[ SECRET POST #3273 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3273 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Disagreeing with your beta

[(Anonymous)]

Sounds like you did the right thing. Authors are NOT required to take every single piece of advice that comes their way, that's just ridiculous. As a writer, you consider the concrit you receive carefully, and decide how much of it you want to apply. Sure, there are plenty of authors who refuse to listen to any concrit whatsoever, but the solution isn't "blindly follow whatever your beta and/or reviewers tell you to do".

Your beta sounds like she's no longer able to distinguish between "good writing" and "writing I personally like". A fic can be technically well written with good plotting, characterization, etc. and still not be something she personally enjoys. Her job as a beta is to help you make your fic the best version of YOUR story, not HER story, the way she thinks it ought to be.

You were right. She is not a good match for you, and frankly, her level of involvement in a story makes me think she isn't a very good beta, period. Good luck finding another one who better suits your needs, and don't worry about her.