Update: One of the conditions of my publishing contract is that no portion of the book be published, so I had to ask Tina to delete her critique in Nov. ’08.
Tina Helmuth, a new acquaintance from ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers), started a blog called The Ink’s Not Dry to help her fellow authors. She’s looking for submissions of 1,000-1,500 words, which she will post a critique of for the author and others to learn from. Guess who was her first?
Christina Berry. 🙂
Make sure to stop by to read what she has to say. For any of you fairly-new or secretive writers, this would be a great opportunity to get feedback on your precious manuscript. Tina is letting the first people who sign up preview her comments before she posts, but this perk will soon disappear when the supply of submissions exceeds the demand. You can remain anonymous or allow her to credit you.
Stop by…and tell Tina I sent you!
Girl, you made her job easy!!
: )
Hey there, nice job on the new novel. I went ahead and sent my first chapter of Sacrificial Lie, and of course I dropped your name.
See you in a couple of weeks.
Okay, it feels funny commenting on a post about me. But I just had to agree with Donna. I pointed out a few small things in your writing just so I could call it a critique! :o)
Christina,
I went to Tina’s site and read your first chapter. Wow! You’ve got talent, girl! I will defintely buy your book when (not if) it gets published. I understand your tag line now. It’s not about terminal illness at all. After reading the first chapter and the tag line, my interest is very very peaked. I need to know what happens next and why! Keep us posted with your journey toward publication.
Tammy
You all are so kind! It’s especially nice to get encouraged shortly before going to a conference. OCW is less than two weeks away! You can bet that I’ll sit down at those editor appointments with more confidence because you believe in me.