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Total posts: 21
Fic/Poetry posts: 10; Meta and articles: 1
GYWO total – month (year): 6,433 (76,597)

September
Small Fandom Big Bang
Trope Bingo Round 5
A Few Random Things
Agent Carter fic: Collateral Damage for a

writerverse challenge
Legend of the Seeker fic: Not a Good Idea for a

writerverse challenge
Da Vinci's Demons icons for a

gameofcards challenge
Haiku: Lightning Strike For writerverse and also published to my writer's blog
Trick or Treat Go to the link, sign up, make and get mini treats for Halloween
Fic: Cobalt is Blue for writerverse and also posted to my writer's blog
A quick rant about ebook publishing (and the self proclaimed guardians at the gate) My rebuttal of a scaremongering and emotionally manipulative article on how not hiring an editor will "ruin" your writing career. I cannot afford an editor and if the choice is to get into an irresponsible level of debt when I struggle to pay even the most basic of bills, or not publish, then I can't publish and that seems wrong. Please feel free to read the post and the linked article, but I'm done arguing with the idea I should "just" save money I don't have, to pay for editing, for a book I intend to give away free/sell for pennies.
The Borgias fic: Wedded Souls For writerverse
Mabon
The Librarians: 8 ficlets The September Writerverse challenge: use book titles as inspiration
Writing Meme
Fic: The Fall of Humpty Dumpty For writerverse
September BAG post Just once a month I make a personal post about what I've been doing last month and what my goals are.
The Novel – beta readers wanted Just because I can't afford an editor it doesn't mean I don't recognise the importance of the kind of feedback I've spent years giving out and have received in the past. Details at the post. So far, no takers.
3 Drabbles for Writerverse Links to the AO3 posts
2 Drabbles for writerverse Links to the AO3 posts
Final posting: Legendland Round Up Battle 20

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Book Review: UnEnchanted by Chanda Hahn

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Haiku: Lightning Strike
Fic: Cobalt is Blue

Current Mood: pessimistic
Crossposts: http://meridian-rose.livejournal.com/473627.html

So after years in progress I've got the novel finished and almost ready to go. But I could do with a beta reader, or several.

The novel is untitled. It was The Novella and then The Novel and now Juliet. I think it needs something a little more and I'm open to ideas/brainstorming.

The synopsis I've been using is this:

Juliet must marry before the next full moon or suffer the consequences. A story of romance and magic against a backdrop of rebellion against an oppressor, and hope for the future.

It's a fantasy/fairy tale themed het romance but there are gay characters in a background m/m relationship, a f/f relationship between a bisexual woman and lesbian, and an asexual character. The main protagonist and the villain are both female.

I've written previously about the novel and all posts are tagged c:Juliet (LJ tag/ DW tag). That tag includes a pre-canon, standalone fic, "Different Does Not Mean Changed", which has only ever had one reader as far as I can make out which makes me worry about the novel itself.

If you'd be interested in helping me out, give me a shout in the comments (screened) and tell me what format you'd prefer – eg a Word doc, Rich Text Format, I can do epub and other formats via Calibre or you can convert it yourself if you'd rather – and an email address I can send it to you at. Alternatively I can send it via Dropbox, let me know if you'd prefer a link that way.

I don't really have a timescale for comments – this was supposed to be published last year, if not earlier so a few more months won't make any difference – but let's say mid November would be good so I can collate any feedback for a final edit.

There are a few additions/minor alterations that I've thought about doing but I won't talk about them right now, and if they don't come up in the beta read, maybe they aren't important!

Thank you in advance for any assistance you can offer.

Crossposts: http://meridian-rose.livejournal.com/472782.html

I don't suppose there's any chance of getting a beta reader for a Sleepy Hollow fic I've just finished the first draft of? (just under 1k, gen, no deadline to meet)

edit: this fulfills day 11 of the snowflake challenge "Stretch yourself a little and try something new. Go play in a new fandom or with a new pairing or trope. Try creating a different kind of fanwork. Or check out some types of fanworks that are new to you."