Tag Archive | beta readers
Beta Readers Wanted for New Novels!
Originally posted on JEMSBOOKS:
Jemsbooks Logo I am currently looking for beta readers for four novels, a paranormal/mystery and a romantic mystery and two middle-grade detective novels. Please only 18+ need apply. Anyone interested please contact me by email jjspina@myfairpoint.net as soon as possible. Please put in the Subject Line – Beta Readers! I will…
“The brunet”, “the blond”, and “the younger man” are ruining your books! And here’s why! #epithets #makeitstop
Originally posted on Leta Blake:
I DNFed two books this week because I couldn’t deal with the authors’ wild overuse of epithets. One was self-published and the other was published by a press, so this isn’t just a self-pub thing. Authors, beta readers, editors, please, for the love of all that is holy, understand that…
Editing Tip #100 – When to Take a (BETA) Reader’s Advice
We all know the importance of feedback when it comes to editing, revising, and re-writing our books and stories… it’s crucial. But how do you know which advice to take and which advice to leave? It’s not as difficult as you might think. Bottom line, the more feedback you get the easier it is to…
3 Step Method to Finding and Fixing Plot Holes
Originally posted on Writing Is Hard Work:
My latest novel, The Terminarch Plot, is probably my most ambitious work yet. I spent at least 6 months designing the backstory and various otherworldly settings where the series would take place. However, once the first novel was complete and off to the beta-readers, I was informed right away…
The Biggest Mistake Made When Writing a Crucial Chapter
Originally posted on Writing Is Hard Work:
Currently I am reading Spell or High Water, book 2 in Scott Meyer’s “Magic 2.0” series. The novel series is a best seller, and not only that is a fantastic trilogy of novels that I highly recommend. However, I reached a point in the novel that was a crucial…
3 Web Tools for Free Promotion and Beta-Reading
Originally posted on Writing Is Hard Work:
As an indie author, I am always on the lookout for ways to promote my books and make them better. This week I found a few tools on the web that could potentially help me with this process. As always, I thought I’d share: Wattpad – I had…
Trying Out Wattpad: A Beta-Reading Experience
Originally posted on Writing Is Hard Work:
I have known about Wattpad.com for some time now, but have never thought about giving it a go until now. I do have many beta-readers who will read my novels and give great commentary and criticism, but nothing beats a host of strangers reading your novel and then…
5 Ways to Improve Your Writing Style
Originally posted on Writing Is Hard Work:
Why is it that two different writers could write in the same genre, write about the same ideas, plot devices and themes yet one writer creates beautiful prose while the other makes the reader never want to read again? Every time I write a chunk of prose that…
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