Beta Draft of Freedom's Sisters

[naomikritzer]

I am finishing up the beta draft of Freedom's Sisters.

Is anyone interested in being a beta reader / commentor?

I am particularly eager to find at least one or two people who have not read the first two books in the trilogy, to tell me where they get totally lost so that I can add brief explanations as necessary. However, those who have read the first two books are also welcome to volunteer.

Comments

[squigsoup.livejournal.com]

Mr. SquigSoup would like to volunteer. He hasn't read the first two, but is a fan of fantasy novels. His email address is corvis@gmail.com.

[naomikritzer]

I have e-mailed Mr. SquigSoup. I hope he knows he volunteered :-D

[corinnethewise.livejournal.com]

I haven't yet gotten around to reading the first two books in that trilogy, but I loved Fires of the Faithful and Turning the Storm, so I'd love to beta for you. Email at cstaggs at bgnet.bgsu.edu

[naomikritzer]

Okay, I e-mailed you.

[patchwork-prose.livejournal.com]

Hate to admit it, Naomi, but I haven't read the first two in this series, either. Although I loved the earlier ones by you that I've read. Willing to read.

Liz
bennefeld(at)sff.net

[naomikritzer]

E-mailed you.

[patchwork-prose.livejournal.com]

Got it!

[lexiphanic.livejournal.com]

I would be willing to read, if you still need people. I have read the first one, but have not gotten to the second one yet. (I own it, just haven't managed to fit it in quite yet!) I am sure I will feel it necessary to read the second one before the third, just so I don't spoil anything for myself, so you shouldn't pick me unless you want someone who has already read the others :)

[lexiphanic.livejournal.com]

oh, right, e-mail is katie @ dragonsdenjewelry . com

[naomikritzer]

Thank you for offering :-) but I need feedback fairly quickly, and since you would need to sit down and read "Freedom's Apprentice" first... but thank you for offering.

[kuddliphish.livejournal.com]

So I feel a little awkward volunteering since you don't know me, but I would absolutely love to be a beta reader. I'm a friend of Abi's who is interested in becoming a writer, and I've enjoyed all your books. My email is janelle_lohr(at)yahoo(dot)com.

me too!

[dmyersta.livejournal.com]

dushenka(dot)ani(at)gmail(dot)com

[naomikritzer]

Emailed you.

[probably-lost.livejournal.com]

I'd be happy to beta-read again for you.

[naomikritzer]

E-mailed you. You got first dibs anyway.

lost in the ozone, again...

[olddog299.livejournal.com]

Sad to say, I haven't read the first two. I'd be interested in seeing if I could figure out what is going on without the requisite background.

Re: lost in the ozone, again...

[naomikritzer]

I think I've probably got enough haven't-read-the-first-two readers at this point, but thank you!

Re: lost in the ozone, again...

[olddog299.livejournal.com]

In that case, you're welcome and I'll see if I can find a copy of the first two. Good Luck!

[(Anonymous)]

You don't know me, either, except from bf.com a looooong time ago (I'm the one who volunteered to copy-edit Parenting Research Review!), but if you are still looking for beta readers I would love to be one! I have read Freedom's Gate but not (yet!) Freedom's Apprentice, if that makes a difference.

Sylvia-in-Toronto

E-mail is s-a.hunter(at)sympatico.ca.

[naomikritzer]

Okay, you've read the first but not the second, so you fulfill a definite niche. I e-mailed you :-)

And the Parenting Research Review actually turned out to exist! I found it one day via an ad in Brain Child. I subscribed, and it rocks. It's exactly what I was thinking the world needed, which is most excellent since I really don't have time to do it. I e-mailed the publisher and suggested she advertise on SMs; I'd have suggested bf.com but I've heard their rates are insanely high.

[(Anonymous)]

I know! You mentioned it in this space ;) a while ago, and I remembered our discussion and immediately subscribed. It does rock!

[pants-of-doom.livejournal.com]

I'd be interested, but I should probably not be a first choice for you as I have to start packing this month.

[naomikritzer]

Thank you, but yeah, I don't want to distract someone who's packing.

[perimyndith.livejournal.com]

How quickly do you need it read? I've barely read anything since morning sickness kicked in but OH, how I'd love to celebrate the coming of the second trimester with fiction in hand....

I have read the first two, though.

[naomikritzer]

I need it read before your second trimester, but ugh, I hate to hear that you're feeling so crappy :-( If you think it would make you feel better or if you want something to read once you're over it, e-mail me.

[allochthon.livejournal.com]

memememe! Me!
ahem.

[naomikritzer]

I e-mailed you.

[porphyrin.livejournal.com]

I'd love to be a beta reader!

(Plus, lots more free time coming up...)

[naomikritzer]

Hrm. Aren't you also moving? I'm not sure I want to distract the unpacking-from-her-move person either.

[(Anonymous)]

Unpacking, in my world, consists of throwing the books onto shelves and promising myself that I'll alphabetize later. :P

More seriously: I won't push past this comment, but I loved the first two books and would probably trade my left kidney to see the beta 'script for the third. :)

[cpolk.livejournal.com]

I would love to.

I've read the first two books in the series, though, so you probably have enough of those...

[naomikritzer]

I think I'm hitting the "I have enough readers" point, but thank you!

[leftwithashes.livejournal.com]

I'd love to, and I haven't yet gotten to read the first two (sitting in line actually), so if you'd like you can contact via leftwithashes@hotmail.com ^_^

[naomikritzer]

I think I'm hitting the "I have enough readers" point, but thank you!

[leftwithashes.livejournal.com]

heh I figured, but worth a shot anyways. ^_^

[mrswebchik.livejournal.com]

I'd love to. I have not read the first two books yet.

-Suzanne

[mrswebchik.livejournal.com]

heehee... I think you have enough readers now. At least you know lots o' people read your journal! I really need to pick up the first two and read them. Hey, if someone else can't do it, I'd still like to. suzanne.peters@charter.net

[phoenixalpha.livejournal.com]

Pretty please? Can I read?

Beta Readers

[(Anonymous)]

Sorry I missed out on the opportunity to read your draft. I just discovered you via Instapundit and as an avid Sci-Fi/Fantasy reader am anxious to sample your work. By day I am a lawyer spending much of my time editing the work of other lawyers -- so you can understand why I would leap at the chance to comment on writing that doesn't involve 17 subsections of an obscure statute known only by an acronym! Do you know if there is another place on the web where I can go to volunteer to read and comment on similar works?

Tom Caso

Re: Beta Readers

[naomikritzer]

I used to work for West Publishing as a technical writer, and on one occasion had the dubious pleasure of editing a technical document that had been written by a lawyer. If I had thought that programmer prose was difficult to read, it has nothing -- absolutely NOTHING -- on lawyer prose. So yeah, I can imagine all too well why you'd like to read and comment on fiction for a change!

There is a website at http://www.critters.org where writers request and get online critiques for their work -- short stories, mostly, but novel readers are periodically requested. Critters is sort of an exchange, as I understand it -- you read their work and give feedback, and they will read yours. If someone started using Critters and only ever gave feedback, never posting stories for others to critique, I'm not sure if this would mess with their setup or if no one would notice or object. As for other professional writers, I know that John Scalzi has posted "wanna be a beta reader? e-mail me!" requests on occasion. I don't know about others. (I can tell you that I turned green with envy when I heard that Peg Kerr got to beta read for Lois McMaster Bujold...)

Happy to be a reader!

[(Anonymous)]

Naomi--

Kirsten Marcum here. I didn't know you had a blog! I'd love to be a beta reader....and I haven't read the first two books, though I'd like to.

E-mail is: kirstenmarcum@yahoo.com.

Kirsten

If you'll have me...

[devonbree.livejournal.com]

I'll happily take on the next book...and I promise to actually send in my comments before the book goes to print this time...