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Dave laughs when I talk about beta-reading. Being a software engineer, he is agonizingly familiar with the whole software development process from which the term "beta" originates.
I am going to follow the guidelines of that process for the development of this novel, because it is a very thoroughly-considered and easy-to-understand workflow model. Most people are familiar with the concept of a "beta release", thanks to Google and now even Amazon's free usage of that phrase for some of their services. It is also heavily used in fanfiction writing.
But, as understanding of anything other than "betas" is a little sketchy, I'm going to write the whole process out, partly to prove to Dave that I do know what I'm talking about.
( pre-alpha to golden master )
So, that's what I mean when I say that Currently Still Untitled Novel (The One About Vikings)* is now in beta over at![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
treigylgweith, under friendslock: I'm posting a second, more polished draft, chapter by chapter, and am starving for feedback. Go on over, comment or email me to be added, and hopefully enjoy the read. You don't have to promise to give feedback to read it. You can just read it, like it's a real novel. But if you see something broken, please say so.
(in re: the title-- I could just be like Friends and call it The One About The Vikings-- they titled all their episodes like that. Though how that worked out over all their seasons I can't imagine. How many of them were called The One Where Ross Fucks Things Up With Rachel? I only watched like six Friends episodes ever and they all coulda been called that. Not that the first season or so wasn't funny.)
I am going to follow the guidelines of that process for the development of this novel, because it is a very thoroughly-considered and easy-to-understand workflow model. Most people are familiar with the concept of a "beta release", thanks to Google and now even Amazon's free usage of that phrase for some of their services. It is also heavily used in fanfiction writing.
But, as understanding of anything other than "betas" is a little sketchy, I'm going to write the whole process out, partly to prove to Dave that I do know what I'm talking about.
( pre-alpha to golden master )
So, that's what I mean when I say that Currently Still Untitled Novel (The One About Vikings)* is now in beta over at
treigylgweith, under friendslock: I'm posting a second, more polished draft, chapter by chapter, and am starving for feedback. Go on over, comment or email me to be added, and hopefully enjoy the read. You don't have to promise to give feedback to read it. You can just read it, like it's a real novel. But if you see something broken, please say so. (in re: the title-- I could just be like Friends and call it The One About The Vikings-- they titled all their episodes like that. Though how that worked out over all their seasons I can't imagine. How many of them were called The One Where Ross Fucks Things Up With Rachel? I only watched like six Friends episodes ever and they all coulda been called that. Not that the first season or so wasn't funny.)
