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kelseyjosundauthor · 1 year
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Things I’m Working On
Romance Novels
Full Send
An autistic x ADHD rom-com in Silicon Valley, featuring queer characters, fake dating, and a climbing gym.
Actively querying.
Tree Huggers
A climate anxiety rom-com about two anxious Californians who quit their jobs to hike around the country and run into each other in every National Park until they fall in love.
Beta readers wanted!
Seeing Red
A just-post-college sapphic rom-com in which one girl realizes she's queer and the other realizes she's autistic, while they adopt a bunch of cats and listen to Taylor Swift.
Beta readers wanted!
Fantasy Novels
Winter Burning
A sapphic, witchy YA Snow White retelling that imagines the evil queen and her daughter going up against each other with their own brands of emotion magic against a backdrop of civil war.
Beta readers wanted!
Out of Time
A darkly funny, mythology-flavored YA aro-ace Beauty and the Beast retelling with somewhat existentialist themes and two different Beauties, neither of whom fall in love with the Beast.
In revisions.
Antifa Mages
A dual POV near-future new adult fantasy dystopia that plays with the Chosen One trope, revolution and protest, and magic on the edge of our real world.
Beta readers wanted!
Ailieva Sun Trilogy
A massive-in-scope, personal-in-tone fantasy with all the YA fantasy favorites--magic, romance, fighting for the throne--plus neurodivergent and queer characters, where a collapsing magic system is an allegory for climate change.
Books 1 and 2 drafted, book 3 outlined.
Sinking
A YA fantasy standalone in the same world as the aforementioned trilogy, featuring a young woman who much choose between a destiny that will probably get her killed or abandoning her people and the world to systemic collapse (also using magic as an allegory for climate change).
Outlined.
On the Unreality of Prophecy
A YA fantasy standalone in the same world as the aforementioned trilogy, featuring a young woman whose job is to ensure prophecies come true as she learns the terrible truth about the purpose of them all (spoiler: the prophecies are plans to destroy a magic system and make a few people a lot of money in the process. You guessed it, once again an allegory for climate change).
Beta readers wanted!
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scifrey · 2 years
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Working as #CritiquePartner for a #writer friend is one of the greatest joys of being in the #WritingCommunity. You get to read a story before anyone else, and you have the privilege of helping them make it the best it can be! Visit @storybilderapp for the full article. . . . #editing #WordsForWriters #AmEditing #AmWriting #writing #WritingBlog #writingspace #writingtip #WritingTips #writersofinstagram #WritingAdvice #AuthorsofInstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CVEPC3rAjI_/?utm_medium=tumblr
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emdop · 5 years
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Does anyone else struggle to find critique partners? Like a lot of people say they will read my book and give me feedback, but never actually get back to me. I tell them upfront that it’s okay to hate it and tell me that, so like is it just that they’re busy people or is it something else? This is usually the part where I start spiraling and wondering if I’m a terrible writer. 
Some one please just read my book and tell me what you think
I’m dying here in my own pool of self-pity and despair. 
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bitterbenji · 5 years
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Critique Partners
Finally finished the first planning stage for my WIP, wondering if anybody else is looking for a critique partner? DM! Looking as well :)
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robyn-weightman · 2 years
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New writing tips video is out!
Have been asked to be a critique partner?
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atruebloodwrites · 3 years
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My fave day of the week is when I sit down with my CP @kellydevos and go over notes for the books we are currently working on. I feel really lucky to have such a cool and caring CP who totally gets my writing! What about you? Do you have someone who you totally trust with your writing? Would love to hear about it! 😊 #critiquepartner #swapdays #swappages #currentWIP #amwriting #storyteller #storytelling #adultcontemporary #amwritingromance #afoth #critiquenotes #igauthor #igauthorlife #writersofig #igwritinglife https://www.instagram.com/p/CTki9jhpG3W/?utm_medium=tumblr
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nv-rivera · 4 years
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Hey #writingcommunity what do you need right now - #writingadvice, #writingprompts, time to write, a #supportgroup, a new locale, a #bookrecommendation, a really good review or testimonial, a like on a social media post, a #critiquepartner or group? I’m wondering where everyone’s at right now. I feel like #quarantinelife has severely shifted focus, needs, and desires of everyone — including writers — so I’m just taking the pulse of the writers this reaches: what’s the #writing or #writinglife question you need answered RIGHT NOW? https://www.instagram.com/p/CArbOPwBaWk/?igshid=1umf4s45kscjc
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aeishacurtis · 5 years
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#blog #blogger #writersofinstagram #writerscommunity #writer #writers #critiquepartner #critiquepartners #love #mybaby #mywip #myfirstbook #hardatwork #amwriting #iloveit #workinghard https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw2J9VcpQGr/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=aaqm9ybih3mc
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samanthalnasset · 4 years
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This week's video is on Critique Partners! Thinking of finding one? Here's some reasons I completely support this idea. ♥️ https://youtu.be/Vm-1EPdRs9c #youtube #writervideo #critiquepartners https://www.instagram.com/p/B9nLsoMJfq-/?igshid=ols24l67txwx
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aghowardwrites · 5 years
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One of my favorite moments while on the #Stain #booktour was hanging with my bestie + crit partner @bethany_crandell, having some pretty drinks, and #brainstorming our #WiPs. Hanging with #critiquepartners is the best therapy in the world for a #writer’s #muse! #bookwip #writerslife #authorsofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs6THLSHqz4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cnycgklww9ky
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quintiques-blog · 5 years
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Happy AU Tuesday everyone! Don’t for get to post your own and tag us with the chance to be featured on Sunday! 🎃
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undeadgoathead · 2 years
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#instawrimochallenge number 11: "Writing Buddies!" I wasn't sure how to go about this prompt - I have so many creative friends, and also professional colleagues who inspire me. For example, I was very humbled when published authors agreed to be critique partners with me, and swapped manuscripts with me to exchange feedback on each others work. The writing community is genuinely so supportive and healthy! But ultimately, I decided to tag 4 of my favorite alpha readers, trusted friends with whom I've shared my unpublished works, because I appreciate their honest opinions. Thanks, guys! I admire all of you for your talent and consideration! . #instawrimo @nanowrimo #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #writingbuddy #writingbooks #writingblogs #critiquepartners #alphareaders #betareaders #healthy #supportyourfriends #supportothers #philosophy #psychology #selfcare #undead #goathead #creative https://www.instagram.com/p/CU5ru8qPnzo/?utm_medium=tumblr
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atruebloodwrites · 3 years
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When you find your CP’s next book on the shelves at @bnsantan, it is your duty to not only buy a copy, but position it face out so all readers can admire its awesome cover! Be sure to pick up a copy of @kellydevos’ Eat Your Heart Out when it hits all shelves this Tuesday! #eatyourheartout #yazombiebook #fiercefemale #strongheroine #yahorror #yareads #yabooks #yabookstagram #yabooksta #yawritingcommunity #critiquepartner #newbookrelease #summertbr #summerreads #summerreadinglist #yabooknerd #yabooklove #yabookshelf https://www.instagram.com/p/CQoNM3lr9M2/?utm_medium=tumblr
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nv-rivera · 2 years
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The schedule is set. Will you be joining? Are you finally ready to STOP WRITING ALONE? Happy Campers Club begins this Tuesday and it is jam-packed with support, accountability, feedback and fun. If you are looking for a safe space to grow in #writingcommunity, this is it. Link in the bio for loss more info. #stopwritingalone #happycampersclub #virtualwritingcommunity #critiquepartners #writingprompts #writingaccountability #writerlife https://www.instagram.com/p/CaWImjALx_E/?utm_medium=tumblr
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littleauby · 7 years
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Procrastination and Critique Partners
Here we go.  The biggest obstacle in my way at this time. Damn you, procrastination.  Also, damn me for being so susceptible.  I should be writing right now, or editing things I have already written, or packing for the week long lake vacation I am leaving for in about four or five hours.  Instead I was looking at Facebook memes.  Most of which actually came from this website. 
So, since I didn’t feel like doing any of the things I actually need to do, I came on here, because at least talking about things here means I am typing something.
Two days ago I went and found three people to look over and critique the first ten chapters of my story.  They are first draft, largely unedited and kinda crap.  Okay, they are really crap.  First draft, first class, crap.  Crap that I love anyways.  There is some weirdly worded stuff, and needless descriptions, and even worse...  Plot items that I changed later in the story because I realized they made no sense, but did not think to go back and change them before I shared the writing with these other people.  What the hell, Jenna?
It is terrifying.  I know that it is a necessary part of writing if you are going to take it seriously, and the only way for me to know what I need to improve on is to have others look at it, but I have never done this before.
I mean, sure, I have had friends look at my writing, but only one or two people and only people that were very close to me.  They did good on the praise part of reading, and not so good at the constructive criticism.  So now here I am, opening the documents I shared with them a thousand times a day to look at the recommendations over and over again and see if they have added any new comments or changes and trying not to appear like I am creeping on their progress in the reading, even though obsessively creeping is exactly what I am doing.
This morning I realized something else horrifying about this process.  Even when I am getting a compliment on something in the writing, I feel like it probably actually isn’t somehow?  Like, what if that part is actually terrible?  You said you loved the wording or description, but what if all of it is actually crap and this is secretly somehow a lie or a fault that I am just not understanding?  Even though it is pretty hard to mix up “This is great imagery.  Very wholesome description.”
Why does it have to be so so hard to accept when people say something nice but so very easy to accept when it is something rather not so nice, or to take the things they are saying can be improved and not feel like they are a personal attack?  I know they aren’t.  The things they tell me are to help me.  I know I need to hear it.  I also know that eventually I will hopefully get a little better about it.  After all, this is the first time I have shown my writing to complete strangers.
On top of ALL of that....  As I said, these are strangers to me, but when I get nervous I talk a lot.  Since this is the internet it means I write really long, rambling posts or comments.  If you have read this far into this post you probably noticed that.  So I am babbling and babbling to these people that I don’t know, on top of creeping on them.  Turns out it is just as easy, if not easier, to put my foot in my mouth on the internet as it is in person.
Hopefully posting this bit of rambling is going to help clear my mind out and I can get something done now.  Whether it is editing, writing new stuff, or packing for that trip that I need to pack for.  Time to take my foot out of my mouth for a bit.
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