Instructions

Thank you for reading this rough draft manuscript. Your feedback is priceless to the author. Because you are reading this episode, you are being asked to critique this project.

The questions below are to guide you in your critique. Your answers help the author tell the best story possible. Please read through the questions twice and then put them aside until you are finished with the manuscript. Keep the questions in mind as you read.

Please do not share this manuscript with anyone without the author’s permission.

The #1 RULE- If you are not enjoying the story and looking forward to the next episode, STOP! If you have to make yourself read at any point, don’t. Please let me know where you stopped in your answers below.

Number 2 RULE- Be honest with your answers.

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* 1. Were you hooked in the first few minutes? What scene? At what point in the story were you fully engaged. In other words, where you knew you couldn’t put it down until you finished!

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* 2. Describe how the setting of the story made you feel. Examples are depressing, dark, alien, rainy, happy, gloomy, uplifting, cold, didn’t affect me. Do you think it is appropriate for the story?

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* 3. Which character(s) were you most drawn to? Your favorite character? Why? Focus on the character traits that flavor your answer. Example: I liked the hero because he is kind, generous, shy like me, determined, brave, etc.

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* 4. What character did you not like? Focus on the character traits and events that flavor your answer. Example: I hated the protagonist because he/she was cruel, loud, self-centered, conceited, etc.

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* 5. Would you have made the same decisions as the main character? Why or why not. Would you want to live in this world?

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* 6. Did anything confuse you? What does the writer need to clarify?

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* 7. Did any scene, dialog, or event seem awkward? Perhaps a character does or says something that does not fit with his/her personality. Imagine a kind, quiet character all of a sudden using inappropriate words, or a cruel character singing a lullaby! Maybe an entire scene feels like it is stuck in where it doesn’t belong.

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* 8. What surprised you?

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* 9. Did anything scare you, make you cry, make you angry, or laugh? Please reference page numbers where the information should be noted.

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* 10. Is any scene or circumstance beyond believability? This is where you might have stopped and said, “No way. That would never happen!” describe where it is.

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* 11. Did you lose interest or feel like the story dragged at any point? If yes, where?

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* 12. What is your favorite scene? How did it make you feel? Why?

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* 13. What emotion(s) were you left with at the end? Were you satisfied with the way the writer ended the story? A short explanation would be appreciated.

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* 14. Who would you recommend this story to? Can you think of two or more friends or family members who would enjoy this story as much as you did? If you have no objection to me contacting them, please share their email addresses?

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* 15. Please compare (manuscript title) to other books, stories, or movies you have enjoyed. List three or more books you have read that are similar to or reminds you of (manuscript title). You can list the titles or give a short review with contrast/comparison. For example (manuscript title) is like ABC meets XYZ. Or (manuscript title) reminds me of ABC but in the future.

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* 16. Write a 3-4 sentence review (can be longer or shorter) of MANUSCRIPT TITLE. Please be honest, both positive and negative reviews are valuable. If you are not sure what to write you can go to amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, or goodreads.com.

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* 17. Would you be excited to read the next episode in the series?

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* 18. Thank you so much for your time! Would you like to join our Weekly Communique?

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