Snowflake challenge day 14
Jan. 14th, 2017 06:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
turpsDay 14
Go forth and commit an act of kindness. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it, tell us about it if you’re comfortable doing so.
I wasn't sure what to say about this, then I remembered I'd meant to mention beta readers in an earlier challenge, and totally forgot. So I've just sent an email to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
themoononastick.
She's been my beta forever, she's battled with my terrible grammar and bad habits, not least my lazy writing when I finished stories far too early. Her comments make me laugh, and she points things out without ever making me feel stupid. Like in my bandom holidays story where she asked how Gerard was heating shampoo up in a sink without any heat source.
A good beta is hard to find, and I'm incredibly lucky to have L. So while it feels a bit strange to call that email a kindness challenge response, as it's something I feel always, that's my response.
I'm having a meet-up withaugustuscaesar and her wife tomorrow. They're over from Australia and have been touring the UK for the last few weeks, and now they're in Newcastle. We're going to Mog on the Tyne and I'm going to hug the stuffing out of her because it's been far too long since I've seen her.
Then after a trip to the cinema to see La La Land. It's a movie I'm calling in one of my markers for, as James has no desire to see it at all. I think I've said before but normally we match quite well on film likes, but sometimes we have to compromise, last time for me, seeing James Bond, for him, Magic Mike XXL.
Cats, friends, movies. Sunday should be a good one.
Go forth and commit an act of kindness. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it, tell us about it if you’re comfortable doing so.
I wasn't sure what to say about this, then I remembered I'd meant to mention beta readers in an earlier challenge, and totally forgot. So I've just sent an email to
themoononastick.She's been my beta forever, she's battled with my terrible grammar and bad habits, not least my lazy writing when I finished stories far too early. Her comments make me laugh, and she points things out without ever making me feel stupid. Like in my bandom holidays story where she asked how Gerard was heating shampoo up in a sink without any heat source.
A good beta is hard to find, and I'm incredibly lucky to have L. So while it feels a bit strange to call that email a kindness challenge response, as it's something I feel always, that's my response.
I'm having a meet-up with
augustuscaesar and her wife tomorrow. They're over from Australia and have been touring the UK for the last few weeks, and now they're in Newcastle. We're going to Mog on the Tyne and I'm going to hug the stuffing out of her because it's been far too long since I've seen her.Then after a trip to the cinema to see La La Land. It's a movie I'm calling in one of my markers for, as James has no desire to see it at all. I think I've said before but normally we match quite well on film likes, but sometimes we have to compromise, last time for me, seeing James Bond, for him, Magic Mike XXL.
Cats, friends, movies. Sunday should be a good one.
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Date: 2017-01-14 08:33 pm (UTC)Your Sunday sounds like it's going to be wonderful. Have lots and lots of fun!
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Date: 2017-01-30 12:57 pm (UTC)I totally agree!
As you know I had an excellent day. It went by in a flash.
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Date: 2017-01-15 08:05 am (UTC)Have fun with your friends and at the movies!
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Date: 2017-01-30 12:58 pm (UTC)I did!
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Date: 2017-01-15 11:20 am (UTC)Sounds like you're in for a lovely day today :D
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Date: 2017-01-30 01:00 pm (UTC)They really can. themoononastick has taught me so much, and is great at stepping up to beta, even though she's not really in fandom as such now.
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Date: 2017-01-16 12:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-01-30 01:00 pm (UTC)I'm lucky that I've a bunch of people who've helped me loads of the years, but L has been there pretty much from the beginning.
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Date: 2017-01-17 09:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-01-20 07:52 pm (UTC)