10 things you need to know about beta readers

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"Hi Ksenia. I need your advice on finding BETA readers: 1) How/where did you find reliable ones? 2) Which draft do they get to read?"

Awesome question, Zandile. I wrote a couple posts about beta readers, one about adapting your novel to beta readers' feedbackand another about luring them with cookies, but it'stime I write a new oneas I've learned a bunch of new things since then. So if you havedecided to start looking for beta readers, here is what I suggest you...