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June 29, 2026

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Stepping Back From Your Own Work

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethspanncraig.com When I’m deep in a manuscript, every word feels precious. That closeness is what makes the writing possible in the first place, but it’s also what makes editing [...]

June 23, 2025

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Navigating Feedback Contradictions: When Readers Disagree

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethspanncraig.com It’s a scenario every writer dreads: you’ve sent your manuscript to several beta readers, and their feedback arrives with contradictions that leave you more confused than before. One [...]

September 16, 2024

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The Timing of Feedback Matters

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Feedback can be an important component of the writing process. Sometimes writers can get so wrapped-up in their stories that they can lose focus on the big picture. [...]

February 27, 2023

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Betas, ARC Readers, and Critique Partners

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig The pre-publication process can have a lot going on. For me, it often seems like a whirlwind of edits, pre-orders, and newsletters. Part of that process is getting [...]

September 9, 2019

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Beta Readers: The Key To Improving Your Manuscript

by Hank Quense, @hanque99 The best way to improve your manuscript is to show it to other writers.  This article discusses the role of beta readers and it ends with a list of questions [...]

November 6, 2015

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Getting Feedback and Being Part of a Community

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Self-published writers frequently hear that they need to pass their books by beta readers or critique groups first before sending the stories on to freelance editors (fewer corrections [...]

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