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BetaManuscript keeps your chapters, readers, passage-level feedback, and revision decisions together in one focused workspace.

Bring your own beta readers. BetaManuscript gives them a focused place to read and gives you one place to understand their feedback.

Everything you need for a structured beta round.

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A clear workflow from manuscript to revision.

The work moves from manuscript to reader experience to revision without losing context along the way.

  1. 01Prepare the draft

    Bring your manuscript into one clear reading space.

    Add your draft chapter by chapter, so readers can move through it in order and every reaction has a precise place to live.

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    Draft 02

    The Salt Orchard

    12

    chapters

    82k

    words

    8

    readers

  2. 02Invite readers

    Give each beta reader a focused way to respond.

    Invite the people you trust. They read in their own workspace, keep their place, and leave feedback as the story is still fresh.

    Reader invitations8 total
    MMarinReading chapter 04
    SSashaLeft 3 notes
    TToniInvitation sent
  3. 03Collect feedback and find the patterns

    Turn scattered reactions into revision decisions.

    Review tagged notes, survey responses, and recurring issues by chapter. The patterns stay visible when it is time to decide what to revise.

    Feedback overview24 notes
    Pacing7 annotations
    Character motivation5 annotations
    Confusion3 annotations

    Revision priority

    Pacing feedback in Chapter 04.

From reaction to decision

Review the original passage before deciding what to revise.

Reader reactions remain tied to the chapter, the passage, and the theme behind them. You can move from a pattern to the original feedback without rebuilding the trail.

A revision threadChapter 04

Reader pattern

Three annotations flagged pacing in Chapter 04.

Pacing · 3 annotations

Source feedback

“I understood it once the reveal happened, but felt lost for a page before.”

Sasha · selected passage

Revision priority

Pacing feedback in Chapter 04.

3 annotations

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