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Ok, I’m tagging a lot of people for this, but don’t feel obligated to reply.
So, I’ve gotten stuck in my current WIP, but as I work through that slowly, I want to return to an older WIP that I worked on over the summer and really want to refine. It’s only in a first draft, but I’d like to have a critique partner for it.
The type of critique partner I’m looking for:
– has experience in either reading or writing YA fiction
– is willing to put in the time to read through the whole book (it’s only 50k) and provide feedback
– will understand what I’m trying to do with this book and how I want to reach readers through it
– has had some level of experience critiquing work before (this could literally be just someone’s short story or a
whole novel)

The type of feedback I’m looking for:
– NOT line edits or prose critique (I’ll take care of that in the third draft)
– thoughts on character arcs
– suggestions on pacing
– pointing out plot holes, scenes that should be removed, or scenes you’d like to see in the final draft
– pretty much the big picture things, if you know what I mean

I don’t have a blurb (i know, that’s awful XD), but I’ll give you a haphazard summary, lol.
It’s about two high schoolers (brother and sister), Easton and Hallie Woodbury. The theme tackles understanding what’s truly worth your life, time, and energy. Easton struggles with purpose in his life and Hallie kinda struggles with the same thing, but in a different way of trying to fit in with the cool crowd. As they work through their struggles (whether they notice them or not), their lives are turned upside down when tragedy strikes in an unexpected way. But through this tragedy, God draws both of them back to Him and fixes their perspectives on life. The book takes place in 1990s New Mexico (it’s still lacking in 90s references, but I’m working on it, lol). It highlights good friendships, has a good dose of cheesy high-school romance (always clean!!), has lighthearted humor, tackles relatable themes like fitting in, standing up for God, and dealing with friendships, and has some fun family interactions (Hallie and Easton live with a family of nine!).

If you’re interested, let me know! You’re not committing to anything by saying you’re interested. I can share the moodboards with you and give you some more info on the plot, themes, and charries. I hope this post made sense, lol, so let me know if you have any questions!

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