You Sent Me Your Fantasy Novels…Here Are My (Honest) Thoughts
Alyssa Matesic
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I'm an independent developmental book editor and publishing consultant with a decade of experience in book publishing. My career started in editorial roles at Henry Holt & Company (an imprint of Macmillan), The Book Group literary agency, and Ballantine Books (an imprint of Penguin Random House), where I worked with debut and bestselling authors. Since 2020, I've been sharing weekly writing and publishing insights on YouTube to help authors at all stages of their careers make their stories stronger. WORK WITH ME ON YOUR STORY https://www.alyssamatesic.com/inquire#inquire-2 DOWNLOAD MY FREE STORY SELF-ASSESSMENT! https://www.alyssamatesic.com/#freebie-form SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER FEATURING WRITING/PUBLISHING EXPERTS https://www.chapter-break.com/
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Today I’m sharing my honest editorial feedback on the opening pages of three fantasy novels written by my subscribers. I’ll share which ones I'd reject, which ones I'd want to read more of, and explain why. SUBSCRIBE TO CHAPTER BREAK https://www.chapter-break.com/ WORK WITH ME ON YOUR STORY https://www.alyssamatesic.com/inquire#inquire-2 DOWNLOAD MY FREE STORY SELF-ASSESSMENT! https://www.alyssamatesic.com/#freebie-form GET A QUERY LETTER REVIEW https://www.queryacademy.com MORE WRITING AND PUBLISHING ADVICE: 3 Authors Sent Me Their First Pages…Here’s Where They Go Wrong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg6OQirS8X0 No, You Probably Shouldn’t Write Omniscient Narration. Here’s Why. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJGAYA7FgpM How to Write a Perfect First Line (18 Examples!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nspKB2sm-Y CRITIQUING YOUR FANTASY NOVELS 00:00 Intro 01:14 Manuscript 1 - Urban Fantasy 11:58 Manuscript 2 - Science Fantasy 19:55 Manuscript 3 - Urban Fantasy ABOUT ME: My name is Alyssa Matesic, and I’m a professional book editor with nearly a decade of book publishing and editorial experience. Throughout my career, I’ve held editorial roles across both sides of the publishing industry: Big Five publishing houses and literary agencies. The goal of this channel is to help writers throughout the book writing journey—whether you're working on your manuscript or you're looking for publishing advice. FOLLOW ME ON MY SOCIALS! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alyssabookeditor/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlyssaMatesic TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alyssamatesic MUSIC: Charlie Brown by Smith The Mister https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com Smith The Mister https://bit.ly/Smith-The-Mister-YT
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