an ode to beta readers

an ode to beta readers

While I won't actually create a lyric poem for my beta readers, I am incredibly grateful for them. You might think writing is a solo endeavor, but in reality, it takes a very large village to publish a book. 
 
Beta readers must read the type of novel I write and be honest with me about whether it sucks or not. More accurately, they'll tell me where it could use some improvement. 

I can't always tell whether my characters will be likable (or likable enough for a reader to follow for hundreds of pages). Many times I don't know where the momentum stalls and the story gets boring. Sometimes I can't even tell if the plot is believable. I'm just too close to the work to see it correctly. 
 
Fortunately, I've got friends who help me out. When I've wrestled with the novel until it's as good as I can make it, I send it out to a handful of beta readers. Their input helps me make the novel even better. I've got a book out with beta readers right now, and I can't wait to get their feedback.

100,000 Kindle page reads!

My first novel Tequila Midnight, has over 100,000 page reads on Kindle Unlimited (100,708 to be exact)! Thank you to everyone who has read and supported this book! 
The sequel comes out this summer.

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Happy Travels: Seydisfjordur, Iceland

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