15 Questions To Ask Your Beta Reader (fiction?.

 

You are writing pretty fast, and you satisfied with the wat your book is going, you can't wait to finish it up … or you are done with your first draft and you are wondering what your ideal book's audience would think about it?

Beta readers… you need beta readers.

The advantages of having beta readers read your work cannot be overemphasized. Your aim is not to make the book flawless, but to make it a work of art that your ideal audience can relate with. Now, beta readers aren't writers.  Writers will criticize your work to the last bit. This will lower your morale and incite you to tweak too much, thereby damaging your individual style and voice. 

Beta readers are readers. Consider beta readers before editors. 

To get your feedback, you need to ask questions that will make it easier for your beta reader(s) to give feedback.

Try these 15 questions. 

1.Did this book hold your  attention from the beginning?

This is a crucial feature of a good book. The first line must be able to draw the reader in. 

2. Was the setting and hero/heroine clear from the beginning?

3.  Did you relate with the main character(s)

4. What do you think about the descriptions? Could you imagine every chapter vividly? Do you know what the characters look like?

5. What chapters or parts were boring?

6. Any confusing parts?

7. Noticed any plot holes? 

A  plot hole is a gap or inconsistency in a storyline that goes against the flow of logic established by the story's plot.

8. Do the characters feel real?

9. Do you think the book is confusing? Are there too many events going on and characters to keep track of?

10. Does the dialogue between the character sound unreal or real? 

11. Would you consider the descriptions as excess?

12. Did your interest wane while reading the book? How interesting was it to read?

13. How satisfying is the ending? Do you like the writing style used to convey this story?

14. Did you come across  grammatical errors and punctuation errors? Which were most prominent to you?

15. What would you change about my characters?

Use these questions, of course you can add more. Using them will get you great feedback. Asking yourself those questions would help your writing too.

Good luck

:-) 

Bookish_Sadie