Because of who I am! Editing and coaching brain isn’t something I can turn off, and my years of experience and high-level professional training mean my beta read is closer to a light manuscript evaluation than a regular beta read.

Beta readers are usually your average reader, someone who loves reading in your genre and gives you a thumbs-up or thumbs-down about the general vibe of your book. They may be able to say, “Hey, there’s something not hitting for me in Chapter 20, but I don’t know exactly what. But Chapter 25 was good.” And those things aren’t bad to know. But isn’t knowing why nice?

I’m specific. If something isn’t working, I’m going to be able to tell you why. You’ll also get a potential solution! Maybe it’ll be something about pacing, a forgotten plot point, a character who needs some extra love, or even information you give later in the book that might make more of an impact earlier.