Greetings!
Rabbit in a Hat Hooker here.
It’s about time, isn’t it? Our blog is up and running and we’ve got three luscious hook’ers lying in wait this very moment. Okay, so it’s not quite as tantalizing as I’m making it sound. We’re probably still suffering a serious case of bed-head and wearing nappy ole bunny slippers, but hey, we’re here and ready to assist you!
Whether you’re a scarred and marred critique veteran or just taking your first dive, we want to offer you something fresh and new.
A multidimensional critique from not one, not two, but three hook’ers at the same time!
Best of all, it won’t cost you more than an awesome story worth reading. Now that doesn’t sound so hard, does it?
I know how it is, your first time sending stuff in for critique. You’re unsure. Want to know you’re normal and not some malformed story freak.
And what happens when you expose your stuff to the world? Will they criticize you? Point and laugh? Maybe.
But take heart, dear friend. We here at Ready Aim Hook Me like to pride ourselves on our professionalism and we hope that when we’re laughing, we’re only laughing with you. That’s the best quality one can have, by the way, the ability to laugh at your own work.
I have no qualms about telling you that I annoy the hell out of the Barnes and Noble staff on a weekly basis, laughing like a caffeinated hyena when I go through critiques. My poor Critique partner (CP) looks at me like she’s ready to call up the happy wagon. I’m far from perfect. I make mistakes just like everyone else. To sulk over them only crushes my creativity.
11 comments:
Geeze, this makes me want to finish my WIP faster. Only 18k to go... *sigh*
Great idea ladies. I look forward to following your book recommendations. Please try to spread the love in other genres aside from YA. There are already so many YA book blogs out there it seems weighted in their favor.
I would love a critique on my work in progress. I've been posting my novel for a page a day now, for 150 days or so and people seem afraid to comment.
I like very much what it reads in your side column: did I hook you in the first few lines ? first page ? or is it slow and boring ? would like some honest feedback, even. Here's page 1.
http://odetoimpossible.blogspot.com/p/ode-story-pages-in-order-1.html
p.s. thanks very much :) great site idea.
We review everything, not just YA. We just don't review poetry, non-fiction, and explicit horror or sex. But everything else is welcome.
We only have one YA author on this blog. The other two write romance, mystery, paranormal, and suspense. So it's all good.
Please make sure to submit your first five pages to readyaimhookme@gmail.com
I love your ladies blog template, especially the picture at the top. But, of course, I may be biased, as I love the color purple. XD
Have you realized that you have your blog archive posted twice?
I wish I could bug the Barnes and Noble staff every week, but we don't have one. TT_TT
You should change your name to just "Hook Me" - less complicated and succinct.
Three women. One blog. No complication? lol. It would've been less complicated for sure, but we had this idea of the title being something with three parts, like us. It just goes to show how important titles are. Thanks for your comment.
Your blog is a definitely hooker. I am following!
Great idea! Maybe one day I'll submit something to you :o) Nice to meet you!
Thanks to all the encouraging comments! We're going to have a great run together guys. Keep following and don't be shy. Get those polished submissions out to us so we can really start having fun! Okay, now I gotta sit down. All this cheerleading is beginning to make even me nauseous Hehe
I'm hooked on this blog. I hope you would post excerpts with your comments (assuming you got the author's permission) as well.
I always love seeing a work dissected.
Perhaps I'll even send you a couple pages!
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