I thank everyone for the reviews! The Jessica Brodie Diaries were my first plunge into story-telling as an adult. After doing a few more things (none of which are out yet), I realized that the writing on this story was a little sub-par. I tried to re-write and spruce it up, but was quickly down-trodden by my ridiculousness. It was why I didn't bother sending to a publisher. I figured that if anyone wanted to read it, great. If not, no big deal. I was fully prepared for terrible reviews.
I lean toward self-depreciation, as you can probably tell.
Now I am (correctly) getting reviews about the shoddy editing. Yeeaaahhhh, good call. I was a business major and am absolutely terrible at spelling. Always have been. Microsoft Word has to work overtime! Self-editing obviously is not working for me. I was a boob for thinking different!
So, I just wanted everyone to know...note taken. Thank you for the helpful critique! I am contacting editors today to get this series looked at. Thank you for the patience and sticking with it through the errors. I would not have been so patient had I been in your shoes. But then, I'm a jerk, so there ya go =) Ha!