mutual beta reader?

[Tomas, Wandering dreamer]

I was away for a few days so I am coming a bit late but there's something that would help people decide better. You did not give much to go on. You should state what genre you're writing (because not everyone reads everything) and some guesstimate of the length of your book - as well as what genre(s) and what length you'd be willing to read in turn. Possibly say if there's something you'd have an issue with (gore, torture, etc.) or if your book contains something that could be troublesome. Make sure people reading this have something to base their decision on.

[M.L.]

You might try offering to swap a chapter or two to see if it's something the reader would like to continue with. A 100K read is a lot to sign up for.

[Dwayne, Head of Lettuce]

Jay wrote: "Beta readers, ideally, aren't writers. And you don't want them to be, so you can get the average reader's reaction to the prose, rather than, "This is how I would have done it," of someone who writes fiction.

What you're really looking for isn't beta readers. You're trying to form a small critique group. "

The stuff quoted above is fine, but the rest of your post was off topic. You're making a lot of presumptions about the poster and lecturing him needlessly on his writing.

[Dwayne, Head of Lettuce]

Jay wrote: "You're making a lot of presumptions about the poster and lecturing him needlessly on his writing.

Presumption? No. It was a careful analysis..."

The poster wasn't asking for an analysis. He's looking for beta readers. If you want to read his book and then contact him with your analysis, fine. Doing it here is off topic.

[Frederick]

Hi ben!
Just send me a PM and we'll make it work :) I like to read new stuff and help if I can.
C'ya!