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Good luck with the publishing, let us know how it goes. I have an aquaintance that bought a book publishing business (he tried to get me to buy it first) and has done very well. Another member was knocking a home run with romance novels, but I haven't seen any updates recently.
I came here hoping to read a romance novel written by Arebelspy. I'm disappointed.
(But heck, I'll still read it. What kind of feedback is she looking for?)
I'd be interested! I'm an avid reader (romance or otherwise) and an avid mistake-finder if she's worried about spelling and/or grammar. Only slightly kidding!
I'm in, if you're still looking for folks.
I came here hoping to read a romance novel written by Arebelspy. I'm disappointed.
(But heck, I'll still read it. What kind of feedback is she looking for?)
Just let me know the thickness of her skin (i.e. how much care should I take to write the comments delicately and should I be careful w/quantity and prioritize comments or just put down anything that occurs to me?)
I am a romance reader unless it has vampires in which case I'll pass.
I came here hoping to read a romance novel written by Arebelspy. I'm disappointed.
See but you probably want to read something good, not something awkward that makes you cringe.
Then again, that can be funny...
These will be thrifty romances, I trust, in which the hero clasps the heroine to his manly chest and whispers money-saving hints into her ears.
Maybe we should all write such a one jointly!
This side hustle makes me smile! Hope she's successful and you guys get a bit of diversified income, outside of real estate ;-)
I came here hoping to read a romance novel written by Arebelspy. I'm disappointed.
See but you probably want to read something good, not something awkward that makes you cringe.
Then again, that can be funny...(But heck, I'll still read it. What kind of feedback is she looking for?)
Anything and everything, from general "this sucked" to more specific "this scene was awkward" or "what if you did this" to very specific (typos). Whatever you feel like doing as you read it.
No obligation, if I send you a book and you get busy and don't read it, or it just doesn't look interesting, or whatever, that's fine. :)I'd be interested! I'm an avid reader (romance or otherwise) and an avid mistake-finder if she's worried about spelling and/or grammar. Only slightly kidding!
Great, thanks! Sent you a PM.
Count me in! Unless it's a Fifty Shades kind of book, or a supernatural romance.
I'd love to beta test/read/proof "50 shades of Spy" if you are still looking for folks.
Count me in! Unless it's a Fifty Shades kind of book, or a supernatural romance.
It has some sex, but nothing graphic or explicit - it's nowhere close to erotica. I don't think it will make you uncomfortable if you're okay with the typical romance novel.I'd love to beta test/read/proof "50 shades of Spy" if you are still looking for folks.U
I haven't read the 50 Shades book, but I did read a good Dave Barry summary of it yesterday:
http://time.com/3030375/dave-barry-50-shades-of-grey/
P.S. you guys have probably researched extensively already but Lyndsey Buroker wrote a bunch of blog posts about setting up an indie romance novel writing pseudonym from scratch over about 6 months. They might be relevant to your interests (she's very level headed about quantifying exactly what worked promotion-wise).
Sounds like you have the copy editing part covered. You mentioned self publishing, are you going to use Amazon? If so, I'd be happy to help you get the book converted to the correct format, add a TOC, format the cover, and other details. I've done this a couple times already.
I'm also interested in the whole process of self publishing so would love to hear more about that if you would like to share!
What you guys still need readers!??
I will totally be a beta reader as well!
I thought this was done and over with!