Tag: beta readers

Creative Governance: A Compass to Powerful Authorship

(Beth Turnage Blog) There’s an ongoing argument in writing communities about whether artificial intelligence can write good fiction. The usual objections are familiar. AI produces bland prose. It relies on predictable plots. It doesn’t understand human emotion. It smooths away unusual twists and turns in favor of conventional storytelling....

No! Beta Readers are NOT Developmental Editors

(Beth Turnage Blog) When You Want a Beta Reader to Be a Developmental Editor Lately, browsing through Upwork job listings drives me nuts. My feed is full of requests for “beta readers,” though the job requirements go significantly beyond what a beta reader does. A beta reader reads an...