[Historical Fiction] Request for Readers

Dragonchilde — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:29:12 +0000

Please use this thread to find a reader for your novel! When posting, please remember to use the Template as listed in the sticky thread at the top of this forum! PLEASE read the guidelines before posting... not reading the guidelines results in unnecessary questions and the possibility your request will be ignored. Please use the preview option when posting. At this time, there is no ability to edit, so what you post WILL stay as is. Post your request here for your readers. It does not have to be for the novel you wrote for National Novel Writing Month. (If you are interested in something posted here DO NOT respond in this thread, send the poster a NaNoMail.) Do NOT contact someone about reading their novel if you have no intention of providing feedback. Copy and Paste Template: Title: Length, Draft and Language: Brief Summary (not more than 300 words) Sub Genre & Keywords: Known Issues: Critique Requested: Critique Tolerance: Experience & Goals: Method of Communication: Anything else? Disclaimers?

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TortugaRachel — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:51:13 +0000

Title: Thief of Dreams Length, Draft and Language: just over 50K words, in English Brief Summary: at end of post Primary Genre: Young Adult/Adolescent Sub Genre: Adventure, maybe Historical Fiction, which is why I put it here Keywords: murder, intrigue, irony Known Issues: I use a lot of alliteration, which some people find hard to deal with, and a lot of adverbs and adjectives. Critique Requested: anything you feel you specialize in, I'll take all the help I can get Critique Tolerance: tear it apart! Experience & Goals: This is my first novel and I would like to submit it for publication, eventually Method of Communication: E-mail is my preference, and I will send a copy in electronic format (please specify preference of format - .doc, .docx, .pdf, etc.) Anything else? Disclaimers? Seriously, tear the thing apart, make it bleed and cry out in anguish please SYNOPSIS: Lady Catherine gives birth to a son, the product of an illicit rendezvous and her father orders the infant killed. A servant steals the baby away to raise it away from the nobility but is killed in the process. The baby is found and adopted by an inventor and his wife and raised as their own, as just another commoner. The truth of his heritage is discovered and his family flees to avoid being broken apart. The family is tricked into returning to their hometown where the parents are imprisoned. The truth of the betrayal is discovered and the noble child decides to take up his rightful position as heir. As part of his new duties, he must travel the realm and mingle with the commoners under a presumed identity so he can become aware of the needs of the people. During one of his travels, he meets and falls in love with a beautiful girl. Around this time, a gang of bandits has heightened their threats to the peace, menacing travelers and hijacking merchant caravans. The nobles hire hunters to track and find the leader of the bandits. During a botched robbery, the location of the bandit compound is discovered by a pair of fugitives. The bandit queen learns of this and sets a trap for the fugitives. The trap goes off wrong and innocent people are killed, leading to the bandit queen’s arrest and execution. It isn’t until the evidence that the sentence has been carried out is presented to the nobles that the young lord discovers the bandit queen is the woman he fell in love with.

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HarlequinDream — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:08:24 +0000

Title: The Price of War Length, Draft and Language: 56-58k, 1st draft, English Brief Summary: Edward Burr, a lieutenant in His Britannic Majesty's Royal Navy, faces broadsides, enemy combatants, storms, and life in the Napoleonic era as he tries to not only survive his chosen career but prosper in it. Sub Genre & Keywords: Napoleonic era, action/adventure, Royal Navy Known Issues: My timeline is screwy. Which might not be obvious to someone who doesn't know the timeline I was working on. Some chapters are very much "filler," and the "dream" passage is problematic, to say the least. Likely getting the axe, actually. Critique Requested: I am happy to accept any help someone can offer, even just opinions on the general feel and flow and tone. Critique Tolerance: I'd like to think I've got a pretty thick skin. Experience & Goals: Amateur novelist hoping for publication someday. Method of Communication: Email or AIM works best. My novel is available in Gdoc format, which can be downloaded. If another format is needed, just let me know.

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ChoKiba — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 07:29:20 +0000

Title: London in the Spring Length, Draft and Language: 76k, First Draft, English Brief Summary: After her mother's death, Veronique le Beau flees France with her two young sisters desperate to make sure that they stay safe. But being scarred by her own hands makes finding a husband almost impossible especially after her only hope for support in England is dashed. Soon, however, Vera finds herself in another situation hoping desperately that she can pass herself as a maid until she can go to masked balls or have the courage to get past her fears and accept another possible proposal that she's too afraid to take seriously. But after she witnesses a death outside the little houses she is renting, Veronique very quickly finds her life once again turned upside down. Now she not only takes on the titles of her family, but she also finds herself under protection and engaged as well. And a party in the country, set up to look like an engagement party for Vera and her beau, turns into the stage to not only catch the murdered man's companions, but also a chance for Vera to find out the truth about the people who have become closest to her. Sub Genre & Keywords: Romance, Friendship, Family, French Revolution, Georgian England Known Issues: I rushed the end....I rushed it bad....loose ends to tie up that I left flapping in the wind.... Critique Requested: Honest. Just tell me what you think of it. I'm really not picky. Critique Tolerance: Be as harsh as you can handle. Experience & Goals: This is the second novel length story I have ever finished. I'm hoping to publish it someday, but I know it needs editing first. Method of Communication: Feel free to just email me at cho_dono@yahoo.com or Chonessakiba@gmail.com. I can give the story through google docs. Anything else? Disclaimers? Ummm, yeah my disclaimer would be that the language is probably a bit jumpy, sometimes more modern and other times more era like which was what I was aiming for and it does seem to ramble at times because I fail like that when it comes to first person which is what the novel is written in.

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The Wanderer — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:06:28 +0000

Title: Executed (working title) Length, Draft and Language: 10-11k (not done yet) Brief Summary (not more than 300 words): Sub Genre & Keywords: High Middle Ages, intrigue, Holy Roman Empire Known Issues: I think that the plot I've got so far drags and needs to be ironed out, I'm just not sure how. Critique Requested: Anything and everything. Critique Tolerance: I can take what you can dish. Experience & Goals: This is my first undertaking of more than a thousand words. Method of Communication: Gmail works, at cebahnweg@gmail.com Anything else? Disclaimers? You can find what I have done so far at klaymour.deviantart.com, under the folder marked "Executed".

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rosainverno — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:58:12 +0000

Title: This Day A Nightmare (Black Guard Chronicles Book 1) Length, Draft and Language: About 50K, Draft 2, English Brief Summary (not more than 300 words): Dosia Blirski knows that there are gangs on the Lower East Side, but just as she knows there are debutantes on 5th Avenue, it really doesn't affect her life. Destined for obscurity, Dosia is yet another poor, quiet, orphaned, and rather unremarkable, Polish immigrant girl living in Manhattan in the early 1900s. Or at least, that's how she sees herself against a background of newspaper stories about artists, and anarchists. She would like to lead a more adventurous life, but has no ambitions about actually seeking one. All of that changes suddenly when she accidently walks into 'gangly, dark, and handsome' in the street. Before she knows it, people at her family's tenament house are turning up dead, her uncle is being blamed, and her cousin's girlfriend is claiming that not only is Dosia's father alive, but well known in certain circles for his money laundering schemes. Now, she's on a quest to clear her Uncle's name and find a man she has thought dead for 12 years. Sub Genre & Keywords: Crime, Early 1900s, New York City Known Issues: Pacing. Pacing is an issue. Critique Requested: Everything, but I'm really looking for plot and flow. I just need thoughts. Critique Tolerance: High. This one's my baby, but I want to make it as good as it can be. Experience & Goals: This is the first novel I completed (not first undertaking, but first completed), mostly I have written short stories previously. I plan to publish if I can get the piece up to quality. Method of Communication: e-mail is preferred. Anything else? Disclaimers? There's a bit of murder, but the main character does not witness -much- violence herself.

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Storyteller:) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:56:35 +0000

The first wife of Vlad Tepes better known as Dracula or Vlad the Impaler is known simply as "wife 1". Not a lot of information is available about her; however, what can be derived from research is that she was the daughter of a wealthy landowner and that Vlad married her early on in his reign. A name is not given to her and the only reference that I could find within my research is that she was said to "love" him despite the atrocities that he committed throughout one of his brief periods as Prince of Wallachia. Because of my natural inclination to be drawn to strong women in history, the fact that Vlad the Impaler's wife remains simply listed as "wife 1" upset me quite a bit. As a result, I felt the need to give her a name and to describe what her life must have been like up until her death. One of the times that the Turks invaded, a messenger sent an arrow through the window of the princess to warn Vlad of the invasion. Vlad successfully escaped; however, his princess chose to throw herself into the Arges River, also called by some princess river to this day. History does not give her a name; however, I have chosen one for her and it is Elisabeta. Content: Due to the fact that there are "flashes" of Vlad and of Elisabeta within the novel, there is some pretty graphic stuff that might be upsetting to some people. Word Count? I do not count words.....I do know that I have 23 chapters and I believe that I am only a third of the way done. It will be awhile before it is completed. As you all must know, a tremendous amount of research is put into each and every chapter. Concerns: It is my first book, not sure if it will ever be published.....but I would like to see it through to quality completion. It is kind of like....I created this character and have to keep working :) The book in many areas feels choppy...I do a lot of my own editing constantly, but need fresh eyes.

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Chrissy_2 — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:27:32 +0000

Title: Boundaries Crossed Length, Draft and Language: It's all in English, I believe. I'm not so sure about if it's a final or just in between a first draft and a final. I'm not sure. :( The length? Oh dear, my computer crashed with the document on it, so I don't have the exact word count and such. I'd say it's pretty lengthy I guess. Not like, 10 pages per chapter. At least 3 - 5 pages per chapter (There's one with like 10...) and I have 6 or 7 chapters so... You do the math. :) Brief Summary: Bruised and broken, Paradise, a slave in the 1800's, tries to keep her faith strong. Her husband dead, a baby on the way, and cruel master's all around, she strives to find a safe place for when her baby is born. After making a negotiation with her current master to keep her baby alive once birthed, she was sent to an auction. Catching the eye of compassionate Wil, he buys Paradise at the slave auction; wanting to give her to a wealthy master whom he wants to court - the beautiful Maryssa. But, as Paradise and Wil become close, will Wil be able to let her go? Will Paradise be able to forget about her deceased husband, find a place for a baby, and understand the feelings for her master? Sub Genre & Keywords: Romance. Historical Fiction. Christian. Known Issues: I tend to ramble about things that are important in the book, but are said at the wrong time and in the wrong way. I can already think of one of the first scenes where I just rambled and rambled... I'm still trying to figure out how to change it. I also am not the best at keeping it 'not juvenile'. I am only in 10th grade, so I try to have my vocabulary more mature. But I can't promise you that you won't see a 'great' or 'good' in there once in a while. Kill me now. Critique Requested: Uhm, everything? I don't understand what this means. :D Critique Tolerance: If this is like, if I'm one of those sensitive people that can't take critique even though they ask for it, then yes, I'm like that. I don't get all mad, but I used to always be like, 'Just tear my stuff apart, I want to know what's bad'. Until, one day, someone decided to take me up on that offer. So, yeah, I'd love to hear your suggestions, critiques, but I don't find it necessary to say every little error. I can tell you now this story isn't perfect, nor will it ever be. So, yeah, so this won't be confusing, just critique what you want. I won't hate you. Experience & Goals: I've been writing my whole life, even though I haven't lived very long, lol. I started with songs. Then went to stories. Then, I got ripped to shreds with my writing and went back to songs. ... And now I am back with stories. Some day, I plan on writing more mystery and murder - with a dash of romance, of course - and even publishing if God so allows that. Method of Communication: Just message me. I'm new to this site, so if there is no such thing as messaging here, then email me: CH12123@ymail.com Anything else? Disclaimers? I don't think so. :D Get back to me! I'd love to hear someone's thoughts. One question. I started putting my story up, and all it says is 'Excerpt' for the spot of my novel. I already have like 6 chapters, and I don't think it can all go in that spot. It would look very unappealing to read. Lol. So, if you're interested reading my novel, and of course, giving me your novel if you so desire! ( I love editing things, so if you are horrible with grammar... Give it too me. o-o ) email me or message me. Or something. I'm new here so I still a little unsure about everything. D:

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WrittenWord — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:02:13 +0100

Title: To Slight the Jacket Blue Length, Draft and Language: 57,300 words, fourth draft, written in English Brief Summary: When Ned is sent to the Caribbean to hunt pirates, he hopes to avenge the death of his best friend, Sam. His sweetheart Jane fears for his safety, especially against the pirate known only as Captain Bluejacket, the only pirate in the Caribbean who hunts Navy ships, and whose philosophy is simple: Surrender or die. Ned at last encounters Bluejacket--and discovers his once-dear friend. Sam spares Ned's life and forces him to join the crew. Gradually, the two men attempt to repair their friendship and begin to build an accord...only to find that time has matured their relationship into something more. When Jane learns of her sweetheart's capture, she stows away on the rescue ship, determined to save Ned. But as the search stretches into weeks and then months, she begins to fall for another, and must choose whether to remain faithful to Ned, or to take the chance at happiness. What will become of Ned and Sam? Will Jane follow her heart or her head? To Slight the Jacket Blue explores the lives of these three restless spirits as they attempt to reconcile the world of their birth with the world into which they have been thrust. Sub Genre & Keywords: Adventure/Historical Fiction, pirates Known Issues: None. Critique Requested: Everything and anything. If you only want to critique one or two things, please let me know what it is you're willing to critique and I will work with that. Critique Tolerance: Just don't be a jerk about it, please. (There is a substantial difference between "This scene doesn't work" and "You seriously thought THIS was good enough to get published?!" You know what I mean.) Experience & Goals: I have a Bachelor's in Creative Writing, specializing in fiction, and I've competed in NaNoWriMo since 2006. I've won every year since 2008. Most of my completed, polished work has been short stories of between 2000-5000 words. This is the first novel that I have not only completed, but done substantial revising on. My intention is to try and find a publisher. Method of Communication: I'm willing to work with either e-mail or snail mail. PM me on the boards if you're interested in reading for me and we can set something up. Anything else? Ned and Sam, as you can probably gather from my summary/pitch, develop feelings for one another. There is nothing explicit, as I am incapable of writing serious sex scenes or anything of that sort, but if you're squeamish about homosexuality in the 1700s and can't or don't want to ignore it and critique something else, you may want to give this a miss.