I want to express my gratitude to several people who really helped me with my first book, Soul Ties.
Will Nuessle was one of the first people to read my early drafts. Following his advice, I rewrote a huge chunk of the book. And he was absolutely right, so I'm sincerely grateful to him. He also pointed out some insufficient explanations and exposition. I was honored to read the draft of his upcoming book, which was very good, so I know that his opinion is not just empty words.
Anton D. Morris was another very instrumental person who helped me with my book. His advice about pacing, author's intent, chapter structure, and wastefulness — I tried to address all of his points. I was lucky enough to have read the draft of his new book «Exposed: Humanity Craves Power». It's a very good read, so do check it out, as well as his earlier book «MEN DJINN & ANGELS».
And last but not least, the person who helped me with my first book is Jenna Adams. Unlike the previous two gentlemen who concentrated on the global scale, Jenna was extremely helpful in getting right the small but numerous things. Jenna's comments about insufficient explanations, unconvincing character behavior, or just punctuation and grammar — all of it was extremely helpful for the book's health. I was delighted to read the draft of Jenna's great book, «Can I Stray».
Many people helped me with Kirin as well.
A special thanks goes to K. L. Johnson of Heritage House Books LLC, Milton. His input was invaluable. After reading my early draft, he honestly informed me that it was no good. And so the rewrite began. In return, I read the draft of his book about the paranormal and supernatural, and it was very well done.
J.R. Sampaio also read my early draft. His encouragement helped me keep going, and his suggestions helped me improve my book. To return the favor, I read the draft of his unusual novel about an Ethiopian family. It was a very insightful read, so please check it out. The book is called Coffee, Tea and Khat.
Another person who read my early draft was Hope Louise. She made a lot of suggestions, and in return, I read the draft of her book about vampires. It is not published yet, but please check out the bookshelves later.
Trisha Johnson was the first person to read my late draft. She helped me understand that it had potential, unlike the old one.
I can't go forward without thanking Tünde Pfeffer. She read my late draft and made many valuable suggestions. Plus, she gave me a draft of her own book to read, which brought me joy and maybe even inspired me to change a thing or two in my own novel. Her work was not published as I’m writing this, but you live in the future, so please try to find Tünde’s book.
And another special thanks goes to Anya Rousselle. She was instrumental in making my book good. As she read my late draft, Anya found multiple errors, silly mistakes, or just straight-up dumb things I wrote. But she never forgot to encourage me and to point out what I did right. In return, I read the draft of her own sweet novel, which I wholeheartedly recommend. Her book is finally yet out, so pleas check out The King's Blade. And please visit her website, anyarousselle.wordpress.com, for it contains sweet stuff. Anya is one of the authors of the Gingerbread Kisses Christmas romance anthology. Later, she re-published her story from that anthology separately under the name Spruce Path, so please go check it out!
I was fortunate to find people who helped me with Perrin Peters.
Anya Rouselle played a big role once again. I already gave her a shout-out earlier. Her comments and suggestions for Perrin Peters were also always useful.
Tess Van Laanen has also made multiple useful comments for the draft of this book.
Anthony Scafachi provided a unique look at my draft, which helped me to reconsider some stuff. And his sense of humor made me laugh, which helped my writing process.
Thomas Mazzarella has made some useful suggestions. While he was reading my book, I read his, which was very intriguing. You can find some of his works on his website.
Georgie Eliotwell was a big help as well. His take differed from others who read my draft, which was very useful. He’s published a collection of poems under the name Pongs and Poems, so please go check them out!
While Anthony Cosentino was reading my detective book and making useful comments, I read his funny horror story. Please do check it out if he has already published it, the way he’s already published a children's book titled The Pickle Thief.
And I also must mention Katelyn Beck. Reading her book The Silencer’s Wife about an unusual assassin helped me reassess some of what was happening in my own book. And her comments on my draft were also helpful. She has published a few books, such as A Choice With A Promise To Keep, so please go ahead and check them out.