I wrote a book!

I wrote a book! A whole book. It's about 280 standard paperback pages.

​I've discovered that writing books isn't too dissimilar from writing software. Sometimes it just Doesn't Work for no real reason. Then you discover the reason and feel like a genius. Sometimes it flows, and you can't identify the source of the creativity because "your brain" just doesn't seem like a viable option. Sometimes you spend dozens (hundreds?) of hours on something, then go back and redo it because you woke up in the middle of the night with an idea.

Here's another similarity: like software, books require a beta audience. 

When I started, I didn't know how to write a book. I just had a half-baked idea and a copy of Scrivener (the best software ever.) Now I know a smidgen more. I'm not sure this book is any good. It's probably terrible. I'm already writing another novel, and I'm pretty sure it's far superior. However, I'm not done learning. I want to go through the *entire* book writing process, including finding beta readers.

So here's my question. Would anyone be willing to give it a read and tell me what you think? I don't need a copy-editor, I have someone for that. I want to know if the arcs work, and if the characters work, and if the dialogue works. I want to know where you got bored. I want to exterminate unneeded scenes and build up flimsy plots. In short, I need people to read it and tell me, embracing brutal honesty, how they liked it.

I can offer two things: an acknowledgment in a book that is unlikely to ever actually be published, and my eternal gratitude for helping me on a journey of which I've dreamt for years. There are lots of ways to find beta readers. There are resources on Reddit, GoodReads, and publishing platforms. But I'm frankly a little intimidated by those options, and I'm just not sure I know how to find My People there. If you're reading this, we must have something in common, if only a love of puns or dark memes.

I don't think that the books should be gendered. But realistically the target audience is age 30+ women because I wrote it intentionally in the Rom-Com/Women's Book Club/Beach Read genre. It involves heterosexual, cisgender relationships. But it is, at its core, a "book about books for people who love books." I would welcome feedback from anyone willing to take the time to help me with my project.

​Interested? Please use the form below. Tell me who you are and why you're willing to spend your precious time helping out a (probable) stranger. If we seem like a match, I'll arrange to send you an ePub for your iPad or Kindle.

Okay, well that's enough being Vulnerable for one lifetime. Thanks for reading!