The blog post makes great points and a lot are applicable to writing query letters

Mindfully reading in the space you wish to be published in is important, yet many don’t want to consider it. Despite what some people say, audiobooks do count, though reviewing the text itself is important. Reading other people’s query letters will also help with your own, though analyzing a single page is much easier than a whole MS

Feel free to share thoughts

People have been wanting half-star ratings for so many years, and it's been available on basically every other reading tracker app for ages, so it feels weird that it finally happened. Why now?

Hello r/TradPublish!

Who else can’t believe it’s September already? Time Flies!

Welcome to our 11th monthly check-in thread!

Here’s this month’s prompt: how do you keep track of your queries? Especially from agents who respond much later than others? Bonus: how do you keep sane while waiting for responses?

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Share how your WIP draft is going, or how your current querying is doing, or other relatable traditional publishing topics in this thread!

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Hello r/BetaReaders!

Who else can’t believe it’s September already? Time flies!

Here’s this month’s prompt: what are some examples of unexpected beta feedback you’ve received? Or what have you unexpectedly encountered in your beta reading?

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Welcome to our ninth monthly check-in thread!

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Share how your WIP is going, or how your current beta read is going, or other relatable beta reading topics in this thread!

This is a great thread to talk about writing, updates, accountability, trends, vents, and more.

It is not the right thread to post first pages as there’s another pinned thread for that, but you can link to your beta post if you wish.

Do NOT advertise any beta/editor services here, and no free samples to later ask for payment are allowed. You can try r/hireaneditor or r/freelance_forhire instead.

We also ask that self promotion of completed works do not contain links. Mentioning success is completely fine!

And we’d like to take this opportunity to remind people that works generated with AI, and AI-generated feedback is not allowed here, either. r/writingwithAI or r/betareadersforAI are better subreddits for that.

And because scammers are now targeting GDocs: please DM them and not leave them up on the sub publicly to avoid harassment

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Hello r/TradPublish!

Who else can’t believe it’s August already? Time Flies!

Welcome to our Tenth monthly check-in thread!

Here’s this month’s prompt: how do you stay in touch with trends and the general market? And do you write to the main market or try to go for more niche areas?

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Share how your WIP draft is going, or how your current querying is doing, or other relatable traditional publishing topics in this thread!

This is a great thread to talk about writing, reading, updates, accountability, trends, vents, and more.

Do NOT advertise any editor services here, and no free samples to later ask for payment are allowed. You can try r/hireaneditor or other applicable subreddits instead.

We also ask that self promotion of completed works do not contain links. Mentioning success is completely fine!

We’d like to take this opportunity to remind people that works generated with AI, and AI generated feedback is not allowed here, either. r/writingwithAI is a better subreddit for that, and you can also try r/betareadersforAI.

I’d also like to note that we have additional flairs available to all: querying, drafting, editing, and some writing genres/age categories. Please consider using them to help people match with you. Industry experts can modmail to verify for a flair if they wish.

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Please ensure you comment in good faith and do not break any other r/tradpublish rules.

Thank you, and happy writing/reading/editing!

More guides coming soon!

Hello r/BetaReaders!

Who else can’t believe it’s August already? Time flies!

Here’s this month’s prompt: How many betas do you prefer to have per project? And what happens when you’ve finished reading your beta notes? Do you take time before revising or do you jump straight in?

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Welcome to our eighth monthly check-in thread!

These monthly pinned post aims to help the community connect with other writers and betas!

Share how your WIP is going, or how your current beta read is going, or other relatable beta reading topics in this thread!

This is a great thread to talk about writing, updates, accountability, trends, vents, and more.

It is not the right thread to post first pages as there’s another pinned thread for that, but you can link to your beta post if you wish.

Do NOT advertise any beta/editor services here, and no free samples to later ask for payment are allowed. You can try r/hireaneditor or r/paidbetareaders instead.

We also ask that self promotion of completed works do not contain links. Mentioning success is completely fine!

And we’d like to take this opportunity to remind people that works generated with AI, and AI-generated feedback is not allowed here, either. r/writingwithAI or r/betareadersforAI are better subreddits for that.

And because scammers are now targeting GDocs: please DM them and not leave them up on the sub publicly to avoid harassment

I’d also like to note that we have additional flairs available to help people know what specialty you have: traditional publishing, self-publishing, and fanfic. Please consider using them to help people match with you.

Also, it’s best to subscribe to our sub before commenting or posting to help avoid Reddit’s filters sending your content into the spam queue.

Please ensure you comment in good faith and do not break any other r/betareaders rules.

Thank you, and happy writing/reading/editing/beta matching!

Hello r/TradPublish!

Who else can’t believe it’s July already? It’s closer to 2027 than the start of 2026! 🤯

Welcome to our Ninth monthly check-in thread!

Here’s this month’s prompt: How do you deal with the lows of the full querying journey from drafting your MS to polishing your query letter? Hopefully there’s healthy coping mechanisms!

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This monthly pinned post aims to help the writing community connect with other writers interested in traditional publishing!

Share how your WIP draft is going, or how your current querying is doing, or other relatable traditional publishing topics in this thread!

This is a great thread to talk about writing, reading, updates, accountability, trends, vents, and more.

Do NOT advertise any editor services here, and no free samples to later ask for payment are allowed. You can try r/hireaneditor or other applicable subreddits instead.

We also ask that self promotion of completed works do not contain links. Mentioning success is completely fine!

We’d like to take this opportunity to remind people that works generated with AI, and AI generated feedback is not allowed here, either. r/writingwithAI is a better subreddit for that, and you can also try r/betareadersforAI.

I’d also like to note that we have additional flairs available to all: querying, drafting, editing, and some writing genres/age categories. Please consider using them to help people match with you. Industry experts can modmail to verify for a flair if they wish.

Also, it’s best to subscribe to our sub before commenting or posting to help avoid Reddit’s filters sending your content into the spam queue.

Please ensure you comment in good faith and do not break any other r/tradpublish rules.

Thank you, and happy writing/reading/editing!

More guides coming soon!

Hello r/BetaReaders!

Who else can’t believe it’s July already? We’re closer to 2027 than the start of 2026! 🤯

Here’s this month’s prompt: How do you approach confusion from beta reader comments, whether it’s different betas saying the polar opposite things or not knowing what to do with their feedback or such?

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Welcome to our eighth monthly check-in thread!

These monthly pinned post aims to help the community connect with other writers and betas!

Share how your WIP is going, or how your current beta read is going, or other relatable beta reading topics in this thread!

This is a great thread to talk about writing, updates, accountability, trends, vents, and more.

It is not the right thread to post first pages as there’s another pinned thread for that, but you can link to your beta post if you wish.

Do NOT advertise any beta/editor services here, and no free samples to later ask for payment are allowed. You can try r/hireaneditor or r/paidbetareaders instead.

We also ask that self promotion of completed works do not contain links. Mentioning success is completely fine!

And we’d like to take this opportunity to remind people that works generated with AI, and AI-generated feedback is not allowed here, either. r/writingwithAI or r/betareadersforAI are better subreddits for that.

And because scammers are now targeting GDocs: please DM them and not leave them up on the sub publicly to avoid harassment

I’d also like to note that we have additional flairs available to help people know what specialty you have: traditional publishing, self-publishing, and fanfic. Please consider using them to help people match with you.

Also, it’s best to subscribe to our sub before commenting or posting to help avoid Reddit’s filters sending your content into the spam queue.

Please ensure you comment in good faith and do not break any other r/betareaders rules.

Thank you, and happy writing/reading/editing/beta matching!

Hello r/TradPublish!

Who else can’t believe it’s June already? 🤯

Welcome to our Eighth monthly check-in thread!

Here’s this month’s prompt: how has your querying journey been going? What progress have you made? Anything interesting you’ve noticed from querying lately?

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This monthly pinned post aims to help the writing community connect with other writers interested in traditional publishing!

Share how your WIP draft is going, or how your current querying is doing, or other relatable traditional publishing topics in this thread!

This is a great thread to talk about writing, reading, updates, accountability, trends, vents, and more.

Do NOT advertise any editor services here, and no free samples to later ask for payment are allowed. You can try r/hireaneditor or other applicable subreddits instead.

We also ask that self promotion of completed works do not contain links. Mentioning success is completely fine!

We’d like to take this opportunity to remind people that works generated with AI, and AI generated feedback is not allowed here, either. r/writingwithAI is a better subreddit for that, and you can also try r/betareadersforAI.

I’d also like to note that we have additional flairs available to all: querying, drafting, editing, and some writing genres/age categories. Please consider using them to help people match with you. Industry experts can modmail to verify for a flair if they wish.

Also, it’s best to subscribe to our sub before commenting or posting to help avoid Reddit’s filters sending your content into the spam queue.

Please ensure you comment in good faith and do not break any other r/tradpublish rules.

Thank you, and happy writing/reading/editing!

More guides coming soon!

Hello r/BetaReaders!

Who else can’t believe it’s June already? 🤯

Here’s this month’s prompt: How do you manage your eagerness for your betas to get back to you?

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Welcome to our seventh monthly check-in thread!

These monthly pinned post aims to help the community connect with other writers and betas!

Share how your WIP is going, or how your current beta read is going, or other relatable beta reading topics in this thread!

This is a great thread to talk about writing, updates, accountability, trends, vents, and more.

It is not the right thread to post first pages as there’s another pinned thread for that, but you can link to your beta post if you wish.

Do NOT advertise any beta/editor services here, and no free samples to later ask for payment are allowed. You can try r/hireaneditor or r/paidbetareaders instead.

We also ask that self promotion of completed works do not contain links. Mentioning success is completely fine!

And we’d like to take this opportunity to remind people that works generated with AI, and AI-generated feedback is not allowed here, either. r/writingwithAI or r/betareadersforAI are better subreddits for that.

And because scammers are now targeting GDocs: please DM them and not leave them up on the sub publicly to avoid harassment

I’d also like to note that we have additional flairs available to help people know what specialty you have: traditional publishing, self-publishing, and fanfic. Please consider using them to help people match with you.

Also, it’s best to subscribe to our sub before commenting or posting to help avoid Reddit’s filters sending your content into the spam queue.

Please ensure you comment in good faith and do not break any other r/betareaders rules.

Thank you, and happy writing/reading/editing/beta matching!

Hello r/TradPublish!

Who else can’t believe it’s May already?

Welcome to our Seventh monthly check-in thread!

Here’s this month’s prompt: How do you cope with waiting for anything in the querying process, whether that’s feedback or agent responses?

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This monthly pinned post aims to help the writing community connect with other writers interested in traditional publishing!

Share how your WIP draft is going, or how your current querying is doing, or other relatable traditional publishing topics in this thread!

This is a great thread to talk about writing, reading, updates, accountability, trends, vents, and more.

Do NOT advertise any editor services here, and no free samples to later ask for payment are allowed. You can try r/hireaneditor or other applicable subreddits instead.

We also ask that self promotion of completed works do not contain links. Mentioning success is completely fine!

We’d like to take this opportunity to remind people that works generated with AI, and AI generated feedback is not allowed here, either. r/writingwithAI is a better subreddit for that, and you can also try r/betareadersforAI.

I’d also like to note that we have additional flairs available to all: querying, drafting, editing, and some writing genres/age categories. Please consider using them to help people match with you. Industry experts can modmail to verify for a flair if they wish.

Also, it’s best to subscribe to our sub before commenting or posting to help avoid Reddit’s filters sending your content into the spam queue.

Please ensure you comment in good faith and do not break any other r/tradpublish rules.

Thank you, and happy writing/reading/editing!

More guides coming soon!

Hello r/BetaReaders!

Who else can’t believe it’s May already?

Here’s this month’s prompt: what usually springs to mind when you get beta feedback back? Do you take your time with the feedback or immediately jump in to revise?

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Welcome to our sixth monthly check-in thread!

These monthly pinned post aims to help the community connect with other writers and betas!

Share how your WIP is going, or how your current beta read is going, or other relatable beta reading topics in this thread!

This is a great thread to talk about writing, updates, accountability, trends, vents, and more.

It is not the right thread to post first pages as there’s another pinned thread for that, but you can link to your beta post if you wish.

Do NOT advertise any beta/editor services here, and no free samples to later ask for payment are allowed. You can try r/hireaneditor or r/paidbetareaders instead.

We also ask that self promotion of completed works do not contain links. Mentioning success is completely fine!

And we’d like to take this opportunity to remind people that works generated with AI, and AI-generated feedback is not allowed here, either. r/writingwithAI or r/betareadersforAI are better subreddits for that.

And because scammers are now targeting GDocs: please DM them and not leave them up on the sub publicly to avoid harassment

I’d also like to note that we have additional flairs available to help people know what specialty you have: traditional publishing, self-publishing, and fanfic. Please consider using them to help people match with you.

Also, it’s best to subscribe to our sub before commenting or posting to help avoid Reddit’s filters sending your content into the spam queue.

Please ensure you comment in good faith and do not break any other r/betareaders rules.

Thank you, and happy writing/reading/editing/beta matching!

Hello r/TradPublish!

Who else can’t believe it’s April already?

Welcome to our sixth monthly check-in thread!

Here’s this month’s prompt: What kind of humor have you encountered on your querying journey? Any funny feedback notes or form rejects or stories from meeting other authors or agents or such?

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This monthly pinned post aims to help the writing community connect with other writers interested in traditional publishing!

Share how your WIP draft is going, or how your current querying is doing, or other relatable traditional publishing topics in this thread!

This is a great thread to talk about writing, reading, updates, accountability, trends, vents, and more.

Do NOT advertise any editor services here, and no free samples to later ask for payment are allowed. You can try r/hireaneditor or other applicable subreddits instead.

We also ask that self promotion of completed works do not contain links. Mentioning success is completely fine!

We’d like to take this opportunity to remind people that works generated with AI, and AI generated feedback is not allowed here, either. r/writingwithAI is a better subreddit for that, and you can also try r/betareadersforAI.

I’d also like to note that we have additional flairs available to all: querying, drafting, editing, and some writing genres/age categories. Please consider using them to help people match with you. Industry experts can modmail to verify for a flair if they wish.

Also, it’s best to subscribe to our sub before commenting or posting to help avoid Reddit’s filters sending your content into the spam queue.

Please ensure you comment in good faith and do not break any other r/tradpublish rules.

Thank you, and happy writing/reading/editing!

More guides coming soon!