A beta reader is someone who reads our «the best we can make it by ourselves» draft and gives feedback
about big picture things: the characters, the plot, the pacing, etc..
Home decor has long been a passion of mine, but with Cole and I still in a rental home, we're a bit limited when it comes to
big picture things like wall paint, flooring, hardware, etc..
I'm still working out the technicalities on this one, but one year (I think 2011) I did «Do Something New Every Week,» and that was really a good one but it was
more Big Picture things, like «do a 5k,» «get reiki.»
«It allows you to gain some perspective and think about some of
the bigger picture things that you've been working on.»
Even if
these bigger picture things are small.
But while those are
all big picture things that can define a relationship, some people have a tendency to post too many requirements when creating their profiles.
As Anne mentioned last week, some critique groups tend to focus more on line - by - line issues than
big picture things, especially because critique groups / partners often see just a chapter or so at a time.
That's
a big picture thing for me, to transform materials so they're no longer associated with their original function.
And I firmly believe that if
those big picture things are fulfilling, the smaller things usually just fall in line.