ngl I kinda really miss the days when I had beta readers. like just being able to bounce ideas off them, not feeling like I was bothering them w writing or sending them a chapter to read. and the thing is I can't just have any beta reader, it has to be someone who's familiar with my writing style and the characters etc but also??? somehow needs to be someone who I can send shitty first drafts to and not feel like I want to die seeing how shitty it is??
idk why I'm thinking about this now, maybe bc I just reread my multichapter engagement fic and have Observed it could have really used a beta bc there are certain passages that are in desperate need of editing. but also I've written myself into a bit of a corner with my latest chapter of my latest fic and need a second opinion yet I have no fucking clue who to ask for said opinion.
