Finding Beta Reading Clients
I’ve talked about how beta reading can be a great way to find out whether you might enjoy developmental editing, and of course the logical follow-up question to that is, Where do you find authors who need beta readers?
How to Find Beta Reading Clients
My main piece of advice: You have to go where the authors are. (This is also true for running a freelance editing business, so it will be a good practice.)
Think about where writers hang out and go to those places. It might be a Facebook group, a local writers’ group, or a national writers’ organization. Heck, it could be the nearest bookstore’s Wednesday night program for writers. Or it could be a huge writers’ conference.
It could be online, virtual, or in-person. You just have to find some writers and hang out with them. Tell them that you’re willing to read their work. The rest will take care of itself.
