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August's ~beta reading/writing experiment~
🕑 Added 2021-08-05 16:25:01 +0000 UTCThis is the first time I've ever attempted an experiment like this and I need y'alls help.
The concept: I'm writing a short story for WE'RE NOT HOME, the horror anthology organized by our very own authortube friend, Cam Wolfe is Writing. I thought it would be really cool to show what the beta reading, review, and revision process on a short story looks like.
Aaaaaaand I would love to have y'all be the beta readers! (If you're interested and like horror, obviously bahaha.)
My hope is to have 3 "rounds" of beta readers so I can show how often certain critiques come up (like if people are saying the same thing is an issue) and how I change that for the next round, etc. The due date for the short story is August 20th and I should finish the first draft by the end of this weekend (August 9th). During each round, I'd like to have ~5 readers.
If you're interested in horror short stories and would like to be part of this experiment (and are available from August 9th - August 20th), please sign up here: https://forms.gle/hsyB4yk8F6Sw9Lpw6
The short story does talk about COVID and does have a possession-y/supernatural element, so if those are no goes for you, I totally understand!!!
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP IN ADVANCE and I'm excited to share what I learn along the way! For the actual experiment video, I likely won't share each draft and the individual critiques until the anthology is published, HOWEVER once all three rounds are completed and I've submitted the short story, I will share each draft here with y'all on Patreon!
Comments
Belle Lyons
Damn I just submitted only to realize it is in fact august 24th XD. Time doesnt exist
Alvin Fraser
Same here, Regina.
Regina Duke
I love horror! Can't wait to Beta!
Kate Cavanaugh Writes
Bahahaha! I completely understand! I'll see what sort of lessons I learn this go-around and will definitely try it again in the future with another genre/story length! :)
Kate Cavanaugh Writes
Thanks Eliza!! I totally understand. :) Hopefully I'll be able to try this again with a different genre and story length in the future! :)
Gerinda Kappert
Cool idea, but I'm not into horror. If I read that, i won't sleep for a few weeks haha. If you'll do something like this in the future with fantasy or romance, I'm all in!
Eliza J Lagonia
Good luck, I hope you have lots of people who know horror so you can have the best short story.
Eliza J Lagonia
This sounds awesome, but I'm not into horror. I've tried and I'm not the best person for this.
