Ready & Willing Needs Beta Readers

I’ve finished Ready & Willing! All together now: YAY! That said, Ready & Willing is in need of beta readers.

What’s a Beta Reader?

A beta reader is a reader who helps an author by giving a book a pre-read, prior to publication. Authors keep these fabulous readers on tap to help them determine the story’s readiness for further revision, edits, and publication. As you can tell, it’s an important job!

Beta readers point out what they like about a story, and more importantly, what doesn’t work for them.

They’ll often point out problems they have with the flow of the book (is it moving too slow, are they skimming certain parts, does something need further explanation?) as well as looking for issues that might jar them (like the character suddenly having the wrong hair or eye color.)

Why are Beta Readers important?

To me, they’re important because they provide vital feedback. My readers are the ones that count at the end of the day and I want them to enjoy my stories. The best way for me to get an idea if the story is any good is to get opinions from a few readers. Sometimes, an author is just too close to a book. After we’ve read it umpteen times and made changes (and lets face it, often times we writers remember all past versions of the story, not just what’s currently written…that’s uber problematic.) we need another take. So beta readers provide a set of fresh eyes.

Do you have what it takes to be a Beta Reader for Ready & Willing?

Are you caught up on all 16 chapters of Ready & Willing?
Do you have an eye for detail?
Are you a picky reader?
Do continuity and timeline issues matter to you?
Are you familiar with all the characters in Ready & Willing?

This is your chance to read the final chapters of Ready & Willing before the rest of the world! It’s also your chance to help make the story shine.

What’s needed from beta readers:

time in the next two weeks to read the rest of Ready & Willing (just over 100 pages)
ability to read PDFs via your computer
desire and ability to make timely comments in regard to storyline, continuity, grammar, punctuation, typos and formatting.

How it works:

Selena will email a chapter at a time, in pdf format, to the beta readers. Upon returning/commenting on the file, beta readers will receive the next chapter.

How to apply:

Knowledge of California, ranch life, horses, paranormal romance, Ready & Willing fans preferred.

Send an email to Selena at selenablake @ gmail.com (no spaces). Put Ready & Willing Beta Reader Application in the subject line of your email. Include why you think you should be selected as a Ready & Willing Beta Reader.

Once the beta readers have been selected, this post will be updated to reflect that.

Note:

There is no monetary compensation for this position.