Part of the process of having a book published, be it traditionally or self-published, is to have beta readers for the manuscript. A beta reader is one who reads the “finished” manuscript and comments on it in terms of character, plot, pace, etc. A beta reader is not a proofreader, nor is she/he responsible for grammar and the like. A beta reader’s job is to read as if the manuscript were a book they picked up to read: and then to react as if they were reading that book. In other words, what ple...