Want to co-author my abandoned novel and actually get published?

[AnnonBee]

Cool! So, is this an offer to be a beta reader?

It would be my honor.

 

[RepresentingCaution]

It would be my honor.

Awesome, I'll keep you in mind, though it will probably be a long time before I have anything to hand you.

 

[AnnonBee]

Awesome, I'll keep you in mind, though it will probably be a long time before I have anything to hand you.

no worry. just hit me up when you need help.

 

[Zirrboy]

Every story needs conflict!

True, but the whole abusive rape thing is a bit over the top for my tastes.
Especially if it's supposed to lead towards her growing used to it.

 

[RepresentingCaution]

True, but the whole abusive rape thing is a bit over the top for my tastes.
Especially if it's supposed to lead towards her growing used to it.

Only for a little while. She breaks out of it eventually. Even the strongest person can become a victim of abuse, and the point of showing this in a story is not to blame the victim but to show it's never too late to break the cycle.

Personally, I endured emotional abuse for several years until my ex-boyfriend crossed a line. I spent a week and a half at my friends' place, and gave my ex a very short-lived second chance. My parents called me on the phone the next morning to check in, and my ex hadn't let me sleep, so my dad drove two hours to come pick me up, and I never spent another night in my ex's house. Actually, sleep deprivation crosses the line into physical abuse, but I had a difficult time seeing it as such because nobody ever told me. My ex never slapped or hit me, not even once.

 

[Zirrboy]

Only for a little while. She breaks out of it eventually. Even the strongest person can become a victim of abuse, and the point of showing this in a story is not to blame the victim but to show it's never too late to break the cycle.

Personally, I endured emotional abuse for several years until my ex-boyfriend crossed a line. I spent a week and a half at my friends' place, and gave my ex a very short-lived second chance. My parents called me on the phone the next morning to check in, and my ex hadn't let me sleep, so my dad drove two hours to come pick me up, and I never spent another night in my ex's house. Actually, sleep deprivation crosses the line into physical abuse, but I had a difficult time seeing it as such because nobody ever told me. My ex never slapped or hit me, not even once.

My point wasn't supposed to be about victim blaming, but the fact that people would be willing to imagine themselves in such a situation. (Think clichee 50 shades fandom)

 

[RepresentingCaution]

My point wasn't supposed to be about victim blaming, but the fact that people would be willing to imagine themselves in such a situation. (Think clichee 50 shades fandom)

OK, fair enough. You don't have to read things you don't like.

 

[Zirrboy]

OK, fair enough. You don't have to read things you don't like.

Or so she says, yet tells me to review kaibas prostitute (jk)

From a narrative perspective, though, I don't really know how well one would be able to write the early harem to be engaging despite the prospect of all of them dying

 

[RepresentingCaution]

From a narrative perspective, though, I don't really know how well one would be able to write the early harem to be engaging despite the prospect of all of them dying

Again, it depends on what you find interesting.
There is some tension between her and her mother because her mother wants grandkids, but the village healer cannot be a mother. She solves the problem by becoming a father instead.

 

[LilTV1155]

This thread gave me an idea.

I don't mention this often, but I am the lead editor for a small press. No, don't send me submissions. I'm on maternity leave, and we have a huge slush pile.

There is, however, a project that I abandoned back in 2014 that I'd like to resurrect. I wrote the first draft by hand and typed about 20,000 words before I lost my muse. However, I think it could be completed with some collaboration from a skilled author. Take what I have, whip it into shape, and I'll polish it. If we work well together, I'll have my managing director draw up a contract for sharing profits, and you'll get to hold the book in your hands.

"Scrolls of Stephar" is a historical fantasy about a female village healer in a polyamorous, matrilineal society. Men and women both have multiple partners. Men live in their mother's home but visit the homes of women whenever they desire sex. None of the men know if they are the biological father of a child, but the women know, or at least they narrow it down to two or three men, and they talk amongst themselves to prevent incest. The men bring gifts for their lovers when they visit and treat all the children of their lovers as possible sons and daughters, teaching them skills as they grow. See what I wrote in the thread for details about the plot.

I also have a vision for the cover based on one of my favorite books. Instead of a white woman, we'd have a Mediterranean woman. Instead of a shell, she would be standing on the bronze helmet of the antagonist. She would also have DNA twirling around her, and we can add another detail or two based on what you think would work well.

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I'm looking for an author who is skilled at writing combat scenes and sex scenes. If you are interested in collaborating with me, please reply with a sample of your writing, and we'll take it from there.

Additional qualifications:
Knowledge of biology or willingness to do some research on how the human body works.
Knowledge of Bronze Age technology or willingness to do research.
Knowledge of plants (healing herbs and food) native to the Mediterranean region or willingness to do research.

Aphrodite?

 

[Zirrboy]

Again, it depends on what you find interesting.
There is some tension between her and her mother because her mother wants grandkids, but the village healer cannot be a mother. She solves the problem by becoming a father instead.

What I mean is that you either have cardboard cutout love interest for the early part or waste whatever potential/enjoyment they offer once they die (since you can't just reintroduce the same character with a different name later)

 

[RepresentingCaution]

Aphrodite?

More like Inanna or Astarte.

What I mean is that you either have cardboard cutout love interest for the early part or waste whatever potential/enjoyment they offer once they die (since you can't just reintroduce the same character with a different name later)

That's why there is more focus on her best friend as a love interest.