Message to all YALFers,

Just a reminder that there is only one day (sorry, I’ve got behind.) remaining with the marvelous ‘Roswell House.’ by Jessicaw. For those who haven’t read and reviewed it yet, there is still time if you are able to do so.

There will be a new book to review on Monday (27th) so, keep an eye on the thread.

Lucy,

Just a heads up...
After much consideration, I have chosen to rearrange my chapters. My story follows the adventures of two 'main' characters and I felt the need to introduce Nandin sooner. I apologize if this causes any confusion while reading. Chapter 5 was originally chapter 7 if that helps.

If you choose to read any more of my story, I would appreciate feedback letting me know if the switching back and forth between the characters works for you or if you'd prefer more chapters of one character at once.

Laura
Journey to Kokoroe

Thanks. There is a pacing problem I've struggled to fix, in that the second third sags somewhat, but it accelerates in the final third.

Oh good. I know how these things take time. I've been doing an out-loud read-through to proof it, hence low frequency YARGing.

Hello
nice to meet you
how are you?, I'm Glory Adams, a girl, and I will like to have a friendship with you, here is my email(kassalaglory@yahoo.com) just contact me direct to my email not here in authonomy.com i have some thing to share with you also you will know more about me thanks, Miss Glory.
kassalaglory@yahoo.com

Aye Aye Captain!

Request to put ashore for a while, going to try me luck on dry land!

(Would be most obliged if you'd remove me from the YARG group for a bit? Hopefully I could come back but working on a new project at the moment and need a bit of extra time!)

Cheers,

Robert

Thanks so much! x

Hi, I've spent the day editing in line with the crits but in the process have lost all my WLs etc. Please could you put me back. thanks a lot Rosalind

Hi Lucy,

Thanks for your excellent feedback.

Your comments about hinting how Lottie get's tied into Timothy in the early chapters certainly make sene.

Having left it for a month or so, I'm going to take another look at the whole thing.

Regards

Alan

Hey Lucy,
Just a quick message to let you know my first book Reflecitons is on free promo, and the second one will probably be on it in the next few days if you still want to check them out. Here' the amazon link
http://www.amazon.com/Reflections-Eternal-Curse-ebook/dp/B009NY724G/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1369355681&sr=1-1&keywords=reflections+eternal+curse
Oh and I've also written another couple of thousand words on Grey. Its been nice to get back to it.
Cheers and hope your week is going well. J

Lucy, I'm so grateful. This is really helpful to this first draft. I will work on all yr points and revise. Thanks soo much. X

Hi Lucy,

I appreciate the feedback. The book was on the site months ago, but I took it down to rework it in its entirety. It wasn't up long, so I am surprised you had a chance to read it. I am enjoying the YARGing. Thanks again for the inclusion.

Sincerely,
Ryan

Hi Lucy,

Thanks for looking at Feather Light - the level of detail in your notes was brilliant and I'll be making quite a few changes. I actually prefer someone who reads and picks up errors rather than someone who reads and say, "That was nice." Thanks again,
Kate

Ba ha ha! Oh gosh, if Leigh was a girl, that would be a whole different scene :) He definitely a boy, sorry for the confusion! Thanks Lucy

Hi Lucy. Although it's not YA, could you manage to look at Speechless please? I am trying to get it started on Authonomy. Even WL helps I believe. Thanks, Rosalind

Thanks Lucy, appreciate your thoughts. The whole genre thing is baffling to me as I like my genres the way I like my dogs - mutts. I like a mix! But there are a few purists out there too so it's nice to hear some one else's opinion on the topic. Looking forward to YARGing it up :)

Thank you, I assumed the college market age group. But up to 25 then it increases the range of stories. I read on a blog that New Adult is what the E-readers are looking for, for their Kindle and Nook. It is probably because of Harry Potter and the Hobbit and Hunger Games and Twilight. - Daniel

Hi Lucy,

I'm wondering if I can pick your brains for a minute - I'm trying to work out if my book is appropriate for YA. My characters are a little older than the average YA protagonist (they are all about 20) but there's nothing too racy in the novel. My most 'adult' section is chapter 11 (numbered 12 on Authonomy because I have a prologue). If you have a moment, could you read at least this one chapter for me and weigh in? I thought you would be the right person to ask because you describe Lying About Sarah as "not really YA" and I would love to join YARG without offending anyone.
Thanks so much for your help Lucy, looking forward to reviewing Lying About Sarah soon :)

Kate J. Squires
Feather Light
http://authonomy.com/books/52998/feather-light/read-book/?chapterid=500915#chapter

Hi Lucy
Thank you for your insightful comments on Run - I didn't expect a return read, but I appreciate your input. Much to digest!
Alan

You are welcome. I see you are at 6, so I'll shelve for the rest of the month and cross fingers you reach the top 5.
Scott.