#songofshadows

March 28, 2026:

Latte Secondary, Undertide, Underbelly.

A blacksmith’s apprentice is blamed for the murder of her master craftsman… but she has no memory of that night. Swept into castle life and surrounded by enemies, Myren must discover the truth about her continual memory lapses and the murders that occur in tandem, before it’s too late. In the Castle of Light, nothing is as it seems.

Subgenres: mystery, romance, magic, celtic, politics

I am in the process of writing my second draft of Song of Shadows and would love any insight on the direction my story is headed.

I’m looking for 1-3 people who will read the 100k word manuscript and make comments in it.

This would involve:

Analyzing each scene, chapter, and the full manuscript for anything that needs to be improved on in the plot, characters, or world building. 

Picking out paragraphs or actions that don’t make sense.

Picking out lines that don’t flow well.

Correcting any obvious grammar errors or typos.

Doing all these things in under five weeks.

Since this is a thorough critique, I’ll be more then happy to return the favor by offering a similar level of feedback for a similar sized project (granted it’s something I would have interest in reading to begin with.)

Please message me directly if you’re interested. If you’ve never beta read for me in this manner, I will ask you to provide critique for the first few thousand words of the manuscript to make sure we both know what we’re getting into and are a good critiquing match.

If you would like to know more about the story, do not hesitate to message me!

June 26, 2024:

Plum Primary, Nocturne, Capsule.