I was lost, and now I’ve found -- a few beta readers. Necessity
breeds, what it needs to get through, at least the real important stuff, and
for me--writing.
It wasn’t easy, even living in New York City, maybe, because
everyone’s so busy? More people sure, but everyone only has so much time, and
many were overloaded, in a critique group, or non-responsive through writer’s
resources, some friends wrote in different genres. Many reasons—not.
I was inspired after reading Krista Van Dolzer’s Beta
Reader Browse on her blog: Mother, Write, Repeat. Where she mentioned a shout
out to those looking for beta readers and critique partner, and
--eureka! MG beta reader’s
yahoo group was materialized.
This is probably done all the time, right? But after someone
on the thread contacted me for a beta reader, I figured, maybe this is an
efficient way to help others, and myself, get the extra eyes we need on our
work before submitting to agents, or publishers.
And create a space for beta readers of MG, and ‘upper’ MG—or
lower YA—still unsure, to also share our tips, and resources.
So come along… those searching for MG beta readers…leave a
comment and I’ll see you get an invite.
There are a few of us, up and reading now. A few polishing
still, and we’ve only just begun -- last week in fact. Later on we may move
into all types of YA -- upper, lower, in-between. But for now, we’re just
getting acquainted.
Happy Inventive Writing!
link to the blog: Mother, Write, Repeat.
