Besides comments in the margin, you can ask every reader of a manuscript the same questions and see all the answers side by side.
Question types
- Written answer
- Rating (1–5)
- Yes / No
- Multiple choice, with 2 to 8 different options of up to 100 characters each
Each question can be up to 500 characters, and a manuscript can have up to 50 questions.
Add questions when you send the manuscript
- In Send manuscript to read, after your manuscript preview loads, tick Include specific questions for your beta readers?
- Click Add a question.
- Choose the type and type your question.
- Under Where does it apply?, leave Whole manuscript or pick a part, chapter or scene.
- Tick Required if readers must answer before they can click "I'm done reading".
- Click Add question, then send the invite as usual.
Add or change questions later
- On the reader's row, click Questions (or View feedback → and scroll to Questions for readers).
- Click Add question for a general question.
- To ask about a particular passage, select the text in the manuscript and click Question about this.
- Use the edit option on a question to change its wording, options, where it applies, or whether it's required. You can also delete a question.
New questions go to every reader of that manuscript, including readers you've already invited.
See the answers
On the feedback page, each question shows its answers. Ratings show an average, such as "Average 4.2 / 5". Open Answers or Who said what to see each reader's response next to their colour. Hiding a reader in the readers list hides their answers too.
Good to know
- If you pick a start point or hide back matter, questions tied to a chapter outside that range can't be sent. Remove them or widen the range.
- Reusing a manuscript from the Already sent tab gives the new reader the questions that manuscript already has.