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How to Get Constructive Feedback on Your Writing

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 ...

BetaBooks is now an ALLi Member

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 ...

Changes to the Reader Directory

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 ...

BetaBooks 2020

Hi Everyone! I've been cheering and supporting behind the scenes since Andrew and Paul launched BetaBooks more than three years ago. After watching them build and steer the app, I’m thrilled to say that this year, they handed me the wheel. I’m now captaining this ship! We've got a lot ...

BetaBooks Fall Update

Hey everyone, It's been a while since we've updated the blog or sent out any BetaBooks news in general. Life has been a little hectic, and as you all know BetaBooks remains a nights and weekends project for me and Paul, so when our lives get too busy at the ...