This article says it all–and quite succinctly. I’ve greatly enjoyed being a beta reader. And I have no problem volunteering for new authors willing to share their manuscripts. I hope that I’ve contributed to their work, and helped them along to completion and publication. The two-way street here is that it always teaches me something as well. Read on!
Don’t want to sound dumb. But what is a beta reader???? I know what an E-reader is…..
As in computer games and programs that start out as a test and run through a period of users looking for problems, beta readers read a new manuscript. Some read for continuity, grammar, typos, or other edit mistakes. Depends on the beta reader whether they read for all, or specifically–like grammar. The goal is to produce a publication ready novel. I have authors for whom I work that service.