Do you feel drawn to the quiet, unseen work of shaping a novel before it reaches the world?
Amy Saunders is inviting a small, dedicated group of readers to serve as official beta readers for her upcoming novel, Wake Up, Kid. As part of this early circle, you’ll have the opportunity to read the manuscript in its raw form, offer thoughtful feedback, catch overlooked details, and help bring clarity and depth to the narrative.
To join, you’ll need to:
Commit to reading the manuscript within 30 days
Use a word processor with track changes enabled (MS Word or LibreOffice preferred)
Complete a short feedback form after the beta reading period concludes.
As thanks for your time and insight, you’ll receive:
Your name listed in the acknowledgments as part of the beta reader team, and a free digital copy of the completed book upon publication.
If you believe in the quiet power of stories and the importance of those who help shape them, please consider joining.
Apply now to become a beta reader for Wake Up, Kid by Amy Saunders.
Amy Saunders is inviting a small, dedicated group of readers to serve as official beta readers for her upcoming novel, Wake Up, Kid. As part of this early circle, you’ll have the opportunity to read the manuscript in its raw form, offer thoughtful feedback, catch overlooked details, and help bring clarity and depth to the narrative.
To join, you’ll need to:
Commit to reading the manuscript within 30 days
Use a word processor with track changes enabled (MS Word or LibreOffice preferred)
Complete a short feedback form after the beta reading period concludes
As thanks for your time and insight, you’ll receive:
Your name listed in the acknowledgments as part of the beta reader team, and a free digital copy of the completed book upon publication
If you believe in the quiet power of stories and the importance of those who help shape them, please consider joining.
Apply now to become a beta reader for Wake Up, Kid by Amy Saunders.
In a world quick to turn away from what it cannot understand, Wake Up, Kid tells the deeply human story of a father and daughter bound by a love that refuses to break, even under the weight of mental illness.
He lives in a mind that doesn’t always hold steady, where voices echo, shadows shift, and reality often slips through his fingers. To most, he is a man to be pitied, or locked away. But to her, he is simply home. Her world. The only constant in a life full of instability and silence.
They don’t see what she sees. The warmth in his smile, the poetry in his chaos, the fierce, protective love that reaches her even when he can’t find his way through the noise. While others label, judge, and retreat, she remains. She knows the truth of who he is, even when he forgets.
Again and again, they are separated. By institutions, by systems, by the quiet cruelty of good intentions. And yet, somehow, they always find their way back to each other. Every reunion is quieter than the last, a little more fragile, a little more frayed. But the bond holds. Even when the rest of the world lets go.
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