| Name | |
| Critique Status | |
| I'm currently writing... |
I just finished the second draft of what I shall call humorous women’s fiction. It’s about a girl who works in publishing (I know) and lives in New York (I KNOW) and who accidentally gatecrashes an NFL party. Oops. Rachael’s convinced Ryan’s a dumb jock; Ryan believes Rachael’s an uptight snob. Neither of them comment on alliteration. And both clash dramatically. I try to be at least a little funny and smart. It’s first person so not a true romance, and the MC’s 23, so she still has a bit of coming-of-age to do. I usually write YA – I have a superhero YA sitting patiently in a corner after being rejected – and I also do fantasy and historical fiction. |
| Critiquing experience | |
| Are you pursuing publication? | |
| What I want in an awesome Critique Partner |
Deep critique. I am experienced with critiquing. |
| The type of structure you like | |
| How often can you give & receive feedback? | |
| What is your writing experience? |
Unpublished. C’est la vie. I majored in writing, which is an incrediably useful degree, and I write daily. Due to that pesky writing degree I’ve done a fair amount of critiquing, and like it blunt and painful. |
| My writing influences are... |
Jane Austen, Meg Cabot, Tamora Pierce, Sharon Shinn, Sophie Kinsella, David Eddings, Robin McKinley |
| Books I enjoy reading |
Currently reading Bet Me by Jennifer Cruise. Love YA, fantasy, historical fiction, memoir, steampunk, Paris |
| Links to your blog or writing |
alisonkale.com I know I say “Coming soon!” That’s because I’m toying with self-publishing. And because I just threw up a website one night and that’s what my fingers typed. |
| More About Me |
I’m a traveler, a storyteller, and apparently still a kid, though I occasionally think I’ve grown up. Then I talk to my mother and find it’s not true. I like to bake a lot. I have a chocolate addiction. Today I went out and bought cocoa and white and dark chocolate chips and tomorrow I’m having cookies for lunch. Right after the pizza I make. It’s a problem. I also like to walk. And be outside. And play in the snow. Snow’s not showing up so much this year. It’s a wee bit tragic. I’d really like to crit someone with a finished manuscript. I can do line edits (and I will) but I also generally do a couple pages at the end of each section on plot and voice and stuff, and I find it helps to read larger portions. |
| Where did you hear about Ladies Who Critique? |
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