You want specifics from your betas, not generic “I kind of liked it” sort of comments. To aid in this, editor Jodie Renner suggests fifteen questions to give your betas: 1. Did the story hold your interest from the very beginning? If not, why not? 2. Did you get oriented fairly quickly at the beginning as to whose story it is, and where and when it’s taking place? If not, why not? 3. Could you relate to the main character? Did you feel her/his pain or excitement? 4. Did the setting interest you, and did the descriptions seem vivid and real to you?
