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A Writer’s Tribe: Critiquers, Alpha Readers, and Beta Readers, Oh My!

April 9, 2021 by Kelley Lindberg Leave a Comment

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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 in my monthly article over on the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers blog, so please hop over there to read more: “A Writer’s Tribe: Critiquers, Alpha Readers, and Beta Readers, Oh My!“

See you back here on my regular blog next week!

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