leng-m: I’m Looking for Beta-Readers! Hey guys, just in time for Halloween, I’ve finishe
leng-m: I’m Looking for Beta-Readers! Hey guys, just in time for Halloween, I’ve finished the latest draft of Metalmade! The next step for me is to collect feedback, and for that, I would need a couple of beta readers. The story sits at 15,000 words, and my wriitng app tells me it takes 1.5h to read. It’s a sci-fi/fantasy mashup, and if you enjoy some light-hearted spying, odd friendships, and a dash of mystery, then read on! What’s Metalmade about? Yaya is a highly-advanced humanoid machine, trying to earn the final credential that will make her the guardian of her creator’s orphaned daughter. Eager to prove herself, she takes on an assignment to determine whether the village’s dour tofu-peddler is an aswang — a dark creature that disguises itself as a human, but feasts on human flesh. It’s a risky assignment for Yaya. If she mistakes a human for an aswang, she will lose all her previous credentials; and if she mistakes an aswang for a human, she will allow a deadly killer to roam freely. What kind of feedback I’m looking for? Ideally I’d like to get people from two different demographics: those who are familiar with some aspects of Filipino culture like taho, aswang, katalonan, datu, etc; and those who are not familiar with these. I’m hoping that the story will be accessible and enjoyable to everyone, so I want to avoid either under-explaining or over-explaining things. At this stage, I’m concerned mostly with the overall flow of the story, whether the plot and worldbuilding make sense, and the characters are believable. Spelling and grammar are less of an issue. Please let me know if you’re interested! If you’d like to help a writer out, please comment/DM me! (Or reblog to help spread the word.) I would really appreciate it, and of course, I’d give you credit once the story is published on my website. I previously used BetaBooks as my main beta reading platform, but I’m flexible with whatever works for you. A good friend and talented author is looking for beta readers, I promise you will not regret reading her work! If you’re interested let her know! -- source link