A sensitivity read checks your manuscript for stereotypes and false notes. Here’s what it is, who does it, what it costs, and whether your book needs one.

Accepting criticism is hard, and defensiveness is normal. Here are 4 steps for telling criticism from attack and using feedback to improve your writing.

Reviewing books on Goodreads and Amazon gets complicated when you're an author yourself. Learn the ethics of author book reviews, how to handle books you didn't like, when to say nothing at all, and whether to use a separate identity for your reviewing account.

Learn how to give writing criticism that actually helps: deliver praise broadly and criticism precisely, and why the compliment sandwich is doing it wrong.

A beta reader who tells you your manuscript is perfect is wasting your time. Here's what good beta feedback actually looks like — and how to ask for it.

The time you spent on the manuscript that isn't working is already gone whether you quit or not. The only question is what you spend next.

If you’ve been frustrated by the beta reading process, if you’ve gotten vague feedback—or no feedback at all—and wanted a solution, I made this for you.