OMG, when you said that it's important to have beta readers, I thought, "What did I miss?"
Of course, one of the reasons I didn't have a beta reader was because I was the Feature page editor on which this column ran. Our journalism advisor did give our pieces a read, as well, but it was the 1980s, and I believe that it just slipped by her, not being an issue in her consciousness, as well. Or it's possible that she didn't review that piece, since it was a creative piece and she typically reviewed the news stories for factual errors.
At any rate, yes, you're right that it's so important to have other eyes on your work to catch those unintended mistakes.
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Date: 2020-11-16 01:43 pm (UTC)From:Of course, one of the reasons I didn't have a beta reader was because I was the Feature page editor on which this column ran. Our journalism advisor did give our pieces a read, as well, but it was the 1980s, and I believe that it just slipped by her, not being an issue in her consciousness, as well. Or it's possible that she didn't review that piece, since it was a creative piece and she typically reviewed the news stories for factual errors.
At any rate, yes, you're right that it's so important to have other eyes on your work to catch those unintended mistakes.