Managing the Beta Reading Process

By Corina Koch MacLeod and Carla Douglas Maybe it’s the time of year. All those NaNoWriMo manuscripts are beginning to stir, and they’re popping up like crocuses through the dregs of this winter’s snow. And what’s on every author’s mind? Beta readers. At Beyond Paper,...

The Princess Author Syndrome

By Judith Briles In front of me was a new fiction manuscript. I had read the first three chapters to get a feel for the book beforehand. It needed editing, but so do all books to some degree. The opening chapter had legs and moved me to the next, always a good sign....