I'm Pedro, and I joined Pam to help carry BetaBooks forward. The app is stable again, and we can start improving it for the authors and readers who depend on it.

For the last several weeks BetaBooks has been experiencing a notable increase in database issues that are making it difficult to use the app. We sincerely apologize for the frustration this is causing.

I know you've heard it somewhere, at some point. “If you're going to be an author, you need a social media platform.” For a lot of writers like us who are introverted, the thought of tackling social media is daunting. If you've ever felt that pull of well, it could be neat, these are the biggest pieces of advice I wish I'd known going in.

Covid-19 shut down every film set. Months have gone by with almost nothing new being filmed, and TV and cinema will be offering the least competition they have to other media in 60 years. This present an amazing opportunity for authors.

Today I have the pleasure of introducing I. Dollar, aka Writer Mom, who wrote a very nice post about BetaBooks on Tumblr which has brought a lot of writers to our site. I reached out earlier this year to get to know her and learn about the Tumblr writers community, ...