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Interitus:
I read the rules for this particular forum, and I have a quick question about them:

Does the "not posting story ideas so Mr. Butcher's legal butt is covered" ( ;D ) cover posting actual parts of whatever you're writing? Because I would really, really, really like some honest feedback and critiquing from people who have absolutely no reason to lie to me, but still may actually give a damn about what they're doing and know what they're talking about. I simply cannot get that from anybody I know, for various reasons. I'm wondering if you're allowed to do that here, or if there is anyone who wouldn't mind reading a couple things on their own time. Helpa brudda out, please.   

Interitus:
And... just found an answer to my own question. Dammit.

Dresdenus Prime:
I'm sure many people in this forum would be more than willing to discuss your ideas through private messaging  ;D

Interitus:
Well, it's not necessarily the ideas themselves I'm worried about. For the most part, when people just lay out their ideas, nothing really ever looks original or interesting. "The main character is [a personality trait/a creature that denotes certain character structure] who [inner conflict] and goes around [genre genre genre genre]." Formulaic. It's the writing itself that I need pointers with. I think Butcher has shown us that you can make any idea interesting if it's well-written.

But, unfortunately, everyone I know that I take my stuff to does this, without exception: "I read it and I think it's very good," and then the wince-inducing, "for someone your age."

So I'm just looking for people who can give me honest, how-does-this-compare sorts of feedback.
So, yeah.

Dresdenus Prime:
I'm somewhat in the same boat. I'm currently using three of my friends as "Beta-Readers" for my current work. One the one hand, I'm paranoid about keeping my story safe, so I wanted to use people I knew I could trust. On the other hand, I'm worried they will praise my work no matter how good or bad it is. I made sure to tell them by accepting the responsibility you have to be honest with your critiques.

As for your work and looking for people to critique you, I'd be more than happy to help, but I have little experience in the literary world. The book I'm working on now is my first. Still, if you need someone to help you out, click on my user name and throw me an e-mail, I'll read what you have and be as honest as I can be.

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