Anyone interested in...

[Cuddlefish]

So, even though I've been really busy trying to find a job and a home while trying to still move towards grad school, I've found myself with a lot of down time, so I decided to revisit a novel that I had been conceptualizing for over 20 years.

Basically, it is a post-post-apocalyptic existential sci-fi comedy set in a deterministic universe with a style characterized by its Douglas Adams/Dave Barry-esque tones. I have three novels and one short story planned, but I am currently working on the first, which will have many chapters over the course of five books. I have a solid first draft of the first book done, and I'd like to start getting some feedback.

If anyone has the time or interest, I can email you a copy of what I have.

[East Coast Hustle]

I have some feedback without even reading it:

Don't describe it as "Dave Barry-esque" if you want people to read it.

(That's only partly snark.)

[Cuddlefish]

I have some feedback without even reading it:

Don't describe it as "Dave Barry-esque" if you want people to read it.

(That's only partly snark.)

I mostly put that in there to see if anyone even remembered him.

[President Television]

Free reading material and license to be a dick about it? I'm down for that. I'll PM you my email address.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I would be all over this if I had time to read for pleasure right now!

[EK WAFFLR]

yes!

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I'm down.

[Cuddlefish]

So, I'll still send out copies to anyone who wants to read it, but I'm going to take another day or two to polish up what I have, and maybe get a little further in the narrative. The beginning is intentionally misleading, so it might be better for me to get a little further in before asking for feedback. In the meantime, pm me your email addresses, because I don't think I have them for any of you.

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Sounds awesome!

I'm not a particularly well-read sci-fi nerd, but I am a fan nonetheless. So if there are anything besides completely obvious references to other sci-fi I won't get them, but it's not your fault.

[Cuddlefish]

Ok, I sent out a few copies. I started feeling a little unsure about it, so I want to get some feedback from a few people before I send it out en masse. So, if you didn't get a copy, I'm either waiting for initial feedback from others first, or I don't have your email (mostly looking at Roger and Waffles on this latter point).

[Cuddlefish]

Didn't necessarily want to bump this (a thread about someone's "novel that they've been working on" is a little embarrassing to have floating around the front page). But, a friend of mine who has read pretty much every book ever gave me my first piece of feedback.

I quote: "...Yours is one of the strangest books I've ever read."

I'll take it.

Anyhow, if anyone is planning on looking it over, there is an updated draft with about twice the content of the last one I sent out. Just let me know if you're interested. Otherwise, I will refrain from bumping this topic.

[Cain]

I'll take it.  Not that I've had the time so far to read it, but, well, my weekend is coming up...

[Freeky]

BUMPING.  GIVE ME, GIVE ME, TELL ME NOT OF FEAR!

[Cuddlefish]

BUMPING.  GIVE ME, GIVE ME, TELL ME NOT OF FEAR!

Give me a few days. I'm at a particularly difficult chapter to write (I have to incorporate some backstory, so I have to make sure everything is problem-free and presented properly, with style) but once I'm past that milestone, I'll send you a copy. Mind you, It's currently at over 35000 words. It's quite a bit to look at, so I'd understand if you didn't have the time. (Though, it would be nice to get some feedback from some of you spags, BUT NO PRESSURE  )

[Freeky]

Ain't scared of no 35k words. 


Plus it'll give me something new to read.