Victor Rotimi

victorrotimi04.bsky.social

12 October 2026 11:10

Congratulations on getting the draft finished! Fresh eyes can make such a difference before a manuscript reaches its final stages. Do you usually work with beta readers before sending your book to your editor?

T. M. Shannon 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (he/him)

tmshannonauthor.com

02 October 2026 01:31

Author Update - 11AM Edition 🖋️ And chapter 3 is done, the shortest so far at 7 A4 pages, so yes I'm worried about that 13 page long first chapter as it'd mean cutting sensory details What to do? My beta reader was right, characters are better with description #WritingCommunity #ReaderSky

J.W. Gant

johnwgant.bsky.social

14 September 2026 11:33

Thank you for the offer but I must decline.

C. M. Alongi

cmalongi.bsky.social

18 June 2026 12:14

Typically your first editor. They focus in the story as a whole: plot structure, character arcs, narrative tension, theme, etc. They're the one who will tell you to delete/add chapters, kill off certain characters, change the ending...

C. M. Alongi

cmalongi.bsky.social

17 June 2026 02:00

Yup, the content editor already did her thing, and I've got a line editor qued up after I'm done with this round.