tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post2543234366192163975..comments2023-05-22T10:56:58.915+01:00Comments on Chloe Tells Tales: The Beta ReadersChloehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-79675368405933398682013-02-14T09:37:59.572+00:002013-02-14T09:37:59.572+00:00Expanding your readers will probably be really hel...Expanding your readers will probably be really helpful - now you just need to find people who are willing to read your work and who you trust to be both honest and tactful! Having said that, I find most people are really flattered to be asked rather than feeling put-upon. Good luck!Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-4074930465729248962013-02-14T09:36:29.224+00:002013-02-14T09:36:29.224+00:00I think the hardest thing would be to find beta fo...I think the hardest thing would be to find beta for young kids books. So difficult to know how adults and children think differently. Hubby isn't a natural audience for my books but he always wants to read them so I'm lucky!Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-92074752636288122302013-02-13T21:07:10.283+00:002013-02-13T21:07:10.283+00:00Thanks you for your very informative post about be...Thanks you for your very informative post about beta readers :) I suppose it's been something I've always given very little thought to, because before I met my husband, the only person allowed near my work was me. <br />It was a big moment in our relationship when I let him read my WIP, he felt trusted, and I felt very vulnerable. As it was, we ended up falling out over it. We were both students at the time, so to be fair to the man, he didn't have much spare time for reading. It sat on his computer for a while before I withdrew it and threw it in the bin. If he didn't feel compelled to read it, who else would? <br />In the end, it turned out for the best, as I completely revamped and rewrote the idea and it became something Rob would frequently ask me about - 'what's going to happen to so-and-so then?'<br /><br />Long story I may well have told before. We have just about ironed out our way of working together now, but I think it is time to expand my readers. The opinion of one person is not necessarily the opinion of the rest of the world!<br /><br />Nari XNarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00624659563661326279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-47396643898992774482013-02-13T12:55:14.567+00:002013-02-13T12:55:14.567+00:00(Thanks, Chloe)
I don't have any non-writer r...(Thanks, Chloe)<br /><br />I don't have any non-writer readers currently. (Did that make sense?) For the 1st novel I queried I only had 2 readers, who were not writers, because I hadn't gotten into the blogging/writing scene. They offered great suggestions, but like you said, not so much on the technical stuff.<br /><br />That's cool that you have a husband who reads your stuff. I see a lot of others like that, but mine isn't a big reader. Much less YA. :)Suzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502606950280751205noreply@blogger.com