I have submitted Beer Run to Beta readers. I got one bite for a review of the full novel. If anyone reading this would like to volunteer for another full review, please let me know and we can get in contact. Several more have critiqued the opening chapters I submitted for review on the online workshop “Critters.” Generally, I am getting reviews.

By the way, if you are an aspiring writer, Critters Workshop really is a great resource. Finding beta readers outside of a workshop can be very difficult. That’s because getting your friends, family, and people you meet online to read your book can be nearly impossible. The best man at my wedding couldn’t get past the first page of my book, which might be indicative of my writing, but is more likely to be caused by the fact that he was really busy. Fact is, you have to offer something to people if you want help from them. I scratch your back, you scratch mine. That’s the way the world works.

Back to Beer Run II. The book centers on a ridiculous online conspiracy theory called the “Great Reckoning,” believed by the Lunatics, those nutty lunar nationalists introduced in the last book. Under this theory, our main character, Bill Stiltson, is a bloodthirsty cannibal who uses his brewery as a front to lure unsuspecting people in, knock them out, and eat them. Incensed by this theory, a group of Lunatics attack Bill’s brewery, leading him to look into a lawsuit against the conspirators. However, after hiring his intern, Jimmy, as a private investigator, Bill begins to worry when Jimmy starts to get a little too involved in his new job with the Great Reckoning’s main con artist: Cody Duncan.

If that interests anyone, I’d be happy to send you a manuscript for review. I’d love to hear from you.