Zombie Beta Soy Boy (Writing Epizode) | Zombie Book Club Ep 166

Dan got his zombie novella, The Bad Road, back from a beta reader with thousands of tracked edits and lived to talk about it. We talk through the real, unglamorous mechanics of revision; accepting changes one at a time and building the instinct to write clean sentences from the start. We talk about why feedback stings, why "genius" is a myth, and why taking ego out of the equation is what actually turns a decent draft into a publishable book. Relevant links: ZBC Epizode 16 "Let's talk about writing": https://www.buzzsprout.com/2124392/episodes/13412031 The Bad Road playlist: https://tidal.com/playlist/0bc984a4-381f-43af-b416-715d7d4f6e50 Resources Dan should have read: Beta readers 101: https://blog.reedsy.com/beta-reader/ Dialogue punctuation rules: https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/data/faq/topics/Punctuation.html Editor vs. proofreader, explained: https://kindlepreneur.com/book-editor-vs-proofreader/ What ARC readers are and how to use them: https://kindlepreneur.com/arc-readers/ Support the show Zombie Book Club Links Join us on on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ZombieBookClub ZBC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zombiebookclubpodcast/ ZBC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/710957975263518/ Zombie Book Club Email: [email protected]