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The Importance of Beta Readers
Amy Leibowitz beta reading own voices
There's been a lot of discussion in author and reader groups about the need for sensitivity reading during the editing process. Good beta readers can help with this process. In my experience, editing will polish the rough edges and fill in the language cracks. But a thorough read-through by knowledgeable betas can help you over the speed bumps.
One of the things I look for both as an editor and as a beta reader are negative tropes. If you're unfamiliar with the term, a trope...