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Shouty person
Shouty person
@clacksee@wandering.shop  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

I just read a blog post by a well-known indie author who says that one of the stupidest things am indie author can do is hire an editor. He also says not to use beta readers.

I, erm… Please don’t be like that guy.

#indieauthor

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Jürgen Hubert
Jürgen Hubert
@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

@clacksee

Geeze. I not only use beta readers, I use alpha readers as well! Every pair of eyes that reads my manuscript and gives me feedback improves the book!

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Shouty person
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@clacksee@wandering.shop  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

@juergen_hubert
According to him that’s writing by committee and actively making your books worse.

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Jürgen Hubert
Jürgen Hubert
@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

@clacksee

As someone with scientific training who has had experiences with peer review, this attitude is actively _painful_ for me.

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