I’ve read a number of romance novels since I started beta reading through Goodreads. Not something I’d likely ever pick up off the shelf, but that’s part of what I like about beta reading: exposure to new things.
Katia’s website…
Month: January 2018
Screenplay Editor – Lindsay Howard
Lindsay is a writer/director and does screenplay reviews. I also picked her brains for some ideas I had and she was very helpful and encouraging in her feedback. She’s shifted focus professionally and took down her website as she can’t …
Screenplay Editor – Jennifer Heins
I was given Jennifer’s contact information from Jacque when I mentioned to Jacque my intention to do some screenplay work. Jennifer gave me amazing, excellent advice on my murder mystery script; I feel the second draft is at least 10x …
Editor – Jacque Hamilton
I first contacted Jacque (“Jackie,” for those like me, who keep hearing the French man’s name in their head), with her SoapBox Editorial Services, in May of ‘17 about a novel I considered a romance (at the time), but …
Editor – M. L. Everidge
I made use of M. L. Everidge for proofing my first Diary novel. She found an amazing number of little things, exactly what I expect in a proofer. I have recommended her several times.…
Editor – Sharon Umbaugh
Sharon has impressive credentials, having worked at a big 5 publisher in manuscript acquisition and sales, not to mention manging an independent bookstore. It’s for these reasons that I approached her to do line editing for my Contract Killer…
Editor – Leanna O’Brien, Writing Radically
I have a fondness for strong female characters (SFCs) and wanted input on the quality of my characters and their story arcs, so sought someone who could give me that sort of input. After perusing Leanna’s blog, I found …
Editor – Stephen Parolini, The Novel Doctor
When I was still writing my first novel, I did a bunch of research to find an editor I felt would be a good fit for my story goals. I came across Stephen Parolini, whose website is http://www.noveldoctor.com/
Reading his …
Editor – Barbara Tsipouras
Barbara was my first beta reader. I posted on Goodreads (my very first) and she responded almost immediately. She’s always given me excellent feedback and even acted as alpha reader for DoaCK‘s 2, 3 and short stories.
Barbara is …
Beta reading
Every writer needs beta readers. Just like every writer needs editors. Don’t be a Keith and think you can go and query just because a couple of friends read your work and had only nice things to say. After…