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Beta Reading: The Pros and Cons of an Outside Editorial Critique

By Denali Halicki @denali_epub

October 14, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Beta Reading: The Pros and Cons of an Outside Editorial Critique

That’s when a beta reader comes in. Beta reading is common in small online communities, from writing clubs to fanfiction groups. Your beta reader could be a stranger across the country hopping onto your Google Doc and looking for grammatical errors, or they could be your best friend crossing out half of your story in red pen.

Filed Under: Editing Tagged With: beta, beta reading, Editing, editorial, first draft

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