Thank you for agreeing to read the first draft of The Iron Door! You can download the PDF by clicking the image at the right.

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Any and all comments or criticism are welcome and appreciated. Here are some specific questions to think about:

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1. Did the story hold your interest from the very beginning? If not, why not?

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2. Did you get oriented fairly quickly at the beginning as to whose story it is, and where and when it’s taking place? If not, why not?

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3. Could you relate to the main character? Did you feel her/his pain or excitement?

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4. Did the setting interest you, and did the descriptions seem vivid and real to you?

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5. Was there a point at which you felt the story started to lag or you became less than excited about finding out what was going to happen next? Where, exactly?

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6. Were there any parts that confused you? Or even frustrated or annoyed you? Which parts, and why?

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7. Did you notice any discrepancies or inconsistencies in time sequences, places, character details, or other details?

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8. Were the characters believable? Are there any characters you think could be made more interesting or more likeable?

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9. Did you get confused about who’s who in the characters? Were there too many characters to keep track of? Too few? Are any of the names or characters too similar?

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10. Did the dialogue keep your interest and sound natural to you? If not, whose dialogue did you think sounded artificial or not like that person would speak?

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11. Did you feel there was too much description or exposition? Not enough? Maybe too much dialogue in parts?

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12. Was there enough conflict, tension, and intrigue to keep your interest?

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13. Was the ending satisfying? Believable?

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14. Did you notice any obvious, repeating grammatical, spelling, punctuation or capitalization errors? Examples?

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15. Do you think the writing style suits the genre? If not, why not?