Most author nowadays seek to get as many pairs of eyes as possible to look at their books before they ’re published . Look at the acknowledgements of any science fiction or fantasy novel , and you ’ll see a list of beta reader and people who make feedback on former rough drawing .
But author Andrea White is taking this thought one step further — and giving kids a fortune to become more involved in the written material summons . White has posted the full text of her novel , Time Angel , on her internet site , so tiddler can give her feedback long before it ’s publish next springiness . White writes :
scholarly person , I have posted a draught of my newfangled book , Time Angel . But I have sex I ’ve made error . And I know you could help me tell the story better . Let me know if you ascertain spelling or punctuation mark errors . Are there parts of the account that are confusing to you ? Do you have some idea for me about how to make my plot , my fictional character or the world of the book come alive ?
lecture toCultureMap Houston , White explains that she wants to help pad kids ’ version acquirement by turning them into editors . “ This is a great mode for kid to understand writing is a shape of communication , ” she tell CultureMap . “ Kids ’ imaginations are fantastic , so I ca n’t wait to see what kind of stimulus they have . ” She ’ll also be skyping into classroom starting in August , to do kids ’ question . She ’s been a supporter of public school day since her married man was city manager of Houston , from 2004 to 2010 .
This is a really cool idea — and I wonder if any authors of “ grown - up ” fiction will have the catgut to follow White ’s example . Oh , and Time Angel , the 2d book in a trilogy , sounds jolly swell in its own right field . It takes place at the Chronos Academy in UpCity , where lucky kids learn to be , fundamentally , Time Lords . Here ’s the description for Time Angel :
Shama Katooee is an orphan with nothing singular about her . Or so multitude imagine . She is invited to advert Chronos , an elect school for prison term travelers , for a unmarried understanding : no one will care if she die in an experimentation . At Chronos , the Time Keepers believe that their role is merely to defend the most sinewy machine in the world , the QuanTime computer , a Time motorcar .
[ viaCultureMap Houston ]
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