This I think was an improvement from book 1 :) Immediately we see that Tess and Brandon doh take to each other like that. I must say the romance here was pretty front and centre which I was happy about. It's always a great feeling to see places you know and are familiar with in a books so reading Caribbean yayyy. Similar to book one where we see Tobago so alive like a character in it's own right I felt the same thing here with the Trinidad setting. I've been to mas camps before and have had family members who have been involved in some part time costume making but i've never actually done it but I feel like it was captured pretty well here. the backdrop of a mas camp preparing for carnival was so fresh!! I've played mas once and attended jouvert twice, but getting a look at the behind the scenes of teh costume making, amidst the budding thing between our MC was really refreshing. the backdrop of a mas camp preparing for carnival was so fresh!! I've played mas once and attended jouvert twice, but getting a look at the behin OK yes yes and yes. Hope this was helpful!ġ of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

I've had a publisher give feedback that to me felt as if they wanted to change the heart of what my book was about so i simply said a polite no thank you.īut there will be people who will want your work because it's not the typical US/UK setting and will be eager to help your work shine without stripping it of its heart.

Do my characters use too much dialect, not enough dialect? At the end of the day you need to know the core of your story, what you're trying to achieve and where you are not willing to compromise. There's also the challenge of trying to remain authentic to your culture and how we speak but agents/editors/publishers and even some readers who aren't from the Caribbean may have an issue with us using dialect in our work. I've also gotten rejection responses saying they already have something similar on their list when i know for sure they did not have a romance set in Trinidad written by a trini author with trini characters. Publishers may say they can't relate to your characters. I've also gotten rejection responses saying they …more Hi there! Great question and it surely does. Peltier Hi there! Great question and it surely does.

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