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Beta Questions
cenwolfgirl:
wow PG sounds like you have some grate batas
as some of you Neuro and Z for one noticed
when i got to the end of the short story i was atempting to write i kinda sid it was rely bad
i had to have other people look at it (like Z) as i could not think of it in any way but the what i thought about one bit of it
but a different perspective helped a lot in pointing out it was not quite as bad as it could have been
my point is that what we write we for opinones of (be it a good one or a bad one) and so we can not be objective (is that the write word? hay i can spell it that's cool) about are work so some times having others look at it can help
so i guess i also disagree with meg
plus as much as i love writing i have problems with spelling so need help with that ::)
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
--- Quote from: Paynesgrey on July 17, 2012, 03:18:54 PM ---I find I've frequently a disconnect between the ideas in my head and the words I've herded into a story. Some concept, key instance or pivotal line of dialogue that I thought about working in there, or that seemed clear and obvious to me, that just isn't there for Joe Reader.
So for me, in addition to pointing out the rough edges on clumsy sentences or paragraphs, my betas serve to give me feedback so I can make sure I've got the flavor and tone I'm shooting for as well as make sure the key story and character points are there. e.
--- End quote ---
Yes, definitely, and for me world points tend to come up even more so. Some of the fictional universes I'm writing in, I have been working with for ten or fifteen years; it's awfully easy for me to have things about those universe so fundamentally obvious in my mind that I don't notice I've not actually clued them in sufficiently in the text. Betas who are good at noting that are lifesavers.
cenwolfgirl:
actualy neuron you said you started around 1995 witch means closer to 15-17 years
(i know this because it was the year i was born :P)
witch probably means i just managed to make everyone here feel very old so i shall shut up now before you come after me with pitch forks or some thing
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
--- Quote from: cenwolfgirl on July 17, 2012, 03:59:47 PM ---actualy neuron you said you started around 1995 witch means closer to 15-17 years
--- End quote ---
True, but I haven't been working entirely in the same fictional universe for all that time; there've been a number of different ones.
cenwolfgirl:
that makes sense
i have only been writing for about 4 years and i have written in diffrent universes
but mostly stick to the same one
unless i take up a short side project
witch is not often
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