Sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you-- been a crazy week. Your journal doesn't tell me very much about you-- where did you run across me? If you shoot me a private message with an email address, I'll add you to a representative chapter on google documents so you can see the kind of thing you can expect, and the kind of comments I got.
I really get two things from a beta. One is that they flag problem passages-- repetition/ too complex/ gaping plot holes, and I am challenged to rewrite and make it all better. The other is more just as a sanity check. After a creative burst, I tend to think "it's all crap" which is as unrealistic and untrue as "it's all perfect." Just having the beta read it and see what they don't flag or what they like helps balance that unproductive thought process.
I don't mind doing on the job training-- I was a new beta about 2 years ago, and most of what I do as a beta has been influenced by the different betas I've had over that time. If you're still interested, shoot me a PM and an email address and we can talk more.
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Sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you-- been a crazy week. Your journal doesn't tell me very much about you-- where did you run across me? If you shoot me a private message with an email address, I'll add you to a representative chapter on google documents so you can see the kind of thing you can expect, and the kind of comments I got.
I really get two things from a beta. One is that they flag problem passages-- repetition/ too complex/ gaping plot holes, and I am challenged to rewrite and make it all better. The other is more just as a sanity check. After a creative burst, I tend to think "it's all crap" which is as unrealistic and untrue as "it's all perfect." Just having the beta read it and see what they don't flag or what they like helps balance that unproductive thought process.
I don't mind doing on the job training-- I was a new beta about 2 years ago, and most of what I do as a beta has been influenced by the different betas I've had over that time. If you're still interested, shoot me a PM and an email address and we can talk more.
Thanks.