Reading feedback from your readers can be a frightening experience, similar to a terrifying but thrilling roller coaster.
Not exact matches
From writers who are creatively exhausted from managing a constant stream of online feedback, to readers who can't seem to pull themselves away from their smartphones, to activists who are burned out from responding to yet another crisis with a social media campaign, to foodies who can't enjoy a meal without snapping a photo for Instagram, our writing, reading, and sharing habits consume more of our time and mental energy than e
From writers who are creatively exhausted
from managing a constant stream of online feedback, to readers who can't seem to pull themselves away from their smartphones, to activists who are burned out from responding to yet another crisis with a social media campaign, to foodies who can't enjoy a meal without snapping a photo for Instagram, our writing, reading, and sharing habits consume more of our time and mental energy than e
from managing a constant stream of online
feedback, to
readers who can't seem to pull themselves away
from their smartphones, to activists who are burned out from responding to yet another crisis with a social media campaign, to foodies who can't enjoy a meal without snapping a photo for Instagram, our writing, reading, and sharing habits consume more of our time and mental energy than e
from their smartphones, to activists who are burned out
from responding to yet another crisis with a social media campaign, to foodies who can't enjoy a meal without snapping a photo for Instagram, our writing, reading, and sharing habits consume more of our time and mental energy than e
from responding to yet another crisis with a social media campaign, to foodies who can't enjoy a meal without snapping a photo for Instagram, our writing,
reading, and sharing habits consume more of our time and mental energy than ever.
I
read a few of these negative comments
from your
readers and noted that you asked how we handle the —
feedback.
We also gather significant
feedback from our
readers (parents like you who've
read our book, Baby Bargains has over 1 million copies in print).
Sure, I'll see stats and numbers that people have
read or seen my posts either here or on social media... but those moments when my blog stats drop, I don't hear
feedback from anyone online or in person, there are less «likes» on Instagram posts, no one comments,
readers unsubscribe
from my email list, or I lose followers... it stings.
I have started writing and
from the
feedback I've received, such as the last reviewer on Amazon US,
readers are expecting to
read what happens next.
BetaBooks allows authors to coordinate everything easily
from putting their manuscripts online, inviting people to
read it and collecting
feedback from beta
readers in one well - organized, highly - searchable place.
Also, the all - important first chapter can benefit
from feedback on plot, structure, readability, whether the characters are interesting, and whether the
reader might be likely to keep
reading One issue I have found, though, is the difference between American and British English, which can hinder editing at first, but I believe this difficulty can be overcome (I'm Australian).
I'm beginning to think my current beta
reader is not who I need to have be
reading my books, because I'm not getting the kind of
feedback I need
from her, and trying to «fix» the book in response to her comments has brought me to a grinding halt.
Feedback from Beta
Readers differs
from what you get
from a critique group because Betas generally
read your whole manuscript in a week or two rather than over the span of months or years.
Reading what other writers and industry influencers are sharing on your topic, as well as «listening» to the questions, concerns and
feedback that they are receiving
from their
readers is a golden research — and relationship building — opportunity.
Between the mysterious disappearing act that happens quite often with reviews posted to Amazon, the widespread news of authors buying favorable reviews
from pay - per - star services, and the scandalous situation with author and reviewer bullying,
reading consumers have had a hard time trusting any sort of
reader feedback on a book.
After incorporating the
feedback you received
from your beta
readers, it's time for YOU to
read it as a
reader.
Whenever there's a break, Jeff loves to
read your email — what could be better than getting
feedback from your
readers after closeting yourself in an office writing all the time?
The purpose of beta
readers is to solicit valuable, objective
feedback from individuals who are willing to
read a pre-edited version of your book.
Read through the
feedback from your beta
readers and strongly consider revising any parts that confused or bored them.
Or you can send out your manuscript between drafts to a number of people you connect with as beta
readers, who are willing to
read your book and offer
feedback at whatever level you might find useful —
from catching typos, to telling you the character with the Southern accent just ain't cuttin» it.
Your
readers will love how easy and professional it feels to
read and comment
from any device and you will love the way it centralizes all the
feedback.
And I
read some of the
feedback from other
readers, and I disagree.