I've written a couple previous articles on beta reading — specifically on how to be a good beta reader yourself, and on figuring out what feedback is the most useful and relevant to you. Giving and taking feedback are both good and necessary skills to have. But once you're ready to show off your story,… Continue reading Beta Reading: How Do I Get Useful Feedback?
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Beta Reading: What Feedback Should I Implement?
Last year, I talked about how to give useful feedback as a beta reader, and I thought it'd be a good idea to brush up on this topic from a new angle. Giving feedback is one thing, but taking it is another. How do you decide what feedback you want to bring into your editing… Continue reading Beta Reading: What Feedback Should I Implement?
How To Beta Read: Dos & Don’ts
If you’ve been in any writer circle by now, you’ve likely heard of beta reading. You’ve also likely heard that you need to get your story beta read to work out where it’s going right and where it’s going wrong. Well, in order to get, you need to give, and that means that you may need to beta read for other people in order to get them to beta read your manuscript in turn...
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