Thallia is beta reading 📖✧˖°.

33 she/her | fantasy | horror | litrpg | sci-fi | professional beta reader

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Do other beta readers also get nervous when you hand back the manuscript with your notes and your reader's report? I really hope every time that I'm giving them back good feedback that they can use.

[birdie schae ☀️ @birdienotabird]

if you feel like sending a writer a kind message, do it. if you want to share with them how much their work has meant to you: do it. i know it can feel like you are bothering them but trust me when i say it can make their day! 💕

[Gabino Iglesias @Gabino_Iglesias]

Dear writers:
Send that email.
Write that story.
Edit mercilessly.
Ignore the haters.
Stay humble, but be confident.
Get paid.
Read everything.
Write despite your insecurity.
Support others.
Accept helpful criticism.
Celebrate everything.
Don't panic.
Never quit.
You got this.

[Aimee Donnellan is on BlueSky and Threads @bardqueenaimee]

currently trying to do my part in the community by leaving reviews for books I've read and forgotten to review, since I'm now in the place of needing reviews myself!

this is your reminder to leave a review for a book -- especially an indie book -- you've read!

[Megan Brown @megan_mb]

So, cannot emphasize enough how much editing is a skill, and how you should consider what your writer is trying to achieve before leaving a single note on a single page.

You are not there to tell your story, you are there to help someone else tell theirs. (1/3)

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@ELCrocker3 I completely agree haha

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@ELCrocker3 My video game and reading time are both high enough that they could be considered a part time job.

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One beta read and reader's report finished, and three more to go for the week!

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@wendy_dalrymple I make my kids do it now lol

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@aBookstoreGrave The Exorcist is narrated by William Peter Blatty himself! It's fantastic.

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@ericarobyn @aBookstoreGrave Seconding this one! It's amazing.

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@zellieimani $950 for a studio 9 years ago.

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@CatherineDunn8 My husband is a cook and they use these to cover up cuts on their fingers. Usually they'll clean it, put on a band aid then pop these on over.

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I was worried to be working from home while the kids are on summer break, but I'm still getting in 4-6 hours a day. I am pleasantly surprised.

[AuthorMorganRyan @moryanwrites]

I don't know who needs to hear this, but:
QUERY THAT FANCY AGENT.

That agent is not too fancy for you. They are not too big or too famous for you. Are they open? Do they rep your genre? QUERY THEM.

I believe in you, kisses!!!!

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@myelessar Bilbo would adore me. I always bring baked goods when I visit, I am quiet and calm but enjoy lovely conversation, I follow social norms, would never over stay my welcome, and I would offer polite compliments to his home.

[Dewi - Map Artist 🏹🕯 @Dewiwrites]

Hi, excuse me while I show off some of the icons I drew today for a client's map 🥺🥺

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Currently booked up with two 100k word beta reads that needed to be finished in a week. Just finished the first one in two days because it was so good. Now on to the second!

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@SteSierra That just means he's on diaper duty for at least 3 days. And he owes you a sandwich.

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@budman_mark I mainly read litrpg and fantasy which can easily be over 100k. Litrpgs especially are usually over 100k. I just break it up with reading middle grade fantasy so my brain doesn't explode.