Hi everyone,
I'm Danae. I heard about this website primarily from blogs that promote it as a place to get queries critiqued. But there is so much going on here, I think it would be wise of me to join in.
I write primarily YA fiction. Currently, I'm about to embark on the second revision of my first (completed) novel. My goal is to secure an agent, get published with a Big 5 publisher, and hit a bestseller list. I know that's aiming really high, but I want to do my best to reach it. If I fall short, at least I won't be wishing I had tried a little harder.
My first revision was just cleaning up the rough draft. I have it in the hands of a few readers now, who hopefully can let me know if I'm on the right track. For the next revision, I want to incorporate advice from Donald Maass' "Breakout Novel" and workbook, Larry Brooks' "Story Engineering," and maybe some stuff from James Scott Bell. I know my plot rattles and the book is too long.
It would be great to find other writers who have similar goals and are at a similar stage as I am, so we can tackle this challenge together.
I'm Danae. I heard about this website primarily from blogs that promote it as a place to get queries critiqued. But there is so much going on here, I think it would be wise of me to join in.
I write primarily YA fiction. Currently, I'm about to embark on the second revision of my first (completed) novel. My goal is to secure an agent, get published with a Big 5 publisher, and hit a bestseller list. I know that's aiming really high, but I want to do my best to reach it. If I fall short, at least I won't be wishing I had tried a little harder.
My first revision was just cleaning up the rough draft. I have it in the hands of a few readers now, who hopefully can let me know if I'm on the right track. For the next revision, I want to incorporate advice from Donald Maass' "Breakout Novel" and workbook, Larry Brooks' "Story Engineering," and maybe some stuff from James Scott Bell. I know my plot rattles and the book is too long.
It would be great to find other writers who have similar goals and are at a similar stage as I am, so we can tackle this challenge together.