What are Beta readers?

joshmaclife
Jan 24
1 min read

Updated: Jan 25

Beta readers are simply people that enjoy books in the genre and read a draft of a novel to provide the author feedback. They don’t need any experience. But they have to, at a minimum enjoy books in the same genre as the novel they are reading.

From my Facebook post, I’ve got a number of potential beta readers. And I think that’s great!! I'll get in touch soon with them to discuss. I only need about five people. So, I'll have to take a weed eater to the list.

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