If I want a read through, I ask for a read through. Which is what a canon/grammar check is. That's not betaing. I mean, you can specialize in grammar/style betaing, but just checking grammar and spelling? Er, no. I like to do long-term betaing, where you're involved in the early stages, posing questions and poking holes in the premise, and then around through all the drafts, polishing the story into something awesome. But there are very few people in this fandom who want that.
That said, if someone's in a bind and they need a quick read through, I'll do it for them. But I don't want to be listed as having betaed.
I don't know if I'm involved with the fandom per se, I've been told time and time again that I'm pretty distant. I tell them it's because I'm British.
If I want a read through, I ask for a read through. Which is what a canon/grammar check is. That's not betaing. I mean, you can specialize in grammar/style betaing, but just checking grammar and spelling? Er, no.
I agree, but from what I've gathered (although I do hope the mod comes around to our way of thinking) this might be the case.
Because I'm retarded, what's a 'cheerleader' anyway? How is she different from a beta? Because I tend to encourage as well as con crit, you know?
Cheerleaders. I picked this up from some HP fests that do this. Basically they're people who sub in for your friends when you're in a BB or an anon fest. They chat with you, help you work through story angst and problems, and push you to get your story in on time, but they aren't responsible for editing. What they get out of the deal is reading the Big Bang as a WIP, and input on how the story turns out.
I think they're an awesome idea in a big anon fest, where you can't necessarily rely on your usual support network. And they have the added benefit of forging new relationships. Usually the writer-cheerleader pairs turn out to be friends, after the fest.
And just think, if you're writing a huge story, and you're under the gun, imagine having a beta and a cheerleader on your side. If you're feeling like shit because of some problem your beta has pointed out, you can take it to your cheerleader and get perked up, and the writer-beta relationship isn't soured. *And* no one else needs to know that feathers were ruffled.
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Re: Hmm... I dunno.
That said, if someone's in a bind and they need a quick read through, I'll do it for them. But I don't want to be listed as having betaed.
I don't know if I'm involved with the fandom per se, I've been told time and time again that I'm pretty distant. I tell them it's because I'm British.
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Yes, this.
I agree, but from what I've gathered (although I do hope the mod comes around to our way of thinking) this might be the case.
Because I'm retarded, what's a 'cheerleader' anyway? How is she different from a beta? Because I tend to encourage as well as con crit, you know?
Re: Yes, this.
I think they're an awesome idea in a big anon fest, where you can't necessarily rely on your usual support network. And they have the added benefit of forging new relationships. Usually the writer-cheerleader pairs turn out to be friends, after the fest.
And just think, if you're writing a huge story, and you're under the gun, imagine having a beta and a cheerleader on your side. If you're feeling like shit because of some problem your beta has pointed out, you can take it to your cheerleader and get perked up, and the writer-beta relationship isn't soured. *And* no one else needs to know that feathers were ruffled.