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Betas vs. Critiques

6/18/2017

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Betas vs Critiques
Last month, Jade asked a fantastic question:

@victoria_grif7 What do you prefer -- manuscript reading services or beta readers? Why? Do you think manuscript services are a good option?

— Jade - A Writer (@popculturegrnch) June 1, 2017

I thought this question deserved more than a 140-character answer, so here we are. Let's toss betas and critiques into an arena, let 'em fight it out, and see who wins.

First of all, what are these things?

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Conquer Fear

6/11/2017

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Face Your Fear
We're all afraid of something. Sometimes those fears are rational, and sometimes they're not. But I think we can all agree that our fears hold us back. We become so afraid of what might go wrong, we don't chase all the amazing things that could go right. Writers and artists, in particular, can easily get tripped up by our fears—of rejection, failure, not measuring up to our standards or someone else's. Sometimes getting over a fear is a slow process. And sometimes you just have to count to three and do it.

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