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Yes, if you think my tech skills (?) are up to it. I won't mind if you say not.

Saw this on facebook and it ecompasses why I don't trust chat GPT. If it doesnt have opposable thumbs how can it know how to organise the chaos of a farm.

The founder is Giannai Cara and his come on is very seductive to me. Think outside the algorihmn-BUT I am very suspicious of things that feel a bit cultish. And this has that vibe. Anyone have any experience...

Great post, Jake :) Shines a light into a murky area newer writers are unfamiliar with. Offering solutions isn't a Beta reader's job. They should only provide reactions like are they bored? where would they put the book down?and QUESTION plot...

“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” Dale Carnegie

Do they have deadlines? I doubt it. They should get on with something else while their betas are reading. Plenty of things to be writing meanwhile. If their voice will be ruined by betas, it isn't strong enough. Grammar is liberation. And...

Great post @Jake E I couldn't agree more about the importance of beta readers. There's only so far you can go on your own, and having others read your work is the best way to get it into sharp focus. But I'm wondering, why was the discussion...

Another thing beta readers find that you or me, the writer, unbelievably didn't see is the obvious loophole. I lose count of how many times I have sighed with an "Of course! Why didn't I see that?"

New blog post by Jake E Be my, be my Beta. I really need to spend less time on X. Once again, I’ve stumbled upon a heated discussion on social media that I can’t help but add my two cents/pence/shillings to, and this time, I can’t understand...

Great post, Jake :) Shines a light into a murky area newer writers are unfamiliar with. Offering solutions isn't a Beta reader's job. They should only provide reactions like are they bored? where would they put the book down?and QUESTION plot...

On the up side, reading the opening pages of books that clearly haven't been critiqued make me feel lots better about my own writing lol

This attitude highlights another important bonus to having beta readers - increased self-awareness. These people clearly lack any.

Do they have deadlines? I doubt it. They should get on with something else while their betas are reading. Plenty of things to be writing meanwhile. If their voice will be ruined by betas, it isn't strong enough. Grammar is liberation. And...

Another thing beta readers find that you or me, the writer, unbelievably didn't see is the obvious loophole. I lose count of how many times I have sighed with an "Of course! Why didn't I see that?"

New blog post by Jake E Be my, be my Beta. I really need to spend less time on X. Once again, I’ve stumbled upon a heated discussion on social media that I can’t help but add my two cents/pence/shillings to, and this time, I can’t understand...