Beta readers

Is Now The Time For An Alpha Reader? - A monkey evolves into the first reader.
Writing
Hannah Collins

Is Now The Time For An Alpha Reader?

Do you need an alpha reader? A person who can give you honest, immediate feedback about your book while it’s still being written? At some point in writing your book, the answer is going to be ‘yes’, but that doesn’t mean you should be scrolling through your contacts, looking for someone who fits the bill. First, you

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How Loving To Write May Stop You Getting Published - One editor stares in fascination at their laptop screen, another edits furiously with pad and paper.
Writing
Robert Wood

How Loving To Write May Stop You Getting Published

Do you love to write? It may sound like an obvious question, but it isn’t – ask authors and half will reply with a speech on their dedication to the craft, while the other half will begin “Welllll…” There’s nothing wrong with either answer; imagining and plotting a story is a completely different skill to

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Your Complete Guide To Getting Useful Criticism - An author holds a loudhailer backwards, trying to increase the volume of nearby feedback.
Writing
Robert Wood

Your Complete Guide To Getting Useful Criticism

Useful criticism is an author’s dream. Oh, how we fantasize about page after page of useful, easily implemented, tactfully phrased notes. And it is a fantasy, because try as we might, we never seem to get them. I remember the first few times I tried to get useful criticism, handing over a short story to

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How To Write An Amazing Synopsis - An author writes out a story synopsis.
Publishing
Robert Wood

How To Write An Amazing Synopsis

The synopsis exists in a weird shift-state for authors, at once a treasured daydream and a waking nightmare. It’s fun to be in the shower, at the gym, on the train, thinking about your synopsis – breaking your story down, thinking how to sum it up, maybe even jotting down effective phrases – but when

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