What I Learned the Hard Way My first novel (the soon to be released yet untitled fantasy) took me 6 years to write. One reason was that at times I worked on some other major projects and put the novel to the side. Another reason was I was still struggling to grasp some of the …
Or, Fortune Favors the Bold Nearly two years ago, I was stuck. I knew I couldn’t go any further with my novel without some help. So I started looking for beta readers. It’s not easy finding someone to read a draft of a novel, let alone find someone who will offer helpful criticism. I …
Or, my experience with beta readers I revised my novel until I could revise no more. While I wasn’t completely happy with the results, I couldn’t put my finger on what was wrong. Clearly it was time for some outside opinions. Through some online critique groups, I got some feedback on the first three chapters. …