I think this should go here, but if not please feel free to move. Just thought I'd share my current experience and see what others thought.
Finally approaching the end of editing my first book and gave it to my friend to Beta read last night. Quite nerve wrecking really, because although I've posted exerts online before for critique, this is the first time I've let anyone read the whole thing. It's like letting it fly the nest
I'm not 100% happy with it but I feel it has to go at sometime (it's been fully drafted twice by me) so why not now. Just thought I'd share my feelings and if anyone else had any stories of first letting their story fly the nest. Couldn't imagine sending it out to someone i didn't know. I'm hoping a friend will ease me into the impending critiques and rejections
Matt (Turndog Millionaire)
Finally approaching the end of editing my first book and gave it to my friend to Beta read last night. Quite nerve wrecking really, because although I've posted exerts online before for critique, this is the first time I've let anyone read the whole thing. It's like letting it fly the nest
I'm not 100% happy with it but I feel it has to go at sometime (it's been fully drafted twice by me) so why not now. Just thought I'd share my feelings and if anyone else had any stories of first letting their story fly the nest. Couldn't imagine sending it out to someone i didn't know. I'm hoping a friend will ease me into the impending critiques and rejections
Matt (Turndog Millionaire)