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Question on Beta-Readers
Wordmaker:
I only use people I trust as beta readers. They're some of my closest friends and wouldn't even let another friend read anything I send without my permission.
The Deposed King:
--- Quote from: Wordmaker on July 13, 2013, 08:55:52 AM ---I only use people I trust as beta readers. They're some of my closest friends and wouldn't even let another friend read anything I send without my permission.
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I've had beta readers who were fans of my previous books and I didn't know them other than an e-mail requesting to join my beta reader group. Of course that book came out within a couple weeks of them joining...
With you and your extended publishing schedule that might be more problematic. But so far (fingers crossed) I've had not issues.
The Deposed King
Wordmaker:
Yes, if you have a faster release schedule or the story is part of an existing series either already on contract or in publication, you can afford to extend your trust that much further.
Sully:
--- Quote from: Anei on July 10, 2013, 09:50:44 PM ---Doesn't GMail sell your emails? Not like to anyone worth being annoyed about, but just little advertisers. Or is that only in-line text?
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They analyze them so they know what ads to offer you. Not the same thing as selling. Nobody sees them.
Well, other than the NSA, of course. ::)
Aminar:
--- Quote from: Sully on July 26, 2013, 04:16:32 PM ---They analyze them so they know what ads to offer you. Not the same thing as selling. Nobody sees them.
Well, other than the NSA, of course. ::)
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Any chance the NSA will publish my novel if I throw a bunch of terroristy keywords into the header?
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