Beta readers needed for diverse short story collection

[Michael]

Hi everyone,

I have a short story collection that I will be publishing in February and need two to three beta readers. It's a fairly short collection (13 stories) at 20,000 words total. The stories are diverse and encompass a variety of genres and styles (literary, fantasy, magical realism, experimental, etc).

I would like feedback on the stories themselves and the collection overall before I send them to my copyeditor. I don't need a grammar check---just a read through with general impressions (characters, plot, etc).

Here's the blurb:

"In this exciting new story collection by Michael La Ronn, thirteen people face unique situations that are not always what they seem:

A man meets a talking bell pepper that changes his life—literally.

A woman looks for love on the internet and goes on the craziest date of her life.

A Native American ignores his culture, and his ancestors inflict a hallucination upon him.

Two deer-hunters find themselves scrambling after a hunting accident goes terribly wrong.

In each of these thirteen stories, Michael La Ronn’s characters reconcile their fears and rise to meet them—for better or worse."

Thanks in advance!

[Michael]

No takers? I can provide a sample story upon request. If it's not your thing, then you don't have to commit. Thanks again!

[Kaysa]

Hey Michael.

Sent you a pm.

[Cassandra]

Michael wrote: "Hi everyone,

I have a short story collection that I will be publishing in February and need two to three beta readers. It's a fairly short collection (13 stories) at 20,000 words total. The storie..."

How quickly do you need the feedback? It does sound like my thing, actually, but I am quite busy right now.

[Michael]

Thank you both for responding.

Kaysa, I just sent you a pm.

Cassandra, the stories will go to my editor in mid-January, so I would like the feedback by then if possible. Let me know if this works for you.