Beta Readers, Alpha Readers, and Critique Groups – What’s the Difference?

What’s the difference between alpha readers, critique groups, beta readers, sensitivity readers, developmental editors, and all the other reader/editor types out there? And what are we writers supposed to do with them all? Each one has a role to play in making your story the best it can be, whether you’re polishing your manuscript to send to an agent or publisher or readying it for self-publication. I describe these essential members of our writing tribe this month on the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers blog. Hop over there to read more: “A Writer’s Tribe: Critiquers, Alpha Readers, and Beta Readers, Oh My!”