Welcome to the Harry Potter Writers’ Guild Beta Reading section. We used to use Bravenet’s classified ads service to run a “Beta Swap” service, but the service was bogged down with ads. As a result, the ads were rarely used. Other sites use a list of beta readers — making it the authors’s responsibility to contact a beta — and that is the system we will be using from now on. A handful of betas expressed interest earlier, and they will be posted once we make sure they are still available to beta.

‡ Why you should Beta Read ‡

If you like to write, but are having a dry spell, try beta reading some other people’s stories. Sometimes it’s all you need to get yourself back on track. Sign-up instructions for our Beta reading list can be found further down the page.

Jenavira writes: “Quality-control in fanfiction is a somewhat less than spotty business. Because it is so easy to publish online, anyone can publish anything — as is easily testified to by anyone who has ever browsed Geocities websites. To help improve the quality of fanfiction, the phenomenon of beta-readers evolved: more experienced writers who edit and advise on other writers’ fic.” Read More…

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‡ Find a Beta ‡

We just added a section of other beta reader lists to our web directory.

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