When writing a book with the intent to publish, there is one crucially helpful step to the process that often gets overlooked: hiring beta readers. It isn’t required, but using beta readers should be done if any author wants to improve their work, especially before sharing it with the public. What Are Beta Readers? Beta readers are people who volunteer or are hired and paid to read your manuscript before it is published. Quite simply, they are used to gain insight on your wor

And with that, the first draft is done! What’s next for the final installment of A Grim Trilogy? Well, this time around, it’s off to the editor for a first pass. Betas will have at it after that, and the editor will go back again for a more in depth work through. Once editing is done, the cover will be created by my talented artist, and then IT’S READY TO PUBLISH! However, there’s still one last thing I have to do before announcing the release date: book a venue for the relea