Writer Unleashed

#196: Your Complete Guide To Finding And Working With Beta Readers


Listen Later

Writing a book is not a solo endeavor. Writers rely on beta readers to help them fine-tune their manuscript and ensure its success with agents, editors, and ultimately, their ideal audience.

But where do you find beta readers? At what stage of the process do you bring them in? What do you look for? And how do you work with them?

In this episode, we'll cover: 

  • What beta readers are, and why aspiring writers don't make the best test audience
  • At what stage of the writing process to enlist beta readers
  • How to research and define your ideal reader
  • Where to find beta readers and entice them to work with you
  • How to get the right feedback to ensure the best outcome for your manuscript

Episode Web Page

Got value from this episode? Share your insights and wins with me!


Want to join a community of like-minded writers? Need inspiration and support? Join us in our private Writer Unleashed Community Facebook Group. It's totally free to join.



...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Writer UnleashedBy Nanci Panuccio

  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5

5

18 ratings


More shows like Writer Unleashed

View all
The Creative Penn Podcast For Writers by Joanna Penn

The Creative Penn Podcast For Writers

608 Listeners

Helping Writers Become Authors by K.M. Weiland

Helping Writers Become Authors

963 Listeners

The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience by Kelton Reid

The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience

207 Listeners

Writing Excuses by Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler

Writing Excuses

1,284 Listeners

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

2,069 Listeners

Writer's Routine by Dan Simpson

Writer's Routine

292 Listeners

Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee by Dr Rangan Chatterjee: GP & Author

Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee

4,246 Listeners

The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily by American Public Media

The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily

1,189 Listeners

On Purpose with Jay Shetty by iHeartPodcasts

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

26,392 Listeners

Poetry Unbound by On Being Studios

Poetry Unbound

3,538 Listeners

Fiction Writing Made Easy by Savannah Gilbo

Fiction Writing Made Easy

1,365 Listeners

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing by Bianca Marais, Carly Watters and CeCe Lyra

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing

720 Listeners

Essential Guide to Writing a Novel by James Thayer

Essential Guide to Writing a Novel

359 Listeners

Writers on Writing by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett and Marrie Stone

Writers on Writing

59 Listeners

The Mel Robbins Podcast by Mel Robbins

The Mel Robbins Podcast

19,372 Listeners