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Q&A What things should one highlight as good in beta reading feedback?

Things that are good are things which you liked, and elements which achieved what the writer was going for. Funny bits: anything which makes you laugh (which is clearly supposed to) Nice turns of...

posted 7y ago by Lauren Ipsum‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-13T12:00:45Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:38:22Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/28723
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T06:38:22Z (almost 5 years ago)
Things that are good are things which you liked, and elements which achieved what the writer was going for.

- Funny bits: anything which makes you laugh (which is clearly supposed to)
- Nice turns of phrase
- A moment which touches you
- A suspenseful scene which leaves you tense and breathless
- A protagonist you understand
- A character who is complex and rounded rather than flat and boring
- Motivations which make sense
- Successful foreshadowing
- Successful showing, not telling
- A plot which works and doesn't leave unanswered questions
#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-06-15T09:36:49Z (over 7 years ago)
Original score: 7