Sentences with phrase «not good beta readers»

they are not good beta readers.

Someone who's a big fan of YA fantasy novels probably isn't the best beta reader for your historical treatise on mid-century architecture.

Not exact matches

It won't do any good to track down beta readers if we're going to ignore everything they say or if we're going to get upset that they didn't love our work as is.

I wasn't always a good (much less great) beta reader, but one activity that really helped me grow as a beta reader (and now an editor) was beta reading outside my genre.

Personally, my books don't go through the copyedit stage before I submit it to beta readers, but I do my absolute best to to make it the best it can be before I run it past other sets of eyes.

... That means finding a good beta reader for you, not just a beta reader.»

If you're prone to writing too concise or dropping transitions, I think it's actually better to have at least one beta reader outside your own demographic and ideally unfamiliar with your genre (though you don't want someone who'll be bored or something).

But she also doesn't want authors to think that having anyone as a beta reader or critique partner is good enough.

It won't do any good to track down beta readers if we're going to ignore everything -LSB-...]

A good beta reader will go through our «the best we can make it by ourselves» draft and give feedback about what we can't see.

Honestly, substantive editing is so expensive (thousands of dollars), that, as a self - publishing author, you're probably better off finding a workshop and / or good beta readers (other writers, not friends / family) to critique your work.

I've long been convinced that I wouldn't make a good beta reader because my writing methods were wrong for the task.

But non-writers can make great Beta Readers, because they only need to help an author make a book as good as it can be — not turn it into their own work.

A really good beta reader, though, will approach editorial levels of commentary and be ready and willing to tell you if bits of your book don't make sense.

Do not burn out your beta readers by giving them a manuscript to read before you've given it your own best effort.

Chuck points out that posting your work online and using the experience to level up your writing is all well and good, as long as you're not expecting readers to pay for the privilege of being your beta readers.

I think that it's a good thing to have beta readers that fall into both spectrums: those who enjoy the genre, and those who (while not hate it) don't generally read it.

Sadly my hubby isn't always that good to bounce ideas off (though he makes a great beta reader).

My current group, alas, isn't so hot, but I've turned to Beta readers who have been pretty good.

I didn't even know what a beta reader was but if that's what the other Indies were doing, well, I better do that too.

Here's a clearer list of people who don't make good beta readers.

We think that beta readers are usually a net positive, but they're not a rule of thumb, and sometimes it's best to avoid them.

A nice follow - up article to this one might be advice to beta readers on giving pre-publication feedback (especially because writers are so close to their work), how to be a good beta reader with respect to turn around times etc., how to turn down (usually free) projects that do not interest you or that you do not have time for, etc..

My five other beta readers didn't agree with her so I realized I can't please everyone and five likes to one dislike were pretty good odds.

If we've found a beta reader who's willing to work with us and sticks to deadlines but their feedback isn't as helpful as we'd like, we can try to help them provide us better feedback.

If we found a beta reader we liked but they didn't want to work with us, make sure we were giving as good as we got.

I guess my first novel was just good enough in its first revision — I had been through beta readers but probably needed a developmental editor anyway — that the people who didn't like it managed for the most part to say WHY.

Some writers might not know what it means to be a good beta reader, but will learn if they have it modeled for them.

I would also add, that although critique groups and beta readers are good, (you need them) they may not know what's salable or marketable.

Well, maybe some of your beta readers aren't.

If they can't define what that is and what the characters» central plot conflict is, then that usually is a good indication that you're not quite ready for an editor, and it's a good idea to get beta readers just to start things out.

A good beta reader will give feedback about what we can't see.

You've chosen beta readers from more than one source who understand your genre, you've given them your best work so they don't correct flaws you know about, and you receive their feedback.

Both Anthony, but don't worry, I have Beta Readers lined up for the writing aspect as well.

I agree that using beta readers after editing is not the best idea.

It doesn't take a village to write a good book: an acquisitions editor questions the supremacy of beta readers

The writer thinks it's salable, and the beta reader who vetted it can not articulate the problems, or thinks it's salable as well.

I am fortunate that both my beta readers won't hold back, which is ultimately better for my books.

Beta readers do not have to be your best friends.

But what we really need are folks — a trusted beta reader or a good critique group — who will tell us «This ain't working.»

That's why it is so very important to know what the author wants and it is why so many people don't make good beta readers.

Some authors use a dozen or more beta readers, but keep in mind if a beta reader is only finding a few typos and is NOT contributing to your rewriting, they may be better off as a reviewer instead.

But quality is still very important: a good translator is a must, a foreign language editor essential, and a proof reader as well as beta readers (if you don't speak the language yourself) important.

And, btw, a good beta reader isn't always a good editor / proofreader and vice versa.

Even though your message may be inspired by the Word of God it doesn't mean that you don't require the expertise of a Christian beta reader to offer you valuable feedback on how a reader in the natural is going to perceive your story or to hire a Christian book editor to polish your manuscript to a high standard so it has the best possible chance of being accepted by a Christian publisher.

Knowing what beta readers don't do helps you get a better feeling for what they do.

To be a good beta reader, you don't have to have an MFA in comparative literature or even be a writer.

It's better to start by explaining what beta readers are not.