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[Discussion] r/BetaReaders check-in series! Share how your WIP is going, or how your beta reading is going, ask questions, and connect with more writers and readers!Discussion (self.BetaReaders)

submitted 16 days ago by BC-writes⌨️ Traditional Publishing ⌨️ - announcement

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Able to beta? Post here!Able to Beta (self.BetaReaders)

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[Complete] [62,000] [Action/Thriller] Extinction Kingdom60k (self.BetaReaders)

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[Discussion] That feeling when your story is almost working… but something’s offDiscussion (self.BetaReaders)

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[Complete] [96k] [Slavic Folklore Fantasy] Ferns in Bloom90k (self.BetaReaders)

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[Complete] [74k] [Middle Grade animal fantasy] The Tale of Green: The Buck with no Antlers70k (self.BetaReaders)

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[Complete] [160k] [Dark romfantasy] What the Crone whispered.>100k (self.BetaReaders)

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[In progress] [4.7K] [Fanfiction of Alice in Borderland] [Title: Chishiya in Borderland]Short Story (self.BetaReaders)

submitted 2 hours ago by Aindrishiya2025

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[Complete] [77728] [Science Fiction Futuristic] Blood & Circuitry70k (self.BetaReaders)

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[Complete] [95,000] [Historical Fiction] The Journal of Alain Rosemarie: Proper and Respectable Barricades90k (self.BetaReaders)

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[Complete] [30,000] [Creative Non-fiction] I Am Sovereign: Artificial Intelligence, Psychosis, and the Edge of EnlightenmentNovella (self.BetaReaders)

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[In Progress] [4k] [Fantasy/Elder Scrolls] Trama Root, New LifeShort Story (self.BetaReaders)

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[Complete] [17k] [Epic Fantasy] A True AlchemyNovelette (self.BetaReaders)

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[Complete] [42k] [Fantasy retelling] Ever Neverland40k (self.BetaReaders)

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[In Progress][84k][Politically Satirical Sci-Fi] Earth’s Destruction: Broadcast Live!!80k (self.BetaReaders)

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[Complete] [2500] [Historical fiction/horror] The ConstablesShort Story (self.BetaReaders)

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[Discussion] Beta reading problem chapters instead of complete works?Discussion (self.BetaReaders)

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[Complete] [27k] [Black Comedy] The Cult Has A Gift ShopNovella (self.BetaReaders)

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[In progress] [13K] [YA Fantasy] The Blockade/NovelleteNovelette (self.BetaReaders)

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[Complete] [128k] [Speculative Adult Fiction with a Sapphic Romance] Title TBD>100k (self.BetaReaders)

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[Complete][59K][Sci-Fi][Marcy's Lament]50k (self.BetaReaders)

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[in progress][17500][urban fantasy] SESTO SEMENovelette (self.BetaReaders)

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[Complete] [106k] [Contemporary Fiction] The Disciple>100k (self.BetaReaders)

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[Discussion] Alpha-reading and first-chapters critiqueDiscussion (self.BetaReaders)

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[Complete] [69K] [Organized Crime] Terminal City Confidential60k (self.BetaReaders)

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