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Until this very moment, I had always wondered why alpha was skipped for beta. Now I see it wasn't. I haven't come across the reference to an alpha reader before. Could you tell me the difference?
I am seriously considering entering the BP as I have just finished the editing of the draft of my first novel and I am going to be looking for betas. The timing couldn't be better. I'm nervous about my ability critiquing prose. I've critiqued a lot of poetry, but only a little prose. It helps it will be anonymous because if I make a mess of it, I won't have my name attached. Learning curves, gotta love them.
I'm also nervous about writing the hook. Time to go study how others did it if I intend to enter this project.
Congrats on finishing the draft!
I approached the hook like I was writing the query, but shorter. IE: Bang my head against the wall and cry a lot.