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| Calluna |
 Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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| I've seen people do it either way. If you want someone to beta for plot/characterization as well as spelling and grammar, you should probably do it a bit at a time if you don't want to maybe have to rewrite huge portions... |
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| LadyApocalymon |
| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks! *grins and gives thumbs-up* Just what I wanted to hear, incidentally.  |
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| xfkirsten |
| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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Well, I'd always finish a rough draft and then proofread it myself a few times through first.  Just makes their job a bit easier. |
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| LadyApocalymon |
| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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| I agree - I'm just asking when I ought to get one. Before I finish the story, or after? |
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| xfkirsten |
| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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| I've always been a fan of betas - it gives you a good , unbiased, honest look at your work. |
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| LadyApocalymon |
| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 4:51 pm Post subject: Beta Question |
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My apologies if this question belongs in the sticky "Betas/Editors" thread.
For those of you who write fan fiction, I ask you - On large projects, is it customary to acquire a beta reader or editor during or after the piece's completion? I would assume that one simply writes the story and then finds someone to critique it afterwards, but that would be a lot of work on anything but a one-shot or short story. Is this a matter of personal preference, or is one method better than the other? (My only experience on the subject is with peer critiquing groups in creative writing courses.) |
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