Thinking of this, would anyone be willing to beta something WrittenEmber and I have cooked up? We've written quite a lot (three books worth, and have plots laid out for more!) but getting fresh eyes on a story is always good.
For anyone interested, it's a fantasy/sci-fi mix, heavier on the fantasy with the sci-fi bit's intrusion catalyzing a good chunk of the plot. Features plenty of fluff mixed with heavy quantities of suffering to balance it out. Some fairly heavy violence warnings, especially if you stick around for the second book, but nothing you wouldn't see in an R- or even PG-13 movie nowadays.
Anyone who's interested, PM me and I'll get you a link to the Google Doc.