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Official Beta Reader/Thoughts of the Day

I am an official Beta Reader! Yaaaaayyyy! I am so excited to be reading a book from a UK writer that I met on Twitter. I must say, Twitter is wonderful. I don't know why I had never gone on it before yesterday. I now have 3 followers! (Hey, don't laugh!)

     Anyways, I will also be an Alpha reader, which I think is the same thing as a Beta Reader, for a wonderful young lady I met here on  my blog. I have contacted other authors and hope to make this a part time job. Even if I don't get paid for it, this is a great opportunity to meet other writers, and give feedback on their books.

     I just read a blog from Quills and Coffee, where she spoke of the need for clean books to read. I agree that this is important, especially for young adults, and new Christians. We should stand up for our rights to be able to read a good book, without having to challenge our thought life as a believer in Christ. Sin is sin, no matter how small, and reading something that contradicts our beliefs, is a sin. I'm not perfect. I read books and watch movies that I probably shouldn't. I'm working on that part of my life. I just wish there were more clean books and movies out there. There are many talented writers whose books are great . . . except for that one scene. You know? The scene that you feel guilty about reading.

      Anyways, those are my thought for today. Thanks for reading me!

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