Beta dependency?

[icarusancalion]

Over the years I've become more and more dependent on my betas.

Not only do betas look over my final draft, but these days we collaborate from the very beginning. I now ask beta readers to beta my outline, help solve story problems in chat, bounce around new directions, characterization, plot holes, you name it. In big projects like Out Of Bounds

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[rabidfan]

Well said. I don't think fandom recognizes the good that a good beta can do. (Conversely, when one is just a cheer leader without another to push/guide the results can be a hot mess!)

You can't have a beta in Nano? I'm not even sure what that is!

[icarusancalion]

Nanowrimo -- and I physically can, it's allowed of course, but it's for a biography project where I would have to get permission to include betas.

[icarusancalion]

Omigosh. I got permission to work with my regular betas on this project. I don't believe it.

Er. What's your schedule with the little one like these days?

[rabidfan]

Not so little any more. ::sigh::

My days are pretty flexible. I have cakes this weekend but not much after Saturday for a while.

Now I'm all excited!

[icarusancalion]

YAY! *bounce-bounce-bounce!* I literally danced!