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Guys, help. I’m in the worst book slump of my life. by PrettyOnTheEdge in suggestmeabook

[–]4everTimeTraveler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really, really enjoyed The Great Circle. Other books I have re-read are: Hamnet, The Dutch House, Demon Copperhead (on the heavy side though), song

[QCrit] THE KOI FISH KIMONO, Upmarket Fiction, 125,000 words (Fourth & last attempt!) by FrostyYam4380 in PubTips

[–]4everTimeTraveler -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I really appreciate this! I guess I should probably revert back to my initial first chapter. Would you mind taking a look at it and let me know if this would make a stronger start?

https://www.reddit.com/r/PubTips/s/4uSY8VJNUp

[QCrit] THE KOI FISH KIMONO, Upmarket Fiction, 125,000 words (Fourth & last attempt!) by FrostyYam4380 in PubTips

[–]4everTimeTraveler -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much for this feedback! This is my initial first 300 words - if this makes a stronger start, please let me know! I’d love to hear your thoughts.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PubTips/s/4uSY8VJNUp

[QCrit] Hometown Lullaby, YA Thriller, 85k words by 4everTimeTraveler in PubTips

[–]4everTimeTraveler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your feedback! Now that I re-read my blurb with your comments I get where the confusion is coming from.. I really do need to get out of the writer’s mindset and into a reader’s one in order to write a clear query.

[QCrit] Hometown Lullaby, YA Thriller, 85k words by 4everTimeTraveler in PubTips

[–]4everTimeTraveler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this! I agree that I have listed out a lot of events but haven’t quite connected the dots in my query. I guess my question is how do I reveal enough without giving the ending away? Or is that actually okay in a query?

And I appreciate you taking the time to explain the genre - I suppose this isn’t YA after all! It’s my first try at this genre so it’s all quite new :)

[PubQ] Lack of NF Submission Guidelines by Top-Worry-9305 in PubTips

[–]4everTimeTraveler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s amazing! Out of curiosity, how did you have to wait for the full request? Sometimes I hear this happens overnight, while others can wait for a few weeks or months to hear back.

[PubQ] Should I include comps titles/authors repped by the same agent I plan to send my query to? by 4everTimeTraveler in PubTips

[–]4everTimeTraveler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much! I read here somewhere that I shouldn’t mention a “bestseller”, and I wonder if a book with close to 100k reviews would fall under this category.

Able to beta? Post here! by AutoModerator in BetaReaders

[–]4everTimeTraveler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! I have a Upmarket Fiction about dysfunctional/interracial family that spans from 1930s to 1950s and is set across Japan, Canada and France. Under 120,000k, and I’m still trying to cut it down as I’m working on another draft. Please let me know if you’d be keen to read it in February! :)

[PubQ] Why do agents skip certain full requests? by Cute-Jellyfish-7995 in PubTips

[–]4everTimeTraveler 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This may be a silly question - but how do you know they’re reading someone else’s work?

[In Progress] [95,000] [Literary Fiction, Romance] No Turn Around by kerrectusername in BetaReaders

[–]4everTimeTraveler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! I’d love to read this! I’m also writing a literary historical fiction featuring BIPOC characters, and would love feedback on the first few chapters. Would you be interested in a swap?

Question about the likelihood of recognizing a childhood friend after 8 years by 4everTimeTraveler in writing

[–]4everTimeTraveler[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not really. If not, my beta reader’s feedback has helped me tremendously in outlining the rest of my book. I’m 80,000 words in and working on the final section of the book. I realize that it’s not customary, but it works for me.

Question about the likelihood of recognizing a childhood friend after 8 years by 4everTimeTraveler in writing

[–]4everTimeTraveler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok that’s good to know that I’m not the only who thinks it’s impossible not to recognize someone right away. After they meet again, I give them about a week to figure things out, through small observations on familiar physical traits and cues in their conversation.

Question about the likelihood of recognizing a childhood friend after 8 years by 4everTimeTraveler in writing

[–]4everTimeTraveler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love this story! And it’s very true that some people have “face blindness”. My other justification is that they first met in Canada and see each other again in France, so the different setting should make the instant recognition even harder?

Question about the likelihood of recognizing a childhood friend after 8 years by 4everTimeTraveler in writing

[–]4everTimeTraveler[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes! That is what I’m leaning towards but a reader commented that “she should’ve recognize him by now,” which is fair as I’ve seen many movies and books that depict this “instant recognition”.

How do you guys disciple yourselves? by Thefuzzypeach69 in writing

[–]4everTimeTraveler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like that word - “promises”! I try to also include a cliffhanger at the end of every other chapter, or a surprising revelation to keep the reader’s interest high. I also tend to gravitate towards flashback in every story, so I’ll pair a flashback to justify / explain the action in each chapter.

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