Category: Beta Readers
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Discomfort
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It’s no secret that being seen scares me. I’ve tried my best to be open and honest about it (in as quiet a way as possible) because it makes things a tiny bit easier. When I name my fear, it gives it less power. So that’s what I’m doing today. Naming the fear. Yesterday was…
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Editing Mode
I finished revisions based on beta feedback last week. I’ve been busy volunteering for VBS at my church every day, so I’m glad I got it done before that started. I’ve moved into the next step – editing. I have a lovely friend that I met through my social anxiety exploration that is a proofreader…
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Summer 2025 begins
I’m doing better about asking for help and not adjusting my own schedule to accommodate others. Monkey has band T/W/Th this week until noon. I asked my mother-in-law to handle pick up so that I can be at my office working. This is progress, believe it or not! I managed to get the first three…
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Feedback + Anxiety
I thought I was better prepared for receiving feedback from my beta readers than I was in 2021 when I had written my first novel (that never got past the beta stage). I thought that knowing what questions to ask and looking at it as “this person wants to make the book the best it…
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Waiting…
With my book off to beta readers I’m finding myself with a lot of free time on my hands. The hours I would spend writing, rewriting, reading, revising, and procrastinating have turned into a lot of spinning of wheels. I know there are several things that will need to be done to have everything ready…
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Terror
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As another step is nearing completion, the fear and terror are back. I expect to be done with Draft 3 by the end of the day. I have one scene to write (brand new scene) and then I’ll be calling it done. And that is absolutely terrifying. The next step is Beta Readers. Letting other…