[ SECRET POST #1671 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #1671 ⌋


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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

If you even know her IRL, it sounds like you should know her well enough to talk to her about it, no? Ask her very politely if she could maybe focus more on grammar&plot rather than style, and ask her if she could maybe find time to do it more quickly. And if she doesn't ... I don't think there's anything wrong with looking for someone else (it's easy to find betas on communities or forums, for any story length and subject, or if you have regular readers maybe one of them can help you), and telling her politely that while you appreciated her help, you've found someone else who reads your stuff more quickly. Just be nice about it, thank her for her help, but explain to her that you'd rather post your stories soon after writing them instead of having to wait for her. Unless she's a self-centred wacko, she won't be mad at you - and, tbh, if she takes so long to beta your stuff, she can't be so excited about it that she will be totally mad that you have someone else doing that job now.

TLDR. Having a talk with her and looking for someone else is probably better for everyone involved than you having a beta reader who doesn't help you (and also her wasting her time on a beta job that you don't want/need).

[(Anonymous)]

OP here...I actually tried a couple of LJ communities and other things first, but got no responses. I usually have no problem finding betas for my oneshots, and I can usually FIND a beta for a longer WIP...but it's hard to find one who stays interested. I do have more friends in the fandom now than I did when I started writing, so you're right, I may be able to recruit one of my readers.

*sigh* Thanks for the advice. :)