This was BetaBooks' third year at SF Writers, but it was my first. I learned a lot, both from attending presentations and just having conversations with other industry professionals, and especially with authors. Here are the three things I think you all should know: Authors control their own destinies, their ...

Today I have the pleasure of introducing to you all Jean Oram, the New York Times and USA Today bestselling romance author of feel-good, tingle-inducing, heartwarming romances. She also happens to be a BetaBooks subscriber, so she said yes when I asked for an interview. Hooray! Read on to learn ...

As the author of a book, you know all the answers. Why does the main character do this? And why does the antagonist do that? You can become “blinded by love” and usually miss spelling out some important details for the readers. Enlisting beta readers to help you could give ...

Hi everyone, I have a great piece of news to share with you: Today we were approved as a partner member of ALLi, the Alliance of Independent Authors ! Why is this important to us? Because many of you are Independent Authors! What is an independent author? Here's what ALLi ...

Hi Everyone! We have a diverse crew of authors and readers here at BetaBooks. Many authors bring their core group of beta readers with them when they join, but want to make even more reader connections. Many readers who are invited by one author are voracious beta machines who are ...