Tag: Beta Reading
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Writer’s Blog: Beta Reading
I know I’ve written about Beta Reading in the past: how hard it is to find reliable, free readers, differing expectations of what beta reading entails, the pitfalls of unbalanced feedback. There are so many writers out there with so many writing styles. Which means even if you find someone whose writing you jive with,…
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Book Post: The Charmed List
Don’t just read The Charmed List… Experience it. I read The Charmed List by Julie Abe after yet again pouring over manuscript wish lists on agent websites. At this point, I spend a lot of my life doing this. While it hasn’t yet left me with an agent of my very own, it has helped…
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Writer’s Blog: The Importance of Critique Groups
I know I’m lucky. This time last year I was in the early stages of my Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators mentorship. I still can’t believe how fast it flew by. Having a mentor who was a published author with industry experience had a huge impact on my writing—I could list countless examples,…
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