by Jonas Frid | Nov 1, 2020 | advice, beta readers, blog, nanowrimo
It’s that month of the year again. To “normal people”, it’s just November. But to anyone with a writing dream, it’s National Novel Writing Month. Hundreds of thousands of writers around the world spur each other to finish a novel draft in 30 days. Is that actually...
by Jonas Frid | May 11, 2020 | advice, authors, beta readers, blog
Writing a novel is a marathon that you have to run over and over again. An endless array of drafts and rewrites. It can be exhausting even for the most persistent of us. The good news? You don’t have to run it alone. Or, you do have to do the running, but with a...
by Jonas Frid | Apr 1, 2020 | blog, pranks, Release Notes
In these days of social distancing, even the sanest people can go overboard. Our CHO (Chief Hoarding Officer) did just that, and bought a sh*tload of toilet rolls to our HQ. At first, it seemed like a good idea, but then we realized that the mountains of toilet rolls...
by Jonas Frid | Mar 6, 2020 | advice, blog, writing
Sharing your manuscript with others can be menacing. If you ask for feedback, feedback is what you will get, and even if it would be nice to hear that your writing is perfect, you are more likely to get suggestions on what to improve. This can hurt your ego, but when...
by Jonas Frid | Jan 22, 2020 | beta readers, blog, writing
How I beat procrastination and went from zero words to a chance at $10,000 in six months I am a writer. As such, I am a master procrastinator. Instead of going ahead with the querying or self-publishing of my second novel, I paused my writing to find a great way to...
by Jonas Frid | Oct 16, 2019 | authors, blog, nanowrimo
Every year in November, hundreds of thousands of writers around the globe get together to spur one another to start, complete, or revise their novels. This year, BetaReader.io are proud to announce that we will help make the whole thing roll as an official National...