#betareaderneeded

You open it. Read a few lines. Fix something small… then close it again.

Not because it’s awful... but because it doesn’t feel ready yet.

That “not ready” feeling keeps a lot of good stories hidden. Not because they lack potential, but because something isn’t fully clicking on the page. A scene might need more weight. A moment might be needed to breathe. A character might need to feel more real.

You don’t need to start over... you just need to see it clearly.

I read your work with fresh eyes and give you honest, focused feedback on what’s working and what’s holding your story back. No rewriting your voice. Just the kind of insight that helps you move forward with confidence.

Because your story doesn’t need permission... it needs clarity.

Beta reader here. Please step forward and confess…

What crime has your WIP committed this week? Plot hole? Random new character? Your MC suddenly turning stupid? Or your villain becoming too hot to kill?

Tell me so I can judge you gently. 😌📚

I give honest feedback on books, help with stories and covers, especially for fics on Wattpad or other platforms. If you’re interested, the first chapter is on me!

Behind every unfinished chapter or difficult revision, there’s often more than just a writing problem. Sometimes it’s uncertainty. Sometimes it’s pressure. Sometimes it’s simply losing sight of what the story was meant to say.

Here are 10 quiet challenges many writers face while building a manuscript—and ways to move through them.

1. Losing connection with the story There are moments when the excitement fades and the manuscript starts to feel distant. What helps: Go back to the reason you started. Revisit the scene, character, or feeling that made the story matter to you in the first place.

2. Trying to perfect every page too early Many writers pause too often to revise what hasn’t had the chance to fully exist. What helps: Let the draft be unfinished, uneven, and honest. Progress often matters more than polish at this stage.

3. Feeling unsure about character depth A plot may move, but the characters may still feel difficult to understand. What helps: Spend time with your characters outside the manuscript. Learn what they fear, avoid, and long for.

4. Struggling to trust your own voice Comparing your writing to others can make your own style feel smaller. What helps: Focus on clarity and truth. Your voice becomes stronger when you stop trying to sound like someone else.

5. Difficulty with pacing Some sections drag, while others move too quickly to leave an impact. What helps: Read your work aloud. Your ear often notices rhythm in ways your eyes cannot.

6. Emotional distance from important scenes A scene may contain strong emotion, but it doesn’t always reach the reader. What helps: Slow down and allow space for feeling. Sometimes what is left unsaid carries the most weight.

7. Fear of feedback Sharing early work can feel deeply uncomfortable. What helps: Thoughtful feedback is not there to diminish your story. It is there to help you see it more clearly.

8. Revision fatigue After multiple edits, it becomes hard to tell what still needs attention. What helps: Step away for a short time. Distance can restore perspective.

9. Doubting the manuscript midway through The middle of the process often feels the heaviest. What helps: Remember that uncertainty does not mean failure. It often means you are still shaping something meaningful.

10. Forgetting that writing is a process It’s easy to believe every draft should already feel complete. What helps: Give yourself permission to build slowly. Strong manuscripts are rarely written all at once.

You’ve written your book… now let’s make sure it truly connects.

I’m looking for a BETA READER for my YA Fantasy/Romance manuscript. I’ve worked with 2 Critique partners to clean up the grammar/simple mistakes, as well as clean up the plot progression. 

What I’m looking for in a BETA reader is someone simply read the work, and give me their true opinions of the work. This can be done in a few paragraphs, but answering a set of questions, through comments (on the doc), or in any other way YOU decide. Seriously. All I want from you is your opinion as a reader. And feel free to take your time: there’s no time limit/comment limit. 

What I’d be willing to do in exchange: if you have your own WIP (wether that be an essay, a manuscript, a set of fanfics, ANYTHING), I would love to BETA read or line edit them for you. I can go as far as looking for typos and giving you detailed edits, or simply read over the work and tell you my own opinion. (if it’s a fanfic, I’m familiar with quite a few YAbook fandoms, DC comics, and most pop culture fandoms (starwars, Marvel, etc;)). 

If you’re wondering what my manuscript is about, I’ve linked the first chapter below as well as my literary query (a summary used to attract agents). Also, here’s a quick plot summary: 

As the daughter of the revered Commander, seventeen-year-old Yalvena Mikolova is destined to be a general...so long as she stays under her father's control. 

Raised as a soldier in the Windless Valleys of Belrav where she’s separated from her people, the Wanderers, and their ostracizing wind magic, Yal trains to help her father eradicate magic and become a general. 

When a princess is assassinated on her watch and jeopardizes her chances of becoming a general, Yal’s father sends her to catch the assassin with (and spy on) a group of witches versed in magic, composed of a giggly enchantress, a cowardly prince, and Kan: an (annoyingly) handsome witch known for setting soldiers like Yal a-flame.

Yal’s plans of sabotage fade away as she works with the group and learns that the witches haven't come to poison Belrav, but to restore safe magic in the kingdom-a fate that would empower the Wanderers, but risk her father’s loyalty and her future as general. 

To summarise: The daughter, a witch hating soldier is sent to work with a group of witches to catch an assasin! 

Some of the tropes it has: classic knife to the throat enemies+lovers, found family, badass female characters (that can still be feminine, and caring), swords and sorcery, classic witches with cauldrons and potions! As well as a diverse cast of characters. 

Minor tw for gore, but nothing more than you’d see in an average YA fantasy book. If you can go for something like ACOTAR, SaB, or Dance of Thieves, you’ll be good here! 

The first chap/query:  

(It’s a translation, so I would love a native english speaker to guide me). Also, it’s gay, so yeah :D