I’m Exposed, Vulnerable and Scared Stiff
Yesterday I sent off my manuscript to some Beta Readers for the first time. This isn’t the first time that I’ve sent my current book to somebody else; it’s the first time that I’ve sent any of my...
View ArticleShould I have Beatings from My Beta-Readers?
I sent my first novel out to be reviewed a few weeks ago, and I chose to send it to an elite bunch of crack commando readers/editors that I know. The notorious ‘Beta-Reader’ phase. I have since waited...
View ArticleThe Essential Guide To Beta-Readers
It is so important for self-published authors to use beta-readers to critique their work before publishing. If you were traditionally published then there would be story and copy editors running all...
View ArticleWhat To Do With The Feedback From Beta-Readers
The easy part is sending your manuscript out to beta-readers to gauge reaction, gain feedback and receive that all important critique. But the hard work starts when you’re left with a pile of marked up...
View ArticleProgress On My 1st Novel – The Great Corporate Escape
It’s been a while since I’ve mentioned how I’m doing on my first planned Novel release. It’s called The Great Corporate Escape and aims to be a humorous fictional story about a chap attempting to break...
View ArticleThe Last Minute Editing Process Made Easy With Scrivener
You’ve been hard at work, writing for months and you’ve finally finished your manuscript. The temptation is to send it out as quickly as possible as if it held some evil magic that you needed to banish...
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