At long last, I have reached and passed the 50% mark for writing Lotusfall, The Katrosi Revolution book 3! Thank you all for your patience with me. I’m so excited to finish this book!
How about a sneak peek?
The Lotusfall storyline is very character-driven, as Kira and Ryon seek to begin their new life together, Brooke and Lysander attempt to disentangle themselves from politics, and Vylia and Sousuke struggle for freedom… but the dark hunger of their enemies, an ancient relic hidden in an underground vault, and Felix’s secret maneuverings threaten to pull them back into a fight not just for their lives, or for the survival of the Tribal Alliance, or the independence of the Navakovrae Resistance from the tyrannical Malaano Empire, but for the sake of all Alani.
I’m wondering if I should allow alpha readers to begin reading now, releasing one new chapter each Friday until I finish writing (that’s the goal, at least!), or if I should wait to allow anyone to read it until I’ve finished writing the entire manuscript. What do you think?
And would you like to be an alpha reader, who reads the very raw first draft as I write each week, or a beta reader, who can read the entire slightly-less-raw manuscript at once after I’ve finished it and done a round of self-editing? Alpha and beta readers both have the opportunity to give their suggestions to me directly, and readers who finish the book will get their name in the acknowledgments and receive a FREE autographed, first edition paperback with swag.
Let me know in the comments below! 🙂
I would prefer to be a beta reader.
Hey Tallulah! Heard. 🙂
I’d love to be an Alpha reader. I was on the beta reader team for Silverblood, and really enjoyed it, so I would absolutely love to do it again. I don’t really have a preference for if we should start now, or when it’s done, I think both work! It might be a little easier for busy people to read one chapter a week, instead of trying to read it all at once as quickly as possible, but either is fine!
Hey Mackenzie, I’m so glad you enjoyed being on the Silverblood beta team! Of course I remember you–your feedback was excellent, and I treasured every comment. ❤️
Considering people’s feedback, I’m leaning more toward the larger team being the beta team at this point. But I promise I would not impose a tight deadline, so no worries about reading as quickly as possible regardless! 🙂
I’d love to alpha or beta read Lotusfall–whichever you need more people for. 🙂
Awesome, Hailey! Thank you–I can’t wait to hear your thoughts. Hope to see you at RM again this year! ❤️
Bring on Lotusfall!!
Question 1) I early read for an author who turns in chapters once a week. Sometimes she’s late, but she gives herself grace. I don’t know if doing that myself would motivate or horrify me, haha. Choosing between sending out weekly chapters or sending the full manuscript, I would do what sounds like fun.
Question 2) I can’t early read until probably after January and DEs, but if the need remains, I love this series and am very interested. 🙂
1) Thank you, factoring in FUN makes a lot of sense, LOL. If I were under the gun for writing one chapter per week, that would definitely stress me out. But I have such a backlog of chapters already written (25 as of yesterday!) that I would have a good buffer. But 25 weeks is a really long time… Hmmm….
2) Hey, thanks! If the timing works out, I’d love to have you! 😃
I would love to be either one. I just finished Silverblood and I gotta say this series is one of the best I’ve ever read (I’m 26 and I’ve always loved reading) I’m torn between wanting it all at once or week by week because I’d sit down and read it all in two days but having something to look forward to each week would be really cool
Oh my goodness, that is high praise! Thank you for the kind words. I’m so glad you enjoy my writing!
Thanks also for your feedback–I will definitely consider you for a team. I hope Lotusfall is just as fun for you as Silverblood! 🙂
Same as Hailey Huntington, I’d enjoy either alpha or beta–whichever you need.
Hey Kimberly!! I’m so glad to see a comment from you, because you are an absolute treasure! You have been such a boon to me throughout my writing career. I would be honored and so grateful to have you back for one of the Lotusfall teams. I hope you have been well, my friend! ❤️