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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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.