As I've been completely forgetting I even have a tumblr, and not using it much as a result of that (and of my busy schedule), I believe the time has come.
I need beta readers for Shit Show.
If you're interested, hmu here (I promise I'll remember I have a tumblr).
Here's the WIP page I have for Shit show, though it's a bit out-dated.
Themes | Humanity, Hatred, Hope, and Finding community
Setting | The USA, the year 2030
Status | Second Draft/Heavy re-writes complete. Word count: roughly 55,000
Possible triggers/Content Warning: Drug use/abuse, alcohol use, tobacco use, mentions of past sex work (including allusions to underage SW/abuse), violence, general bigotry, hate speech/slurs, (mostly off page) animal death
Summary |
“Freak shows rose to prominence in the mid-eighteen hundreds. A product of society’s simultaneous fascination with and repulsion at physical differences, freak shows flourished well into the nineteen hundreds. The affluent, bored and with money to spare, came to marvel. They came to feel better about their lives, because at least they weren’t like those poor freaks. Of course, you’ll hear arguments that the freaks were exploited, but many of them profited handsomely, and most wouldn’t have survived without those shows. They were given the chance to work for pay, a chance many of them wouldn’t have had otherwise, because they would have been left to die by families who couldn’t afford to care for them.
With the advent of anti-discrimination laws and a more thorough understanding of medicine and science, freak shows died out. Only to rise to prominence again in the year 2022, after Novo Flu ravaged every country in the world, leaving the survivors changed beyond human imagination.
Now we have Deviant shows, where Deviants of all kinds can flourish.”
In the wake of a world-wide pandemic, survivors are left with mysterious, and in some cases dangerous, powers. No one knows what to do with these empowered folks, dubbed Deviants. While governments and social groups struggle with the implications of the empowered, the Deviants are left to their own devices, to survive on their own, if they can.
Evangeline doesn’t know what to make of the circus life she’s stumbled into. Nor does she know what to make of the girl with the many piercings, who brings up a lot of confusing feelings for her. As always, she must do her best with what she has, and hope.
What I'll be looking for from a beta reader:
General feedback regarding timeline, pacing, characters/characterization, etc. My main concern is whether or not the timeline is coherent.
Feedback about descriptions (of settings, characters, etc).
Feedback about the story as a whole. Not so much finding plot holes or anything like that, but just generally how you feel about the beats, the pacing, etc. This is a far more character-driven story than plot-driven.
Feedback about any places where you felt confused or lost, etc.
By all means, point out typos if you see them lol
Time frame:
I'd love to be able to get this finished up and ready to self-pub by the end of the year. So if we could do 6-8 weeks, perhaps? I don't need it like, immediately, but sooner than later would be best.
Calling all readers! I'm looking for some beta readers for a short story I'm submitting for my grad school application. It's a subject I've never written before and need some feedback. The story is about a girl still in love with her ex-girlfriend who is also her best friend. It's a very sexualy charged story which is where I'm needing the feedback. Comment or message if you're interested.
