ROUNDTABLE: FEEDBACK DECISION WORKSHEET
https://roundtable.works/guides/conflicting-beta-reader-feedback/
Prepared with AI assistance. Updated September 12, 2026.

Use one record per scene or underlying issue. Keep original comments accessible.

PASSAGE AND VERSION
Chapter, paragraph, and draft each reader saw:

INTENDED EXPERIENCE
What should the audience understand, wonder, or feel here?

READER OBSERVATIONS
Reader A - passage and reported reaction:
Reader B - passage and reported reaction:
Other observations:
Mark your interpretations separately from original quotations.

SUGGESTED FIXES
What changes did readers propose? Keep these separate from their reactions.

PATTERN OR DIFFERENCE
Are they reacting to the same moment and draft?
What context or expectations differ?
Does each reader fit the intended audience for this story?

YOUR DECISION
Revise / keep / investigate:
Reason:

SMALLEST USEFUL TEST
What will change?
What experience should it create?

TRADEOFF AND FOLLOW-UP
What might become weaker?
What open question could you ask a later reader?
What did you learn after the test?

Agreement between AI readers is not independent audience evidence.
Check passages and use your own judgment. You remain the author.