Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Critique Request-RUDY TOOT-TOOT

TITLE: RUDY TOOT-TOOT

WORD COUNT: 16,000 words

GENRE: Children's chapter book (ages 7-10)

DESCRIPTION: Rudy Toot-Toot has a special power, almost like a super hero: he can fart better than anyone in the whole world.  It comes natural when you are born on a bean farm.  His problem is that while he can fart on command, he can't ever hold it in when he needs to...or control the power of a Big One.  After one monstrous emission scares all the customers away from the family Bean Market, it's up to Rudy to find a way to use his special power to lure them back, before the bank takes away their home.


CRITIQUE REQUESTED: What's funny and what's not.  In earlier drafts I tried to avoid being crass, and I ended up avoiding humor as well.  Also looking for comments on the flow and the voice in general.

CONTACT INFO: rjdaley101071 at gmail dot com

4 comments:

  1. This sounds hilarious. I know some boys that would LOVE this. Farts. he he.

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  2. Thanks Anita. If you're interested in reading it, I'm in the market for feedback. Especially from the boys...

    My email address is rjdaley101071@gmail.com just shoot me a message and I'll reply with the MS in Word format.

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  3. I'm a crass person myself - and that usually shocks people I work with when it comes out.

    I've been interested in this story since I first saw it posted at TPQSP. I don't read MG or much YA even, so I doubt I'd be much help to you. The best I could do would be give it to my 11 year old boy and see what he says.

    Good luck.

    .......dhole

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  4. Hi, Rick,

    I have two boys and a girl who would be really interested in this. I'll send you an email - I'd love to help out reading it.

    I'm currently doing revisions on my women's fiction book. I thought revisions would be the easiest part. Ugh!
    Colleen

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