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Warning: Book Readers Have Commitment Issues

July 5, 2021 by Kelley Lindberg Leave a Comment

When it comes to reading books, do you have commitment issues? And by this, I don’t mean fear of committing to a book. I mean the opposite: fear of abandoning a book, even if you don’t like it. I’ll confess, I’ve struggled with book commitment issues. I have slogged through countless books that I didn’t […]

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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

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 […]

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What Teachers Want from Authors (and Vice Versa)

May 22, 2013 by Kelley Lindberg Leave a Comment

By Kelley Lindberg April found me in Boise, Idaho, at an SCBWI (Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) regional conference that was held in conjunction with a conference for teachers. One of the best results of the combination, for me, was a panel discussion at the end of the conference that included teachers, writers, an […]

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