On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, two beta readers . . .
Picking the right people to read a completed manuscript before submitting to agents and publishers is so important.
Some helpful tips: Just because someone is an avid reader, doesn't make them a great beta reader. Family members don't always make the best beta readers. Find someone who'll be tough, but constructive. Overly critical people aren't great either. A knowledge of grammar is important. What you want is someone who understands flow. The way the words are written, the way they come together can make or break a story.
This song from Katy Perry is a recent favorite. Here are some of the lyrics.
You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow
Maybe you're reason why
All the doors are closed
So you could open one
That leads you to the perfect road
Like a lightning bolt,
Your heart will blow
And when it's time you'll know:
You just gotta ignite the light and let it shine
Just own the night like the 4th of July
Cuz baby you're a firework
Come on, show 'em
What you're worth
Make 'em oh, oh, oh
As you shoot across the sky
These are first sentences in novels:
Accidents ambush the unsuspecting, often violently, just like love." The Gargoyle, by Andrew Davidson
"Those who can, do. Those who can't, deejay." Revolution, by Jennifer Donnelly
They're interesting. Yes? No?
Here's the Katy Perry, FIREWORK video.
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