I hope that I am on my penultimate thorough edit of my novel.
Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, I thought I would experiment.
Although, I am on my penultimate edit of my novel. I asked my ten year old, my thirteen year old, and my eighteen year old nieces to read a print-out of my manuscript, before I started what I hope is the penultimate edit.
I did what any good uncle would do to secure their help. I bribed them with money. It worked.
I am not seeking praise off family members as that is useless. It is a psychological fact.that most auhors who submit their work for scrutiny are seeking praise.
All I wanted from my nieces, was to know whether they understood my plot and storyline . Also, is the dialogue, streams-of-thought and descriptions clear to them.
I hope that the experiment will confirm that my target audience is for ten year olds and upwards.
I will consult my nieces opinions at Easter.
It was more of a question and not a request then....
In that case I never get my family to read my work. I had my lawyer read Jacob Jones, At no cost may I add. Lucky me.
Hi Damien and Andrew.
I do not share my work at present.
I write historical fiction. The genre is chivalric. It is a romantic tale with an element of fantasy.
I might write a short story in a different genre and share it. But I am to busy to do so at the moment.
I am dedicated to preparing my manuscript to submit to Agents/Agencies.
I ask my girlfriend mostly because she always gives me an honest opinion. I also write a bit of childrens fiction and I would like to give you my opinion of your work if you want to upload it.
Regards
Andrew