Steven.Oppenheimer@f304.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Steven Oppenheimer) (03/12/91)
Index Number: 13895
[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]
**** In Search Of a BOOK REVIEWER ****
Hello. My name is Steven Oppenheimer. I am an able-bodied
writer, and I have written a novel about a young woman who is
a paraplegic. I am seeking someone to review the novel,
someone who can provide both feedback on the technical
accuracy, and on the feelings and moods of the main
character.
The novel is called "The Diamond Drug." While I don't want
to synopsize the whole plot here, I can give an overall idea
of the issues it deals with. The theme is the desire people
often have to find a miraculous solution to their problems.
The story has a multitude of supporting characters. Most of
them do not have any kind of physical or medical disability,
but they have general life problems - family, career,
relationship - and they are struggling in the oddest ways to
make those problems disappear.
The main character is a twenty year old woman who was very
athletic, and suffered a spinal cord injury during a
horseback competition at the age of sixteen. She has never
accepted it. She is angry, and desperate to find a medical
cure. When her efforts are frustrated, she - well, how can I
say this? Let's say, she does not deal with it gracefully.
Although the story is fairly serious, it's got its lighter
moments, some humor and adventure and romance. I am
currently hustling to get it published. At the same time,
I'm seeking feedback to help me improve it.
The ideal reviewer would meet a few criteria:
1. She would be a she. I'd like to hear a woman's
perspective.
2. She would be a paraplegic. I've already had the novel
read by a woman who is a quadraplegic. This individual
provided some very valuable feedback, but I'd like to
involve someone whose situation is closer to that of my
main character.
3. Less important - but it would be nice to have a reviewer
who was not too far from the age of the main character.
If you are in your late teens through early thirties,
that would probably be the best.
If you are interested, please leave a message here, or call
me at (301) 654-0170. I thank you in advance for your
interest and support.
P.S. If you know of anyone else who might be interested, or
if you know of another BBS oriented towards disability,
please feel free to pass on the message.
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