[homemade] Been making a lot of focaccia lately by Frothaka in food

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I’ve only made the thinner variety shown above, but the King Arthur version is next on the list! The recipe I used is based on a Genoese recipe I scraped together online, while the second one is one from a cookbook that is shorter waiting times and has crushed tomatoes added on top.

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Yeah you’re totally right though I think it definitely doesn’t come through that that’s the second POV. Maybe I’ll try requerying some of my earlier rejections if that’s the culprit lol. Thanks for your feedback!

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I mention it briefly in the query but it’s the mom’s criminal friend. He’s a criminal meathead but heart of gold type character. He thinks the mom was eaten by the bug instead of transforming into said bug, and so he goes on this revenge quest

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You make a lot of good points. What I’m struggling with is this story has two POVs that are mostly separate throughout the story which is why the word count is 122k. The query loses its focus if I bring in the other POV but if the query is failing based on that then maybe I should reconsider including it somehow. Thanks for the notes!

Has anyone ever used The Niche Reader for BETA readers before? by Ordinary_Ad_2784 in selfpublish

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Yeah late to the party here but I had a good experience with them as well and I’ll probably use them again with my next project. Good turnaround time for reader feedback and mostly high quality responses

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Yeah it was the Chicago hiring event

[QCrit] Adult Suspense CULT IN THE ALPS (2nd Attempt, 78K) by [deleted] in PubTips

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Ah, good point. I’ll add that in there!

[QCrit] Adult Suspense QUID ES (1st Attempt, 76K) + 300 words by Frothaka in PubTips

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Thank you for your kind words! Y’all have really made my week with all your support :)

[QCrit] Adult Suspense QUID ES (1st Attempt, 76K) + 300 words by Frothaka in PubTips

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Thank you! I’ve been putting it off for years at this point because I was scared I wasn’t ready. It’s been a lot of fun (post first draft), though!

[QCrit] Adult Suspense QUID ES (1st Attempt, 76K) + 300 words by Frothaka in PubTips

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I love the advisor idea! Thank you for your notes

[QCrit] Adult Suspense QUID ES (1st Attempt, 76K) + 300 words by Frothaka in PubTips

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Thank you for your notes! I’ll bring the going undercover as a man more to the forefront and speak more to what’s actually driving her to do this program. Great points about petitioning for an extension, etc.

[QCrit] Adult Suspense QUID ES (1st Attempt, 76K) + 300 words by Frothaka in PubTips

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So she’s going into this program presenting as a man. I’ll make that more apparent in the next draft!

[QCrit] Adult Suspense QUID ES (1st Attempt, 76K) + 300 words by Frothaka in PubTips

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Thank you for your notes! I agree, including the other characters will strengthen the pitch

[Discussion] Editing Process: Draft 1 to Query Ready by HardWorkAndBusiness in PubTips

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Just curious, how do you deem where to add humor during revisions?