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The Author and the Beta Readers/Editors


Me: "Hello. Thank you so much for taking the time to Beta my story. Here are the chapters to my story. Thanks."

 

*1 day later*

 

Me: "Hello, I just made a minor edit for chapter 3, so read this one instead."

 

*2 days later*

 

Me: "Hello, I just made a major edit for chapters 1, 2, 3, if you haven't started reading my story, here they are. If you have... here they are. I'm so sorry."

 

*3 days later*

 

Me: "Hello, I just rewrote chapters 1235678 in all it's entirety and added a prologue, epilogue, a preview to my next story because it's so riveting, and a fucking back story of the protagonist's sister's friend's mom when she went on a vacation to the Bahamas to have interspecific sex with a whale-shark. I deeply apologize for the inconvenience but these edits are of the utmost importance."

 

What I imagine the Beta reader wants to say: "I hope you choke on a dinosaur dick."

 

What the Beta usually says: "Don't worry about it! : )"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESPECT.

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Sara Alva

Posted

Hahahahahaha so true! I'm guilty of this :P

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Ieshwar

Posted

Ah, what would we be without beta-readers and editors?

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Andy78

Posted

Betas and editors aren't some kind of scary monster to be feared - that what authors are there for :lol:

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MikeL

Posted

If readers only knew...

Yettie One

Posted

**mental note to self**

Resist from offering to Beta for Fishy! :P

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Fishwings

Posted

@Yettie Hur hur hur 

 

@MikeL If only readers knew then they'd review a lot more LOL

layla

Posted

SO SO true lol. I am guilty of this as well.

Fishwings

Posted

SO SO true lol. I am guilty of this as well.

 

 

I knew I wasn't the only one!!!

Circle

Posted

That's why I don't ask for people to Beta/edit my stuff :)

W_L

Posted

Must turn Fish into my Beta :P

Fishwings

Posted

That's why I don't ask for people to Beta/edit my stuff :)

 

 

So considerate hehe

 

Must turn Fish into my Beta :P

 

You're so fluffy I don't think I can resist...

Mann Ramblings

Posted

Wow... My experience is send in chapter/story. Editor bashes me and says, "NO!" and I fix it. Story does well.

 

Isn't that how it happens for everyone else? :P

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