First Readers
There's a certain urgency to share my work as soon as I've written it. My first reader is my husband, Mike. I'm looking to see whether he thinks it works overall. He'll point out any weak spots and do a quick proofread for me too. Sometimes I read my work aloud to him in the kitchen while dinner is cooking.
The work I show Mike might still be in its early stages, but it feels complete in some way – enough that I think I have something. I need to have a first reader who appreciates that it's still a work in progress.
Mike and I are a team. If something's off – I'll go back and fix it up and then have him read it again. We'll go back and forth this way.
A first reader should have good judgment. Is a first reader a kind of gatekeeper? I think so. They're the ones who stop you from going forward when you're headed for disaster.
Who isn't a good first reader? Someone who can't articulate what's wrong with a certain phrase or idea. Even w…
The work I show Mike might still be in its early stages, but it feels complete in some way – enough that I think I have something. I need to have a first reader who appreciates that it's still a work in progress.
Mike and I are a team. If something's off – I'll go back and fix it up and then have him read it again. We'll go back and forth this way.
A first reader should have good judgment. Is a first reader a kind of gatekeeper? I think so. They're the ones who stop you from going forward when you're headed for disaster.
Who isn't a good first reader? Someone who can't articulate what's wrong with a certain phrase or idea. Even w…