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Writing Your Resilience: Building Resilience, Embracing Trauma and Healing Through Writing

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Before you send your book to beta readers, listen to this episode!

In it, you’ll meet Melissa Macomber, another Camp Structure alumni who’s working on her memoir. During this episode, we explore how to know when your book is ready for beta readers, the three types of beta readers you’ll need, how to choose beta readers wisely, and questions to ask them before sending out your work.

Melissa’s Bio: Melissa is a writer currently working on a memoir about how to recognize your soulmate(s). You can find more of her short pieces and research on love, commitment and betrayal on her website.

Resources Mentioned During This Episode:

Crafting the Personal Essay and Resilient Editing Tips with Andrea Firth

Bianca Maris’s Beta Reader Matchup

Writers Digest Article About Sensitivity Readers

Writing Diversely

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing Podcast
Crafting the Personal Essay and Resilient Editing Tips with Andrea Firth

Hidden Potential by Adam Grant

Official Transcript

Episode Highlights

1:20 Maintaining Your Stamina

2:59 Preparing Mentally for Beta Reader Feedback

4:09 Working with Writers

9:30 Should I Send Them All or Part of My Manuscript

11:55 Working with Members of Your Audience

15:06 Finding Beta Readers

16:05 Working with Sensitivity Readers

19:52 Mistake allowances

Connect with Melissa:

Website: melissamacomber.com

Connect with your host, Lisa:
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