What Makes a Good Beta Reader?

If you’ve ever wondered what a Beta Reader is, look no further. Here’s a great summary that will get you started.To begin, let’s look at the boringtechnical definition from Wikipedia:

A Beta reader is a non-professional reader who reads a written work, generally fiction, with the intent of looking over the material to find and improve elements such as grammar and spelling, as well as suggestions to improve the story, its characters, or its setting. Beta reading is typically done before the st...