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How to Spot Fake Beta Reader Applications

Every beta reader application gave the same answer On Wednesday I posted a reel that asked, "Is this thing on?" I'd spent 2 weeks recruiting 12 beta readers for Technomancer: The Awakened Mage, and the application form had been quiet. By the deadline, applications had come in. I …

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