I was thrilled to be interviewed about travel writing and my latest travel memoir, More Manchester Than Mongolia by The Table Read Magazine – the UK’s best Arts & Entertainment Magazine.
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The Fab Four on top of Mam Tor in the Peak District National Park, UK.
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Wow, you use 30 beta readers??? Great interview!
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Thank you, Liesbet!
Yes – I’ve built up quite a launch team now. For the last book, I had around 20 beta readers from the WLM Beta Readers Group and the other 10 from Booksprout. I’m sure it helped the launch to have a good number of reviews posted on Goodreads in the pre-order phase, then a goodly number on Amazon on and around the launch.
Booksprout is easy to manage because it sends out automated remineders, but I need a spreadsheet for the others 🙂
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Oh, so you mean those are all ARC readers? I’m confused as the statement was in relation to the editing process, so I thought those 30 people gave you feedback about the story and potential issues, like typos, etc. Do you use beta readers and proofreaders out of that pool as well?
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Sorry, it’s all rather confusing terminology! All the beta readers are kind of ARC readers because I ask them to leave an honest review when they’re done if they don’t mind, but they all give me feedback – to a greater or lesser extent depending on the person. From some, I get a full report, from others it’s more of a general ‘feel’, but all useful nevertheless. I do give beta readers a list of questions to stimulate feedback, but stress that completing the questionnaire is entirely discretionary and that they should follow their own system if they prefer.
All beta/ARC readers get an edited and proofread copy to read – but that never stops those stubborn typos getting through – and I was really pleased that one reader was from Manchester and picked up on my getting Salford and Stockport mixed up in my head! Which was quite embarrassing, particularly since I used to have an office in Stockport… It’s because they both begin with S!
So the beta/ARC reads are all part of the editing process.
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