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mare:
someone who reads and checks your story for you. I'm not sure why it's called beta reader lol i've always called it editing.
julilly:
--- Quote from: mare on November 26, 2007, 06:28:00 AM ---someone who reads and checks your story for you. I'm not sure why it's called beta reader lol i've always called it editing.
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The alpha version is you sitting at your computer typing it, the beta version is the first complete draft - therefore, the person who proofreads and edits that version is reading the beta. They are the beta reader.
:)
honey:
wow. I didn't think anyone would know the technical answer to that question. I surly didn't. A+ for julilly!
julilly:
--- Quote from: honey on November 26, 2007, 10:16:24 AM ---wow. I didn't think anyone would know the technical answer to that question. I surly didn't. A+ for julilly!
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I only know useless facts, don't ask me about anything important lol
RokofAges75:
Cool, I never knew why the hell they called it a beta reader either LOL. I just use the term proofreading or editing.
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