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This is a dark and slightly comic speculative (read “elements of fantasy”) crime story. It’s just over 85,000 words long.
The main character’s language can be uninhibited. Also, one or two other people swear a bit. There’s a little intimacy, but mild by modern standards.
I’m up for any and all thoughts and feedback, but particularly on the balance of the story as a whole. If you spot spelling mistakes that’s a thumbs-up. If you hate a character, or a plot point, that’s great. If you like something but think it needs development, or if something is confusing, that’s what I want to know.
I’d love to be approaching agents in about 3 months. If you can fit that, it would be great.
Hi Ath, I’d be pleased to read Thirty Days if I’m the kind of reader you’re looking for. My experience of speculative fiction is limited. For instance I loved M John Harrison’s The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again but soon gave up the first novel in his Viriconium series. That tipped too far into fantasy for me.
Feel free to see what other offers you receive and then let me know if you think I’d be helpful.
Hah! That’s an interesting comparison, and thank you for it. If I assign a strangeness value (SV) of 5 to Sunken Land and, say, 8 or 9 to Viriconium, then Thirty days is mainly a 4 with the occasional 6. I am doing very different things. Thank you very much for the offer. I hope I can appeal to a wide range of readers.
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