Open Call for Beta Readers

Mind telling me what you changed?

 

In short, a lot of streamlining, clarity issues, details additions, and status update message updates. Saying it now, it seems like I'm asking for a bit much.

 

I'm happy to help -- but I'm super busy and it might take a while -- maybe nothing before this weekend? Let me know if that's okay with you.

 

That's fine! I really appreciate it. Maybe send it over Friday?

 

Sure!

 

Hey all, I'm looking for new beta / alpha readers. I'm looking mostly for pacing, detail, description, scene and story issues.

I haven't finished the book yet, about 1/3rd of the way into it, and havent edited yet. While I would appreciate feedback on that end, I tend to edit after I finish the first complete draft and don't want to lose the advice, or forget it.

I would love some help and appreciate this so much!

 

Hi BrandenR, are you are still looking for beta readers? I am currently available.

 

I've got a couple of mostly-finished projects I wouldn't mind extra eyes on.

1 - mythic fantasy pastiche, Polynesian theme

2- monster-of-the-week style of horror comedy

3- kinda-sorta zombies

None of them LitRPG this time around, but...

 

I've got eyes! Feel free to send over whichever one you want me to look at first.

 

What's the best way to send it?

 

I will only send one way. I upload it to KDP, save the Mobi, then email it direct to someone's Kindle device or app. This requires they first add my sending email address into their Manage Your Kindle page on the Amazon site.

This ensures some security of the book, and also ensures it is beta read as it will look when people buy it or download it from KU. So any formatting issue is also caught at that time.

Note: You dont need to submit the book to KDP, to be able to download a Mobi copy of it. You just fill the minimum info in on the first page, upload the book and cover, save, and then download the Mobi file.

 

Clever! I am happy to do it this way Maikel.

 

The trick is: They have to have your sending email address listed on their device list tab, or else the email sending the book will be ignored. So send your email, and wait for them to say its added, before sending the book. Within about 5 minutes of you sending it, the book should be downloading on their Kindle.

 

Hello,

I'm looking for beta readers for my 2nd book. I'm looking for basically everything when it comes to someone reviewing.

I haven't finished the 2nd book yet, but it's mostly done. It's not been edited yet either. If you want to give me editing notes that's fine. Just know I tend to edit after I finish the first completed draft.

Thank you!

 

Thanks Paul.

 

Hello,

I'm looking for rabid LitRPG fans to beta-read my upcoming LitRPG portal fantasy adventure, the first in a series. It's about three friends who are transported to an RPG-like world of castles, knights, goblins, monsters, ghouls, and more. After choosing to become a barbarian, a mage, and a bard, respectively, they find themselves in an epic quest to stop the forces of evil from destroying life on that world. But they also discover that those same forces are active on Earth.

For a sample, here's the opening paragraph:

It started with a nightmare. Death had swept through the charming town of Tavyton and wiped everyone out. Everyone except Ernest Nosely. He floated over his old neighborhood, surveying the streets and rooftops from above. It was eerily empty; humans, birds and beasts had been annihilated. Tracing his old route to school, he flew over Victoria Park and noticed the trees and vegetation were gone, too. Then he sailed past the Tavyton Public Library and the corner store where he used to buy comics as a kid. By the time he reached his old high school, he had become aware that he wasn’t alone. Some other entity – an intelligence, if not a physical body – was present. It was studying the emptiness with satisfaction, apparently gloating over the fine work it had done.
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I'm hoping to get at least 20 beta readers (if anyone has advice on where/how to find them, it would be appreciated).

A reminder of what a beta reader is: "A beta-reader is a non-professional reader, so that an uncolored opinion of an average reader can be obtained." (from Wikipedia) I need a bunch of LitRPG fans to read my story and tell me what doesn't work for them; is the MC too weak? Or too OP? Are there not enough stats? Or too many? Something off about the mechanics? Notice any inconsistencies in the story? I want to know about anything that lessens your enjoyment of the story.

If anyone's interested, please let me know

Thanks