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We’ve gone through structural, intermediate and copy editing for your fiction. Now let’s talk about Beta Readers. Writing Tip for Today: What are Beta Readers good for and how can you find them? The What Beta Readers are usually unpaid volunteers who read your manuscript and then give you feedback. Before you get to this […]
Last post, we talked about beta readers, people who preview your manuscript. Let’s continue the conversation—who to ask, when to ask and what to expect from a beta reader. Writing Tip for Today: Who makes a good beta reader? When should you find one? And what should you expect? Readers v. Writers Some authors use […]
We hear a lot about beta readers these days—those whom we seek out to test our writing’s effectiveness. Here are three tips for finding good beta readers. Writing Tip for Today: How can we locate beta readers and what should we expect? Ready for Primetime Before you approach a potential beta reader for your work, […]
One of the basic questions I like to ask fiction writers is, “What genre is your work?” By that, I mean, where in the bookstore or on the shelf could readers locate your book? If you take more than a half-second to answer, maybe you should take time to classify your book as closely as […]
Writers hear a lot about “Beta Readers” these days. A Beta Reader is someone (ideally NOT related to you!) who agrees to read through your revised and polished manuscript and then offer feedback. But writing is a curious pastime—it can be very subjective. Do you know what to look for when gathering your Beta […]