Feb
8th
2018
More Alpha Readers Needed! · 10:45pm Feb 8th, 2018
Hey readers! Just a quick post here but ...
I need more Alpha Readers. A few of my old standbys are busy with life/college/etc and are unable to contribute at this time, and I'd really like to get a few more eyes on Shadow of an Empire before bumping it to Beta status. Right now, we're sitting at one Alpha having already read through completely, and a few more working on it, but I'd like to get a wider net if possible.
If you're interested, have the time, and up for an early look at an awesome Fantasy-Western, drop me a line. The sooner I get Shadow out, the quicker I'll be able to start work on the next Dusk Guard book, since Hunter/Hunted is my next project ...
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Viking ZX · 416 views
· Story: The Dusk Guard Saga: Rise
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I really wish I could set the time aside right now, but don’t think I can do the read justice.
But if anyone else is interested I can say it should be a great read based on the little intro to the world that was in unusual events. 
Are there any other works I'd need to be familiar with? If not, I might be able to read.
If you're still looking for someone to give it a look over I'm potentially game, just send us the details of what you're actually looking for in regards to feedback at the like. I've got some experience doing editing and pre reading work for some people on this site.
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Thanks!
4792896
This one's stand-alone. Have you alpha-read before?
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Have you ever done an alpha reading?
4793206
I don't know what that word means to you, so I'm not going to say yes but I've read stories on this site and published novels at all stages of completion.
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So Alpha Reading is a first-pass sort of editing. It's concerned with plot holes, missing worldbuilding that makes some part of the story hard to understand. Alpha reading is looking for large structural problems, not typos or misspelled words (that's Beta). It's looking for "Was the pacing in this chapter good?" or "What was the reader's interest here?"
Effectively, it's an editing step where to goal is to know where readers tripped up and whether or not each chapter worked for them. Usually it turns into comments like "I got confused here, who did this?" and end-of-chapter summaries like "This chapter really worked well and was a rush to get through" or "This was a little drawn out in the middle."
4793206
I have not. Feel like taking a chance with a new one?
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Sure. PM me your e-mail address, and I'll give you links to the first few chapters, so you can cut your teeth on it. If it looks good, I'll send you the master chapter list and you can go to town.
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I'll pm you my email but I'm not sure how much I'll be able to resist commenting on typos or sentence structure.
If you're still looking for alpha readers I'd love to help out