Diana Silver
Sage
All this only reinforces me to stick to my prefered method anyway: beta-read exchange - a service for a service with no money changing hands.
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pmmg
Myth Weaver
For beta readers, I would be most interested in people who just like the story so far and want to help, but a like for like exchange is fine. Paying for it seems...strange. Actual editing, I would expect there to be a fee.
Naruzeldamaster
Inkling
My only hindrance in that method is that I kinda skim read (But I do pay attention while I'm skimming, I just read quickly.) and I make it a point to say that I did skim read. It's kinda hard to find people who are ok with me 'skimming' even though I do remember most of what I read in that moment after I read it.
However if that person is fine with that I'm happy to exchange a chapter for a chapter.
pmmg
Myth Weaver
Well...if I am doing review and beta read swaps, I do kind of want someone to actually put in the good faith effort. Skimming is not what I am signing up for.