Great White sharks and Standing Sideways
Beta readers have a tough job. The beta readers for Standing Sideways are mothers. They work full time. They cart kids to and from. Some are coaches. Some are volunteers. They have lives outside my 80,000 words I've asked them to read. Beta readers are test readers. They tell you what's working in the story before you take your baby and throw her out into the world and yell: SWIM! Of course I hope they love the book, but more importantly, I want them to tell me what's not wo