Want to read my stuff for free? Looking for a few good Beta Readers.

That's right, I want you.

I have never been a writer who had great luck with critique partners. They either thought everything I wrote was FAB (so no real advice) or they so obviously didn't get me that I knew they pretty much thought I should ball up the manuscript and use it to light a fire. And, honestly, neither of these is a ton of help.

Because of this and time constraints (darn those deadlines) many of my books were seen by me and me alone before being shipped off to my editors.

But, now that I am publishing some things myself, I have more time to play, tweak, etc. And I'd love to get input from people who read my books already, or read in my genres—which is why I'm asking for your help.

Here's the way it will work. When I have a project that is in need of some Beta reading, I'll post the deets here. You can then reply here or email me directly if you are interested in reading the project and giving me feedback.

What I ask from you is 1.) you either like my writing in general OR read in the genre of that particular project. 2.) you don't post or pass along the project to anyone else. 3.) you give me within a reasonable time (a few weeks, depending of course on the length of the project) your thoughts on the work. This could be general "I hate the heroine." type stuff to "you are missing a comma." Whatever you noticed good or bad.

In return you get (of course) to read the work for free, acknowledgement in the front of the book/story, and once the project is done and polished, a copy in your choice of format. I will also send you the project as whatever type of digital file you prefer.

And, if things go well, I may add other rewards—as I think of them.

So, that's it. Questions? Comments? Any interest?