LAURA HANKS KLINE

Tips for My Beta Readers

A few people have asked about what being a beta reader is like… So, here’s the scoop. First of all, what’s a beta reader? A beta reader is a non-professional reader who evaluates a manuscript to help a writer improve its story, characters, setting, pacing, and general readability. Beta β means …

The Things I Remember

I lost my Grandma Jayne two years ago today. We never had much of a relationship because she lived in upstate New York, a seven-hour drive from my hometown, but what we did have got more and more interesting as we both got older. She didn’t “do computers,” so I …