dreamlike story of a homesick girl and a kindred-soul. Betrayed by family and friends, she must decide what friendship, love, and freedom really mean.


In a pre-industrial world, a young woman on a religious field-trip finds momentary peace contemplating the foreign beauty of her surroundings, but that peace is shattered when her family and friends leave her behind without notice.

Plunged into a sudden whirlwind of panic, and thrown off balance by the unfamiliar territory, she is rescued by a priest from the local abbey -the rival religious sect her caravan is scheduled to visit next.

Their friendship grows quickly enough to set off alarm bells, but the priest exudes an aura of peace and belonging that is just what she longs for. Is he really a kindred spirit? Or is something more sinister going on?

 

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I wrote 214 days ago

...The beginning of chapter one has the same types of problems as the pitch. You need a good solid editor. My first diagnosis: you're using big words for the sake of using big words, not because they are the best for getting your meaning across. While I love post-cataclysmic literature, your hook of... view book

I wrote 214 days ago

Your pitch needs some work - the punctuation doesn't make any sense, and I can't get a sense of what's going on. For example, this sentence: "For Arlick Frances though, who at forty one, and forced to live between the possibilities of a parallel existence." -you have two modifying phrases, but no ac... view book

I wrote 214 days ago

You've been on my watchlist for quite a while; not ready to back yet. After reading chapter one, I just can't get into it. You have the bones of a story, but its very jerky right now. He does something cool, his dad's proud, and then Connor decides to "forget about it" and keep walking?? That made ... view book

I wrote 506 days ago

Wonderful! Thank you for the last chapter. Again, a few nitpicks that I hope will be helpful: "He had almost forbidden the lighting of the fire until commonsense, and a stern glance from Airen, prevailed." - common sense is two separate words. It's possible I missed it in earlier chapters, si... view book

I wrote 507 days ago

Ok, here are the rest of my comments. :-) This is an excellent story, and of course I'm horribly annoyed that you didn't post the whole thing for me to read. I enjoyed it immensely, and aside from some cavils about spelling, typos, and overuse of a few words, I see nothing to complain about. Ch.... view book

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