Whats a BR?
BR stands for beta-reader, and it means someone who volunteers to read your story, usually before you post it, and give detailed feedback on various aspects of the writing. Way back in the mists of time, late last century , fanfic authors used to have two separate helpers for a story: an alpha-reader (or alpha-editor, depending who you ask) followed by a beta-reader. They had somewhat different jobs at different stages of the writing process. These days it’s normally the same person who works with you throughout the process, and for some reason it’s the term beta-reader that has stuck. Ideally, BRs read your story or story part soon after you’ve written it, and send you back comments. They rave about the good parts, reassuring you that your story is wonderful and well worth writing and posting. If it’s a story part, they let you know how the story’s going, what issues they want to see resolved by the end, and what they expect to happen later. They might brainstorm with you about later
