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I’ve got a couple questions about Beta Reading. I know its when you get other writers to read your unpublished draft, but I’m not really sure what they are supposed to do beyond that. I would like to try beta reading but first I must know if it is very time consuming, and what a beta reader is required to do. I know they are there to give feedback, but what sort of feedback is usually given, and how detailed are they usually? Is there anything else I need to know before beta-reading? Am I over-complicating this?

Also, pretty soon I will be ready for my first official novel to be beta-read. I’ve seen many people ask for beta-readers on here, which is probably what I will do (and no, I am not asking for beta-readers yet). I’ve got a few questions about this too. How many beta-readers do you usually have? Do you give them the whole book right away, or do you give it to them chapter by chapter? At what point in the editing process should I get beta-readers? Is there anything else I need to know before getting beta-readers? Am I overcomplicating this?