Looking for early readers for NOVA
The manuscript of Nova is complete. Before it leaves the lab for agents and festivals, I am looking for a small group of early readers who are willing to sit with the book in all its mess: explicit sex, kink, toxic attachment, machine theology, grief, god questions - the whole lattice.
This is not a "does this offend you?" sensitivity pass. I am interested in people who can tell me:
- Where the book hits you hard and why.
- Where it drags, repeats itself or feels muddy.
- Which chapters feel essential, and which feel like echoes.
- How you experience the narrator's voice over 200+ pages - too much, not enough, just right.
Content expectations: this is transgressive, sexually explicit fiction with heavy themes (abuse dynamics, self-harm impulses, emotional violence, religious imagery). If you are comfortable with books like Boy Parts, Dead Girls, Crash or 120 Days of Sodom being in the same room as you, you are probably in the right range.
What you get: the full manuscript (PDF or EPUB), and the option to be thanked by name or pseudonym in future editions if your feedback materially shapes the final text.
What I ask: that you read the book within about 4-6 weeks and send me your honest reactions - a few paragraphs, or a rough, chaotic page of notes is enough. Line edits are welcome but not required; gut truth is more important than polish.
If this sounds like you, use the signup form first:
Two or three sentences are enough: who you are as a reader, what draws you to this kind of material, and which formats you prefer (PDF / EPUB). No newsletter, no list, no funnel - just direct contact for this project.