A site that looks like it might be a good one for critiques is critters.org. (It was originally created for sci-fi, fantasy, and horror writers-primarily short story-ists, but they have since branched out.) You join a forum that specializes in your genre (Fantasy/romance/etc.), upload your piece, or section you want reviewed (there is a special process for whole novel reviews) and put a special tag on it if it is *adult* (innapropriate for 12 year olds). Then you choose pieces to critique from each week's (or two weeks') batch, to earn critiquing points. You have to stay active (give 1-2 critiques/week) to keep your submission moving up the line. They estimate that it will take about a month until its sent out, but house-published authors get to cut in line. On average, you would get 10-12 responses/work/ (longer pieces get fewer responses)
Another good site about potential scams and things to look out for is called, Writers Beware (www.sfwa.org/for-authors/writer-beware/). It acts as part of the SFWA's site, but the information can be applied to all authors. It talks about contests, publishing houses, agents, copyrights, writer's services, etc.
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