Subject: Re: Fast-working beta, please?
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Posted on: 2010-07-24 01:26:00 UTC
Just so you know, there is something to be said for the "leaving it for a week" idea. When you come back, even without a beta, you're likely to reread yourself and want to edit quite a lot. Don't be in such a hurry! Leave it to sit. The mission, and the audience, will still be here when you get back.
Well, after being incredibly slow and lazy, I have completed my first mission. Of course, this calls for a beta-reader, yes? On the other hand, I'm leaving tomorrow morning for a week-long trip, and I would really prefer to post this sooner rather than later. So unless anyone can finish a beta-ing job before midnight tonight, well, should I post it unbeta'd or just be patient and post when I get back?
Just so you know, there is something to be said for the "leaving it for a week" idea. When you come back, even without a beta, you're likely to reread yourself and want to edit quite a lot. Don't be in such a hurry! Leave it to sit. The mission, and the audience, will still be here when you get back.
However, seeing as I've gotta spend the evening packing, I'm afraid patience is in order. Botheration.
Though like the others, I'd like to know the fandom.
I'd say sure right off the bat, however a) I dunno if I know the fandom and b) depending on time zones, our time frames might be totally different? I'm GMT -8, so... yeah.
I don't know if you'll get any other volunteers, but defs having the fandom in the request would help -- it's a lot easier to read a mission (especially for canon consistency) if you know what's going on -- and if you don't, it probably is better to just be patient. The document won't go away, the internet (probably) won't explode during the next week, and it can only be better for the wait. After all, it's gone this long already, eh?
For what it's worth, I look forward to seeing the finished product. ^^