Editing
Working with myself
The purpose of my third draft is to incorporate suggestions from beta readers (discussed previously). The last third of the manuscript will no doubt be the most difficult, but so far it has been a lot of fun. After collating the beta readers’ specific suggestions, it was clear they had Read more…
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Incorporating good advice
The third and last critique from a paid beta reader took the longest and included the most detail. It was by a British teacher with two published novels, one available on Amazon. A lot of his feedback was inserted via many pop-ups in the Word doc. Calling what he did Read more…
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Blind to obvious solutions?
My second beta reader graduated from a university in Chile a few years ago. She spotted a major issue I myself was concerned about when writing my first draft. I attempted to address it when writing the second draft and had my fingers crossed that I had. But no such Read more…
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Slow beginning?
My first beta reader was kind enough to admit that my novel has a slow beginning. In truth, this came as a big shock. I share several of her other concerns, but don’t know what to do about them. But I had reworked and fine-tuned the beginning far more than the rest Read more…
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First paid beta reader
According to the Collins Dictionary, a beta reader is “Someone who reads a literary work before it is released to the public. A beta reader is not a professional in the field of writing and publishing, which allows them to offer objective feedback from the perspective of an ordinary reader.” Read more…