Welcome to our new member joining us this month: LauraDeCastr0 and welcome back to KingEmpo
Please note that some members are participating in both Light and Fun and Moderate so please confirm with your exchange partner which of the two types of reading exchanges you plan on doing before beginning to comment on their story. I've divided the list into sections to try and make that easier. If you change your mind about the section you've chosen just let me know and I can move your story around at any time.
I mark the accepted exchanges with either LF for light and fun or M for Moderate depending on either what you've agreed to in the comments or if one of the writers is only participating in one of the sections.
NEWish: As per the note in the sign-up chapter you are welcome to ask club members to read any story on your profile even if it isn't listed as your club book. Just make sure everyone's okay with the rating and let them know if there are any trigger warnings.
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Exchange requests can be sent from January 1st to January 27th (evening). All exchanges should be completed by February 1st (10 am CST).
All exchange requests/replies and logging of accepted and finished requests will be posted in this chapter only.
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Please remember
1) Tags. People won't be notified of the request unless you tag them. If someone hasn't replied to your request in a few days, double-check that you tagged them correctly.
2) Accepted/finished comments must include username, name of book and number of chapters (including chapter numbers i.e. ch 4-6).
3) Don't go over your open request limit. If you are new to the club, you have two. If you're returning see below. Each request should not exceed 5 chapters.
If a new member has two incomplete requests, they cannot accept any more until they're complete. If someone has a star by their name, they can accept 3. Two stars and they can accept 4 requests at a time.
All exchanges should be completed by the morning of January 1st. Please notify me before the due date if you need an extension.
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Writers in this section are only looking for Light and Fun exchanges. Minimum comment requirements for Light and Fun are 5+ inline comments per chapter. At least 3 of those comments should be at least 5 words long each or the total comments should add up to 15+ words per chapter. Shorter reactions and/or emojis are accepted in addition to the above too.
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Username: AnimalSaga394
Story: Writers Christmas Vacation
Genre: adventure and young adult
Chapters: 50
Description: Melissa is a 20 something yesr old writer who is trying to be published. One Christmas several things stop that from happening. Will her family and her have a fight or get along?
Warning: none
Average chapter length: 500 words to 1.5k words
Will read mature content: yes but no sex scenes or intense horror
Section: light and fun
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INCOMPLETE:
COMPLETE:
Username: LNRoberts1 ** ✔️
Story: I'll Remember
Genre: Young Adult/Romance
Chapters: 41 (completed)
Description: When Lauren, a 1990s teen, finally gets the boy of her dreams, she must confess her biggest secret or lose him forever.
It's the mid 90s on the West Coast. Grunge music, mix tapes, pagers, skateboarding and baggy clothes. Lauren is an ordinarily shy 8th grade girl in 1994 who risks the first move to approach her long time elusive crush, Giovanni: a gorgeous and mysterious outsider from the very small town of Brookfield. But the timing isn't on their side. Fast forward to age 17, her junior year of high school is the worst year of her life so far, and Lauren feels anything but confident. Gio reappears unexpectedly, just when she has completely forgotten about him, the attraction is as intense as ever and things heat up fast, however trouble is always close behind them. His school life is a disaster and he is keeping a secret he won't share, but it's what Lauren keeps from him that really threatens to tear their young romance apart.
Warnings: mature content. 3 sexually explicit chapters and mild drug use references. Those don't happen till mid book. First 12 chapters are PG-13 at most.
Feedback Preference: Light and fun + constructive criticism
I'm looking for all types of comments. To what you liked, to bad sentence structure, to suggesting what could make it better. Let me know if each chapter pulls you along to the next :)
Chapter Length: Average 1,500-2,500
Reading Preferences: none
Will Read Mature Content: Yes
Section I'd like to join: Light and fun
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INCOMPLETE:
COMPLETE: 9 chapters of "Complete Without You" by voyageavecmoi
6 chapters (1-6) of "Cocoon on Fire" by SylviaJeanSaint
3 chapter of "The Past" by LauraDeCastr0
Username: PriscillaYiadom4 (2 stories posted) ✔️
Story 1: Love Wings
Genre: poetry
Chapters: 36
Descriptions: A Collection of Poetry.
Warnings: None
Feed back: mild criticism
Average chapter length: 2200 words
Reading Preference: Chicklit, romance, poetry, billionaire and Young Adult.
Will read mature content: few
Story 2: Shades Of Love
Genre: Romance
Chapters 17( still in Progress)
Descriptions: This is the story of successful couple Diana and Mario who struggle to have children so their decided to have IV treatment to have a child and few months later had twins.
Warnings: None
Reading preference: romance, Chicklit, YA and Poetry.
Will read mature content: few
Section: Still Light and fun
Feedback: not to harsh.
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INCOMPLETE:
COMPLETE: 3 chapters of 'Writers Christmas Vacation' by AnimalSaga394
Username: violetsadowski ** ✔️
Story: Everett Revised edition
Genre: Scifi/dystopian
Chapters: 16 and counting
Description: Everett, a shy boy, is sent to a boarding school to be reeducated into society after a night of illegally being out with friends passed curfew. Once at the boarding school, he discovers a whole underworld of secrets that he never dreamed of being a part. Now, he must decide if he will assimilate or help to build a new future.
Warnings: some violence
Feedback preference: Any feedback
Average chapter length: Less than 2,000 words
Reading preferences: Not a fan of fanfiction
Will read mature content: yes
Section I'd like to join: Light and fun
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INCOMPLETE:
COMPLETE: 2 chapters of "Hetty and Ryan" with UnbalancedMom333
2 chapters of "Castle of the Damned" by bigfivedonaldduckfan
4 chapters of "Wolves Against the Church" by CreationofGod1996
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Writers in this section are open to both types of exchanges. Please specify which type of exchange you would like to do in your request.
Username: bigfivedonaldduckfan ** (2 stories listed) ✔️
Story 1: Castle of the Damned
Genre: Horror/mystery
Chapters: 35 (ongoing)
Description: There's something wrong with the castle.
Perhaps the problem is the young owner, whose odd behaviour arouses suspicion in those around him. Perhaps it's the girl with the secrets and the voice in her head, haunted by the past, the future and something evil in the dark. Could it be the boy who never wanted all the complications he's faced with, holding on to crumbling friendships he's too afraid to let go of? Or is it the mysterious stalker in the night, trying to get to the bottom of an ancient mystery?
In the end, it doesn't matter. They're all damned just the same.
There's something wrong with the castle, and nobody knows why.
Warnings: Strong language, violence, death. Essentially, what you'd expect from a horror story.
Feedback preference: None. I'll take anything.
Average chapter length: 2K-2,5K words
Reading preferences: I'm open to reading anything.
Will read mature content: Yes.
Story 2: The Curse-breakers of Avondor
Genre: Fantasy
Chapters: 20 chapters, including short prologue
Description: For two months, the Avondorian Mountains were a safe haven. Now, that's about to change. When a scout returns to Anahill with a disturbing message, Audren, the freshly-inaugurated Lord of the Mountains, finds himself faced with a challenge: The Cursed will reach the city within days.
Undead, highly dangerous and hungry for human flesh, the Cursed are creatures not to be messed with. Audren refuses to let them slaughter his people and turn them into monsters. He sees only one way to save his home: Breaking the curse that started this terror. Teaming up with a grumpy student mage, Audren ventures into hostile territory. But can this curse even be broken?
Warnings: Occasional graphic violence. 'Tis a zombie story, after all.
Feedback preference: Anything goes.
Average chapter length: 2k-3k words
Will read mature content: Yes.
Section I'd like to join: Both.
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INCOMPLETE:
COMPLETE: 2 chapters (6 part 2 and 7) of 'Everett' by violetsadowksi (LF)
3 chapters (2.2 to 3.2) of 'Wolves against the Church' by CreationofGod1996 (M)
Username: BlueJay325 ** (2 stories listed)
Story 1: Cultured
Genre: Mystery/Thriller, Teen Fiction
Chapters: 27 Parts total
Description: The multicultural backgrounds of four high-schoolers seem poised to throw them conflict when they meet during the first week of senior year. But after a grisly murder rocks their California town, all four teenagers find themselves entangled in a twisted mystery with ties to their families' shadowed pasts—a mystery that will bring them face to face with a diabolical killer.
Warnings: This novel contains some instances of bloody violence, though they are not extremely gratuitous or prolonged.
Feedback preference: How interesting is the story's plot as you read—does the storyline make you want to know what will happen next? Are the details and descriptions immersive—do they pull you into the story?
Average chapter length: 2800 to 4000 words.
Reading preferences: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Adventure, Fantasy, Most Horror (I do not want stories heavy on occult or satanic/satanist themes)
Will read mature content: Yes, as long as there are not graphically explicit sex scenes or satanic/occult content
Story 2: Fake Me To Church
Genre: Mystery/Thriller, Teen Fiction
Chapters: 32 (Completed)
Description: After the new kid at a Christian school butts heads with the pastor's entitled son, these two at-odds high schoolers are swept up in the police investigation of a brutal murder with links to the disappearance of a young girl over a decade prior.
Warnings: While not mature, this novel does contain themes of abuse, bloody violence, and family trauma. Sexual actions are implied but never graphically described.
Feedback preference: The level of intrigue of the story, the effectiveness of character interaction in enriching the plot
Average chapter length: Between 2k and 5k words
Reading preferences: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Adventure, Fantasy, Most Horror (I do not want stories heavy on occult and/or satanist themes).
Will read mature content: Mature is fine as long as there are not graphically explicit sex scenes or satanic/occult content.
Section I'd like to join: Both.
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INCOMPLETE:
COMPLETE: 3 chapters of What Comes After by KingEmpo
4 parts of 'Wolves against the Church' by CreationofGod1996
Username: CreationOfGod1996 ** ✔️
Story: Wolves Against the Church
Genre: Anthro/Fantasy
Chapters: 11 Ongoing (each chapter is divided into 2 parts)
Description: A young gorilla named Ben Mikeno receives Jesus as his Savior at 10 years old, transfers to university at 21, and finds a church off campus after helping a beautiful leopard named Angel Spotheart fight against a pack of cultic, barbaric wolves known as "Lycanites." However, as Ben attempts to enjoy his new church life, the Lycanites become an increasingly pervasive societal threat. Animals are progressively brainwashed by the government and media to worship the Lycanites and live in fear of them, and churches are heavily blamed for Lycanite-related deaths. Rodlfo, the leader of the Lycanite pack that Ben and Angel fought against, also seems to be quite active in the State of New Jungle where they live.
Warnings: None
Feedback Preference: Moderate
Average Chapter Length: Around 1500 words, for each part per chapter
Reading Preferences: Fantasy
Will Read Mature Content: Yes - as long as it's not sexually explicit
Section I'd Like to Join: Both
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INCOMPLETE:
COMPLETE: 3 chapters of 'The Past' by LauraDeCastr0
3 chapters (3-5) of 'The Curse-breakers of Avondor' by bigfivedonaldduckfan
4 chapters (8 parts 1-3, 9) of 'Everett' by violetsadowski
4 chapters (10 to Twelve Years ago) of 'Fake Me to Church' by BlueJay325
Username: KingEmpo ** ✔️
Story: What Comes After
Genre: Science Fiction
Chapters: 24
Description: When an asteroid hits the moon and pushes it closer to the Earth, little did Neal know that his life would change forever as tidal tsunamis ravage his town's coastline and volcanic eruptions cloud the entire sky with darkness.
Warnings (Mature content): Some disturbing imagery
Feedback preference: Character development, Dialogue, Pacing, Sense of immersion in the story.
Average chapter length: 6,000 (3-4k in early chapters, 8-10k for later ones).
Reading preferences: Anything but fantasy
Section I'd like to join: Both
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INCOMPLETE:
COMPLETE: 3 chapters of Cultured by BlueJay325
Username: LauraDeCastr0 ✔️
Story: The Past
Genre: Fantasy (romance)
Chapters: 7 (ongoing)
Description: This is a prequel to my new self-published novel "The Mirror". Kinheal is the first princess of the new Kingdom of Zalta, though one could hardly call it a kingdom. At her mother's request, she goes to the island Orion, home and court of the gods, to find a husband. Kinheal's plans would beg to differ, though, and she soon gets on the first ship out, determined to find the lost Mirror and to use its power to leave the Realm. However, 17 year old Kinheal does not make the journey alone...
Warning: occasional swearing and sexual themes(no graphic smut)
Feedback: moderate (but I don't mind if you don't comment as much)
Chapter length: 800-1000 words usually
Reading preference: fantasy and romance
Will read mature: just not excessive smut
Section to join: both
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INCOMPLETE:
COMPLETE: 3 chapters of "The Rose of Birmingham" by MarCafeWrites (LF)
3 chapters of 'Wolves against the Church' by CreationofGod1996
3 chapters of 'Hetty and Ryan' by UnbalancedMom333 (M)
3 chapters of "A Different Slice" by voyageavecmoi (LF)
3 chapters of "I'll Remember" by LNRoberts (LF)
Username: MarCafeWrites ** ✔️
Book Title: The Rose of Birmingham
Genre: Fanfiction/Historical fiction
Number of Chapters: 37 chapters plus a Prologue
Average Length of Chapters: Varies, 550 – 2000 words
Description: A tragic misunderstanding. A murder. A secret. An unlikely partnership.
When the disappearance of a Russian refugee brings Lady Rose MacClare to the doorstep of Thomas Shelby, neither party is prepared for the significant changes a single encounter can inspire. As Rose unwillingly ventures deeper into the world of the notorious Peaky Blinders – spanning ballrooms to dark alleys – she finds herself torn between her moral compass, her suppressed rebellious youth, her growing love for a motherless toddler, and her mounting attraction for Tommy, a man she knows she should hate.
|| A historical fanfiction novel combining the fandoms of "Peaky Blinders" and "Downton Abbey." ||
Sensitive Content: Some mentions of death/murder, some foul language.
Is the Story Mature: Yes, mainly for language.
Will I read mature content? Yes, just no graphic sex scenes, please.
Feedback Preference: Flow, character interactions, and whether or not it reads well as a historical piece.
Which Group: Both Light and Moderate, please
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INCOMPLETE:
COMPLETE: 3 chapters of "The Past" by LauraDeCastr0
Username: rhymeswithfry ** ✔️
Story : Story: Against All Gods
Genre: Fantasy
Chapters: 20
Description: When Sage's mother was pregnant, a goddess visited her and prophesied the birth of a boy. The goddess also said he'd be born "undone" but that if he was protected, she would later make him "complete". This confused his mother until she gave birth to a healthy child who appeared to be female. Following the goddess's advice, she raised her child as a son. Eighteen years have past and Sage is in love with Violet and impatient for his body to match his mind. What will happen when he storms off to confront the gods?
Warnings (Mature content): None
Feedback preference: I am most curious about the hook and the pacing.
Average chapter length: 1,500
Reading preferences: Open to anything, but always looking for LGBTQ stories
Will read mature content: Yes
Section I'd like to join: Either/Both
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INCOMPLETE:
COMPLETE: 3 chapters of "More to You" by voyageavecmoi (LF)
Username: UnbalancedMom333 ** (2 stories listed)
Story 1: Hetty and Ryan
Genre: Young Adult/Teen Fiction/Romance
Chapters: 43
Description: Hetty is a reserved and studious high school freshman. Ryan is an attractive and outgoing senior who is also surprisingly sensitive. What starts out as friendly chit chat soon leads to secretly touching hands under the table during film class. As their bond grows deeper, neither of them have confessed their true feelings to anyone - not a best friend, their parents or even each other. Will Hetty be allowed to date a guy three years older? Is love more powerful than society's rules and expectations?
Warnings: Mature (sexual content; suggested attempted sexual assault; language; alcohol)
Feedback Preference: Moderate + Constructive criticism
Average Chapter Length: 2000
Reading Preferences: Young Adult, Romance
Will read mature content: Yes
Story 2: Second Chance (Sequel to Hetty and Ryan)
Genre: Romance
Chapters: 30 (ongoing)
Description: Hetty and Ryan fell hard for each other in high school, but their relationship was cut short when Ryan went off to college.
Eight years later, their paths have crossed again. Ryan's feelings for Hetty resurface immediately, but Hetty is engaged to someone else. After all this time, the chemistry between the high school sweethearts has not changed. Will Ryan let her go for a second time? Should Hetty risk the future with her fiancé to pursue a fairy tale love story from the past?
Warnings: Mature (first three chapters are tame)
Feedback: any and all feedback welcome!
Average Chapter Length: 1500
Mature Content: Yes, willing to read mature
Sections I'd like to join: Both
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INCOMPLETE: 5 chapters (10-14) 'Cocoon on Fire' by SylviaJeanSaint (M)
COMPLETE: 7 chapters of 'A Different Slice' by voyageavecmoi (LF)
9 chapters of 'Cocoon on Fire' by SylviaJeanSaint (M)
3 chapters of 'The Past' by LauraDeCastr0 (M)
2 chapters of 'Everett' by violetsadowski (LF)
Username: Voyageavecmoi ** (2 stories listed) ✔️
Story 1: A Different Slice
Genre: Romance
Chapters: 4 (with regular updates)
Description: What's better than sex? To Naomi, it's a long list that includes going out with friends for delicious food, winning softball games, and her childhood crush admitting he is in love with her. The only problem: Greg isn't asexual, and despite years of friendship, she has never shared her asexuality with him. Now that they're both single, she can confess everything, but it grows complicated.
Kieran's life hasn't gone according to plan. Not his relationships or lack thereof, his job, or the city he's stuck in half a world away from everyone but his brother. But it was better than the alternative. On the night he thinks he'll hook up with his friend Brinny, her awful ex steps in, and Kieran connects with a stranger in a similar situation whose refreshing honesty intrigues him.
As Naomi and Kieran's paths cross and they help each other with their contrasting dating goals, will they find happiness or will they want more?
Warnings: Drug and alcohol references, some swearing
Feedback: Reader reactions, how you connect to the characters, and if there are points where your interest level drops.
Average chapter length: 1.5k-2.5k
Reading preferences: Happy to read anything
Will read mature: yes
Story 2: Complete Without You
Genre: Light Romance/Adventure/General Fiction
Chapters: 14 including a short epilogue and 2 bonus chapters
Description: Sadie embarks on her dream trip to Australia where she fully embraces solo travel life until she crosses paths with quirky Irish traveller Neil. The two discover they share more than their love for adorable Aussie animals as they both complete bucket lists they'd planned with their exes. As their connection strengthens, Sadie considers unsettling her newfound peace and self-acceptance for a connection she'd thought impossible since her destructive break-up.
Warnings (Mature content): Swearing
Feedback preference: General enjoyment, opening hook, character development/consistency, if you make it to chapters 10+11 if dialogue flows okay and explanations are easy enough to follow and engaging or too repetitive.
Average chapter length: 1,500 (chapters 8, 10, and 11 are longer 2.5-3k+ words)
Reading preferences: Open to all genres with a soft spot for romance, adventure, mystery/thriller, non-fiction, contemporary and general fiction.
Will read mature content: Yes
Section I'd like to join: Both
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INCOMPLETE:
COMPLETE: 3 chapters of "Against All Gods" by RhymeswithFry (LF)
6 chapters of "Hetty and Ryan" by UnbalancedMom333 (LF)
9 chapters of "I'll Remember" by LNRoberts1 (LF)
3 chapters of "The Past" by LauraDeCastr0
Writers in this section are looking for Moderate exchanges. Minimum comment requirements for Moderate are: 7+ complete lines(PC)/13+ lines(mobile) of comment(s) on each chapter.
Username: SylviaJeanSaint * ✔️
Story: Cocoon On Fire
Genre: General Fiction
Chapters: 22
Description: Enter the world of you (yes, you) with all its teenage high school angst, family dysfunction, dark humor, fantasies, secrets, betrayals, lies, heartbreak and karma. We begin when, on the brink of potentially life-changing surgery, a mysterious woman promises to reveal the events of her teen years that taught her to trust herself, persevere and ultimately prevail over disappointment, loneliness and the pain of not fitting in.
Warnings: Language, bullying, violence.
Feedback preference: All constructive criticism welcomed. I want to hear if you're bored, stopped reading, confused, etc...why so and what would make my work more interesting to you. Would also appreciate comments about what's working for you and why.
Average chapter length: 2500 words
Reading preferences: Especially like underdog stories, psychological thrillers, literary fiction. No gratuitous sex or violence, or fan fiction, please.
Will read mature content: Yes.
Section I'd like to join: Moderate.
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INCOMPLETE:
COMPLETE: 14 chapters (1-14) of "Hetty and Ryan" by UnbalancedMom333 (M)
6 chapters of "I'll Remember" by LNRoberts1 (LF)