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What Should We Look for in a Beta Reader?
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : I thought I already had a blog post about this topic, but I didn’t. Is déjà vu blogging a sign of something worrisome? *smile* Anyway, I want to...
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Why I Love Beta Reading
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : I mentioned on Twitter yesterday that I didn’t have much time to write my blog post for today. Why? Because I was beta reading a story, and I...
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What Do We “Owe” New Writers?
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : The last couple of posts have been about beta reading, beta readers, and authors helping each other. I love positive, uplifting conversations like...
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Introducing the Query/Blurb Exchange Club!
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : The response to my request for help on my query in my last post was amazing. I really shouldn’t have been surprised. After all, we all know you are...
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Three Tips for Being a Better Beta Reader
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : The Golden Rule of “treat others how you’d like to be treated” applies to most aspects of our lives—including our author life. One of the best...
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5 1/2 Steps for Making Feedback Work for Us
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : We’re in the dog days of summer here in the U.S., so this is a great time for me to update one of my older posts. Actually, there’s never a bad...
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Ask Jami: Where to Find Beta Readers
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : Almost two years ago, I posted advice for how to find beta readers. In the time since then, many people have asked me where they can find beta...
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Introducing the Beta Reading Worksheet!
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : This past weekend, I guest blogged at Anne R. Allen’s site with a post about beta readers: where to find them and how to keep them. The guest post...
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How to Make Sure Readers Don’t Close the Book
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : Many articles and infographics have tried to answer the question of what makes readers stop reading. They usually include a list of offenses like...
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Feedback: Finding Problems vs. Fixing Problems
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : If we’ve ever let beta readers or critique groups give feedback on our stories, we’ve probably run into the issue of receiving conflicting advice....
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Should Authors on the Traditional Path Pay an Editor? — Guest: Sharon Hughson
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : The title of today’s post makes it obvious that this might be a controversial topic. Writers pursuing traditional publishing are often told not to...
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Writing Diversity: How Can We Avoid Issues?
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : The real world is filled with diversity, and I’ve often said that our stories should be the same way. That’s not an agenda, just a truth. Even...
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How to Make Beta Reading Work for Us
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : (Note: I just finished a brutal two-week revision under deadline, so rather than staying up until 4 a.m. (again), I’m recycling this guest post I...
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Four Tips for Beta Reading Outside Our Genre
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : Last time, I mentioned that I was going in for minor surgery. I’m mostly recovered from that experience (no thanks to the medication, which made me...
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Writing Feedback: Reaching Our Potential
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : Today’s post will (hopefully) be short, as I’m working on only 3 hours of sleep after an emotional weekend with my brother and his family. His...
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Help! What If I Can’t Find Beta Readers?
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : Every writer struggles to get their thoughts onto the page, such as when we think we’ve included more than we actually did. We’ve probably all...
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Editing Processes: How Do We Improve?
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : No matter our publishing path, our work always needs to go through an editing process. Our process could be any combination of the following...
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Recognizing Quality Writing: Can We Tell If We’re Any Good?
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : When we’re first starting to write, we often struggle with the learning curve. Human nature often leads us to assume we’re further along the curve...
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Professional Beta Readers: What to Expect — Guest: CeCe Downs
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : I’ve shared many tips about beta readers before, from advice on where to find beta readers to how to make beta reading work for us. One assumption...
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How Can We Learn and Improve Our Writing Skills?
Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author : When we first start writing, we have no idea what all we don’t know. That uncertainty can make it difficult for us to improve. How can we get...
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