HeyJaredTracy Tong Books
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The Professionalization of Finding Beta Readers (opens the original)
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For my first three books, my beta reader process looked like this: I’d post something on my socials like “send me your email if you want to beta read my book” and then wait for readers to find me. For my first book, I had five responses. For my second book, I had over 10 responses. For my third book, I had 20+ responses—which I found very exciting.But then, the annoying thing happened. I’ve posted previously about how more than half of my beta readers revealed themselves to be scammers or AI:Sca
Calling All Beta Readers: Book Four Is Ready! (opens the original)
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I’m just finishing the fourth book in my “Love: Some Assembly Required” series, and I’m looking for a group of lovely readers willing to beta read it before publication.The books are part of an interconnected series, but each one is a complete standalone romance, so you absolutely do not need to have read the first three.If you’re new here, beta readers are a hugely important part of my writing process. They read an early version of the book and tell me what worked, what didn’t, where they laugh
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