After months of feedback from only book coach Jennie, my story, which is now flying on its own out in the world, (well, the small, beta-reader world), is garnering quite the buzz.
From all of three people.
But that’s three more people than before, of course.
Feedback #1 (from my 13-year-old daughter who refused to let me tell her anything about the book as I was writing it so she could get the full experience): “Where’s the sequel?!”
(Yay!)
Feedback #2 (from my adult friend): “Loved it!!!!” (Note the FOUR exclamation marks–and that’s not my interpretation. I have the text to prove it. 🙂 ) “I couldn’t put it down.”
The backstory: I was chatting with my friend Saturday morning; she mentioned she’d just started reading it; I got the text Sunday morning. “I was bound to the book for 24 hours!” she said.
(Yay!)
Feedback #3 (from a 13-year-old family friend): “Could I use it for a book report at school? I asked my teacher and she said it would be ok.”
(Yay!)
It’s true that a sample size of three (and all from family and friends) does not a conclusion make, but I’ll take what I can get. After months of living with this story alone, it’s heartening that other people like Lyra as much as I do.
Next week, I’ll tell you the rest of their responses–what the first batch of beta readers felt I could improve on (because, funny, it seems the draft wasn’t perfect. Go figure.)
For now though, I’ll bask in the glow of the compliments.
It’s a nice place to be. 🙂
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