Available for beta reading.

[Carolina]

Hi! I know it can be hard to find beta readers for your novel because I’m currently trying to find some for mine. And as much as I’d love to pay for their hard work, I’m currently jobless and I know I’m not the only one struggling with money so I’m offering this service for free. Because karma and all, if some people offer their services for free, so can I.

You can send me a few pages or the whole thing (novel, short stories, etc.)

I’m most interested in: sci-fi / YA or NA / paranormal / Dystopian

But I’m open to more Genres. So, just ask.

Please contact me by writing a comment in here or via private message.

[Lawrence]

Carolina, please let me know if you're interested in giving my work a review? You can email me at: lpobrien7277@gmail.com
LaWrenCE

Title: "Skipping Stones along the Kìchì Sibi"
Period: 1794-1816
Genre: Historical Fiction/with Fantasy substory
Location: The Canadas
Language: English
Rating: Some War violence
Age Level >16
Length: 135,000 (Slightly shorter than Last of the Mohicans)

Storyline:
This is about people drawn to a waterfall. The Kìchì Sibi runs through it.
An Irishman runs from a landlord who is tries to kill him. He continues to try to kill him in the new land.
An Algonquin woman, is witness to messages of mystery, foreboding and desolation.
A New Englander from near the Mohawk valley struggles to maintain order and influence in order stake his claim.
A free black man from a town near Boston brings his small children and the memories of his dead wife to a place with an undefined future.
Each crosses the paths of a Púca and the Wìsakedjà. Each have their sights on how to traverse through conflict, subterfuge and maybe redemption.

[Carolina]

Hi, I'm very sorry but my schedule is already full, it happened so fast I know!
I hope you can find another beta in no time.

[Recover]

"Dying Earth" Science Fantasy
12,500 words into (what is planned to be) a 100,000 word novel.
The earth is in the process of making itself uninhabitable. Two separated cultures find there own way to live off planet.
These cultures are prosperous on their own but what did they leave behind?

Currently trying to get down 1,000 words a day. Would love some feedback that I'm on the right (or wrong) track for my first novel.

[Merethe]

Hi Carolina,

Are you still available to do beta reading?

Thanks!

[Carolina]

I'm probably be gonna be available next week! :D


Merethe wrote: "Hi Carolina,

Are you still available to do beta reading?

Thanks!"

[Merethe]

Awesome! If you wouldn't mind emailing me when you're free, my address is mlwalther@fullsail.edu. Or just let me know when I can contact you! :)


Carolina wrote: "I'm probably be gonna be available next week! :D


Merethe wrote: "Hi Carolina,

Are you still available to do beta reading?

Thanks!""

[Rush]

Hello. I've got a literary thriller set in Thailand, 55K. Going for a modern day "Graham Greene" vibe. Let me know if you are available and interested. Thanks. Willing to reciprocate.
www.rushleaming.com

[SweetSophie777]

Carolina,

I've got a completed YA Fantasy manuscript called A DESTINY DARK AND GLORIOUS, and I saw that you're looking for betas yourself. Would you be interested in swapping?

book blurb:

Alorna thinks anything, even death, would be preferable to living as “Princess Plain,” mocked and bullied in her own kingdom. But that’s because she doesn’t know the alternative.

Her mother magically disguised her to keep her from the Sacred, a group of magical creatures who want their ancestral lands back from humans. They believe Alorna is their salvation, but their Seer has foreseen a dark destiny for Alorna if she joins them.

When Alorna's true nature is revealed, she is pursued by Malek, a magician who lost his magic. If he can kill Alorna, he’ll regain his power and be able to continue his search for the dryad he loved and lost to his best friend hundreds of years ago.

Unaware of the dark nature of the prophecy, Alorna seeks out the Sacred, assuming evil will not find her there.

She's wrong.

[Ryan]

Carolina,

My completed novel, Supernaturals - The Rising, a YA piece with some light sci-fi, could use some extra eyes. If you like Percy Jackson, X-men, or superheroes of any kind and works of similar nature/style, I believe you'll enjoy this book.

Here's a quick summary...

Ethan is just an ordinary teenage boy—infatuated with sports music and, of course, girls. Or so he thinks. Heading home on a rainy night from an amateur guitar gig, he finds his life turned completely upside down—literally. His car spins and flips out of control after what he believes to be a small animal jumps out in front of him. The horrific accident is only the beginning of a series of mysterious and seemingly unrelated events that will change his life forever.

After awaking in the hospital, and following an encounter with an enigmatic doctor, Ethan discovers that something that occurred during the wreck allows him to hear others' thoughts, and even more perplexing, move objects with his mind. While trying to wrap his head around this mystery, he realizes he’s not the only one, that there are others out there like him; those with special powers. Not long after learning of this new world, Ethan’s ever increasing lack of control places those around him at serious risk. In order to protect those he loves, he makes the difficult decision to leave and join with a group of other so called Supernaturals to learn how to master his abilities. Shortly after he is recruited, Ethan is sent on a mission to kidnap who he believes to be the enemy leader in a well concealed Supernaturals war. But the further he becomes embedded in this new world, the more he discovers things are not quite what they seem and doesn't know who can be trusted.

In this first installment of the Supernaturals series, Ethan discovers that super powers aren’t always so super, and is faced with difficult decisions that will not only affect his own life, but which may determine the life or death of his newfound companions and mentor.

Let me know if you'd be interested.

[Alexia]

Carolina wrote: "I'm probably be gonna be available next week! :D

Hi Carolina!

If you are available next week, would you be available for a full-length 88k Sci-Fi, Fantasy novel?

Here's a blurb/overview:

A natural gift for reading? Of course! A means of induction into a millennia-old society of thinker-readers? Lealla Holliday never would have guessed...
The year twenty thirty-three is part of the beginning of the end of independent thought. Thanks to a covert organization seeking to monopolize introspection and reflective thinking, people are beginning to read less and follow the status quo more. Their aim? To eliminate all materials that get minds working productively. All of this is destined to be challenged when Lealla Holliday ventures into the new Library in town. She learns that she is needed alongside other avid readers that are specially-equipped to use their literacy to create a tangible field of energy that can power a vast network. But is she willing to do die for it?

Brutal publishing world-quality feedback doesn't scare me. In fact, it fuels me!
- solid plot/presentation?
- characters real and three-dimensional?
- characters relatable?
- any holes in plot?
- anything about story that falls flat/is anti-climactic?
- layout? What to leave out/put in for querying process?

So far I have made 2 rounds of edits, but recognize the value of connecting with brilliant people.

Would you be willing to give it a go? Let's collaborate!
I can be reached at alexiaantoine@hotmail.com.

[Carolina]

Guys, i'm available again!
if you would like me to Beta read for you, leave a comment in here.

*Note: I'm mostly interested in sci-fi/fantasy/paranormal/dystopian. I can't really help you with Romance. Sorry.

Leave me your blurb in here and your word count and i'll send you a note shortly.

[Ryan]

Hey Carolina, I posted on this thread awhile back, just a couple messages up I believe. I'm still looking for readers for my novel Supernaturals-The Rising if you're interested.

[Ted]

Carolina,

I have a YA sci-fi called The Clarity Rebellion. 117,000 words. Fourth draft. Book one of a trilogy.

Here is the pitch:

My name is Aurora.

I can feel it. Something inside me is changing. Coming through me. In the vision I saw my death. And the monster that kills me has my eyes.

Everyone thinks they want to be different. All I’ve ever wanted was to be a normal. Every day the slogs let me know I’ll never be like them. I’m the only one in Lincoln that was born outside the fence. Inside the fence the adults have tried to make things like Earth. But this is Aquilan. You can only pretend for so long.

The founders are the old ones that remain forever young. When I’m eighteen I’ll ascend to Sky Eden to serve them. But today I'm meeting someone at the altar. Someone from outside the fence. And she says she wants me back.

Thanks!
Ted

[Asbed]

Hi Carolina,

I am working on a novel that's a cross between The Kite Runner and Cutting for Stone, I am not sure if you have read them or not. It's a coming-of-age story about a 12 year old Armenian boy living in Ethiopia on the backdrop of the communist revolution and Red Terror in the 70 and the repercussions on his life - the escape to the US, the revelation of his father's secret, and his return to track him down and take revenge. I haven't finished it yet, am halfway through. People have read it and say they have liked it a lot, however they have all been friends and I have a nagging feeling they are not telling me the truth, that's why I'm seeking a neutral reader. All I need to know is if this is a story that will captivate you and keep you engaged. I can send you the first chapter only and you tell me if you would like to continue reading. I can be reached at Lorani@aol.com. Thanks for your time.