#IWSG–Beta Reader? Or not?
This post is for Alex Cavanaugh’s Insecure Writers Support Group (click the link for details on what that means and how to join. You will also find a list of bloggers signed up to the challenge that are worth checking out). The first Wednesday of every month, we all post our thoughts, fears or words of encouragement for fellow writers.
This month’s insecurity – Do I have to have a beta reader?
I don’t–that’s the problem. I’ve had lots (and lots) of people, from experts to avid readers, review my current WIP, but none from start to finish in a short period of time (say, a week). What are your thoughts? Have you gotten a lot out of beta readers that you DON’T get from critique groups and writing buddies?
Thanks. I appreciate your help.
More IWSG articles:
Am I good enough? Does it matter?
When does technical become boring
Jacqui Murray is the author of the popular Building a Midshipman
, the story of her daughter’s journey from high school to United States Naval Academy. She is the author/editor of dozens of books on integrating tech into education, adjunct professor of technology in education, webmaster for six blogs, an Amazon Vine Voice book reviewer, a columnist for TeachHUB, Editorial Review Board member for Journal for Computing Teachers, monthly contributor to Today’s Author and a freelance journalist on tech ed topics. You can find her book at her publisher’s website, Structured Learning.
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