Writing Reader Reports

Description

$25 (Members: $22.50) | How to write a first reader or screener report| 1 lesson| Self-paced| Beginner

Publishing companies and literary agents often use readers to screen the manuscripts they receive to help them decide if a particular manuscript is worth further consideration.

In this class, you’ll learn the ins-and-outs of writing reader reports as a first reader or screener. The class covers:

• The difference between “first reader” and “beta reader”
• The reader role at agencies and publishers
• Differences in reading for agencies, traditional publishers and hybrid publishers
• Finding reader work
• Identifying content concerns
• The basics of what a reader report should include

The class also includes a reader report template and an example of a completed reader report.

Self-paced classes can be taken at any time. There is no assignment and no answer key for this class.