These are a collection of reviews from when I posted the first four chapters and asked for unknown people on several web forums I visit, to read and critique my book with honest, and vicious feedback.
I figure the people who know me personally may mislead me with good intentions. But no one is as cruel and vicious and blatantly honest as random people on the other side of the internet who care nothing for your feelings.
And yup, out of the 117,xxx words, I had a shameful amount of ridiculous little word errors. 😦 But no one made any complaints about the general story line, so that’s nice.
I’m down. I’m a pretty voracious reader and the fact that there is a hand cranked gatling gun, an ape, and a triceratops piques my interest.
YJJPWrangler 5/14/2019
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Just got done reading through the first four “chapters”. Most of the edits I made were grammatical/punctuation in nature but I did have some issues with some sentences. A few thoughts:
-totally unique subject matter. I’ve read quite a lot and this is by far the most “diverse” setting I’ve found
– definitely gives me a feeling of the “land before time” theme(not a bad thing)
-is this supposed to be young teen or adult fiction? reason i ask is there are certain points in the 4 chapters that could greatly use some expletives. great for adults, maybe not so much for kids
-The first part of the first chapter was odd to read. I felt like I needed to know more about Jed before continuing. but I’m sure you fill in his backstory later on. (I do. :P)
I’ve got the comments saved on a word file if you would like them. I am looking forward to reading the rest of it.
-YJJPWangler 5/15/2019
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“Awesome book. While reading , I felt like I was right there in the middle of the action with everyone. I quite literally could not put the book down, I could not wait to find out what happened in the next chapter.
Looking forward to the rest of the series.”
-A_Kelly. 5/29/2019
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I think the book is pretty awesome. It’s a little out of my genre but I can’t wait for the publisher. I’m not sure how many pm’s you’ve received but add my name to the list. I’m dropping a 10 spot for the privilege too. I’ve just got to figure out the logistics to get it to you. Great book!
-thebrotherinlaw. 5/26/2019
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Damn man, I LOVE it!!! I am through the first three parts and will start the fourth ASAP!!!
Also, if that pic isnt the cover of this book, I will be thoroughly disgusted!!!!
-JSJJ388. 5/14/2019
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Hey man, just finished part four of the book. I gotta say, you’ve got me hooked! Let me know what you need to send me a copy, and when its published I’ll buy a copy.
-JSJJ388/ 5/15/2019
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That was definitely riveting! I read down to where his horse came back the next morning. I should not have even started because now I am running late to get my office work done before heading out to work! I do have some criticisms so will hopefully come back to it and share. I don’t read fiction at all but your writing style kept me glued.
-R Q 5/15/2019
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When this goes to print, I’ll gladly buy a signed copy for my collection. Nitpicky grammar nazis aside, I think its very well done for the genre you chose to write about. Keep it up, you have the knack for fictional story composition.
-308/223 Shooter. 5/17/2019
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I can’t believe you killed that horse in the beginning!
-Mom. 5/28/2019
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This book doesn’t suck.
–Jeepinmatt. 5/28/2019.
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Just wanted to say I really enjoyed reading the parts you had posted. Being that I grew up on westerns I could easily visualize the scenery in my minds eye. I didn’t feel that it was lacking in description whatsoever. I did notice some errors, but I am not one to judge. It seems you have several folks more adapt to editing than I could ever be. I look forward to reading the rest, please keep us updated as to its release.
-Rox&Mud 6/4/2019
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So far, so good. All minor stuff to fix, almost everything noticed is sentence structure… nothing big and plot shaking. Thank goodness. Seems to be the sort of stuff a typical editor would catch.
Of course there’s some complaints in the beginning that are addressed later on in the book…. Such as the Main Character using the term ‘mother’. Everyone wants him to say ‘ma’ or ‘momma’… but it’s revealed later that he comes from an aristocratic southern family. He was raised with proper genteel manners. That’s an important part of his back story and one of the main story arcs that continues through the series.
I also changed a team of horses to mules, for no reason other than to spice the story up with some variety, and I missed a reference to them being horses.
Silly me.
Anyways, go read it – give me feedback. Then pray I find someone who will publish this so other’s can read it too.
Gunpowder and Ink! 
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