![]() ![]() ![]() That excitement you felt at seeing how much your beta readers loved your book is waning and turning quickly to dread. You can do this easily with MS Word, or there are software programs out there (like BetaBooks) to help you out.īut now you’ve got a huge document with possibly hundreds of comments. Combine Documentsīack to the idea of the full picture, you’re going to want to combine all the documents from every single one of your beta readers into one master document. So wait until the deadline (you did give your beta readers a deadline, right?) passes before you look at anything. And getting the full picture was what you sent your manuscript to beta readers for to begin with. Why? Because you’re not seeing the full picture. It’s a bad idea to look at the feedback from one reader at a time. It’s going to be tempting to start looking at your feedback as soon as one of your beta readers lets you know they’re finished. What if they don’t like it? What if you have to do a major rewrite? It’s scary! Wait. You’ve probably worked your way into an anxiety attack with all the waiting. You’ve spent a few agonizing weeks waiting on the feedback to roll in from your beta readers. Now let’s move on to the big project: implementing beta reader feedback! Tips for Dealing with Beta Reader Feedback The second post discussed how to work with beta readers, including how to prepare your manuscript, how to ask someone to beta read, and how to keep your beta readers focused on the big issues. The previous post also gave the answers to burning questions about whether you pay beta readers, the type of beta readers you want to find, and more. If you don’t know what a beta reader is, jump back to the first post in this series to find out. In this final post in our Writer’s Guide to Beta Readers, we’ll talk about how to deal with all the great feedback you’ve gotten from your beta readers! ![]()
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