Beta Reader Archives : JamiFairleigh.com

Should You Pay for a Beta Reader?

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Jami Fairleigh

Despite my entire beta team agreeing to continue onto book 2 in my Elemental Artist series, I wanted feedback from a new, additional beta reader before moving this book forward. I thought about sending out a general inquiry to my...Read More

Software Review: BetaBooks

Posted on January 29, 2021October 8, 2021 by Jami Fairleigh

I tried the BetaBooks software because I made three big mistakes when I sent my book, Oil and Dust, to my beta readers. Because I was so grateful they'd agreed to read for me, I asked them what formats they'd...Read More

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Feedback: A Great Way to Support Your Fellow Writers

Posted on October 12, 2020October 8, 2020 by Jami Fairleigh

What if there was a shortcut, a writing hack mayhaps, that could dramatically improve your writing in both speed and substance? Psst. There is. It's feedback. Feedback is magical. It points out what isn't working, so you can fix it....Read More

Beta Reading as a Writer

Posted on October 4, 2020October 1, 2020 by Jami Fairleigh

In the last post, I described why writers need beta readers. In this one, I'm going to talk about why a writer should beta read for other writers. Beta reading requires only two things from you; reading the book and...Read More

How Beta Readers Improve Your Writing

Posted on September 29, 2020September 30, 2020 by Jami Fairleigh

You've written a book. A whole book. You've just written the magical words, "The End" and now you're dreaming about the day you'll hold this book in your hand. Sure, you'll need to go through a couple of reads and...Read More

My (Current) Editing Process

Posted on September 14, 2020September 29, 2020 by Jami Fairleigh

Like skinning a cat (who does that??) there are a lot of ways to edit your writing. To deepen my understanding, I've read the editing sections of writing handbooks with great interest. I've also read a few books devoted to...Read More