What is a beta reader?
Glad you asked!
Authors, attempting to get a book published (mostly first-time authors, or those self-publishing) need to have a form of proof-reader called a “beta reader.” Beta readers take your manuscript and roll through it, in the case of reading my manuscripts, perhaps with great pain!
Their primary responsibility is to tell you how they found the story, did it flow? Were the characters believable? Were they all the same? Is the outcome a case of Deus Ex Machina? Do they want to know more, maybe see a sequel? A good beta reader can point out grammar flaws, spelling mistakes and find other errors. I tell my beta readers to be as anal as they like, it may hurt, but if I am skilled enough and thick-skinned enough, I can take it and will learn from what I am told.
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