Wanna trade reads & feedback?

[Max02]

With this AI fixation people have today, can such a trade happen?

My impression is that "this is AI" is the official literary insult nowadays. Everything you dislike is AI. Why someone would write a REVIEW (!) with AI is beyond me. Jeez, just say: I don't like your style! and be done with it.

Also, you ought to be humble in your demands. For instance, take a look at the first chapter of the story I'm posting here and say what you think. I'll do the same with the first chapter of your novel.

 

[Moonlit_Quill]

With this AI fixation people have today, can such a trade happen?

My impression is that "this is AI" is the official literary insult nowadays. Everything you dislike is AI. Why someone would write a REVIEW (!) with AI is beyond me. Jeez, just say: I don't like your style! and be done with it.

Also, you ought to be humble in your demands. For instance, take a look at the first chapter of the story I'm posting here and say what you think. I'll do the same with the first chapter of your novel.

I am not sure if you were pertaining to me with the "humble in your demands" comment, but this is what I actually wrote as a call for reviewers for this thread, request for a swap review. There was no "demands" purely invitation. It was my first time posting here since I joined this platform so I wasn't even aware that there is a "first 10 chapters" review as unspoken rule. It was traumatizing to say the least that I was treated like that.

Hey guys,
I just started posting my novel Crown of Ash and Bonds here on SH. It’s basically messy romance + betrayal + magic + politics all rolled into one. If you like characters making terrible choices for love/revenge, it might be your thing.

I’m looking for honest feedback (flow, pacing, whatever stands out to you), and I’ll happily check out your story in return. Not just a “like for like” but actual comments/reactions what grabbed me, what confused me, etc.

Here’s mine: [https://www.scribblehub.com/series/1694966/crown-of-ash-and-bonds-the-rise-of-the-flamebearer/]

Drop your links below if you’re down for a swap. Let’s help each other grow (and maybe cry over our characters together ?).

CG Blaire

 

[pangmida]

Hey, I'm so sorry you went through that whole debacle. :( I am still willing to read your story! I love revenge and morally gray protagonists! Since you already have so many chapters posted, do you have a specific range you would like review on that you think represents the book best? Like maybe the first 10 or so and so.

 

[Moonlit_Quill]

Hey, I'm so sorry you went through that whole debacle. :( I am still willing to read your story! I love revenge and morally gray protagonists! Since you already have so many chapters posted, do you have a specific range you would like review on that you think represents the book best? Like maybe the first 10 or so and so.

Hey @pangmida! Thank you so much for sticking around after all that mess.
You may start with chapters 1-3 for intro/setup, then hit chapter 13 for action… that's the docks scene where things go sideways fast.
If you're still into it after that, chapter 54 brings the heavy stuff.
These should give you a good feel for what you're getting into. Let me know what you think

 

[pangmida]

Hey @pangmida! Thank you so much for sticking around after all that mess.
You may start with chapters 1-3 for intro/setup, then hit chapter 13 for action… that's the docks scene where things go sideways fast.
If you're still into it after that, chapter 54 brings the heavy stuff.
These should give you a good feel for what you're getting into. Let me know what you think

Hey! I didn’t know if you wanted to revisit this forum, so I sent you my review in a private conversation. So far I read chapters 1-13 because I don’t like skipping to the middle, so I’ll review 54 when I actually get to 54. ?

 

[justabot]

Locked. Please re-make the thread without all the drama.