Official Beta Reader Post
By popular demand, we now have this: The Official Greenhornetfic Beta Reader Post!
A beta provides a service for writers in a rut. They offer themselves to do anything, from checking your spelling and grammar to making sure your plot holes are nicely filled. But as you may have realised, good Betas are incredibly hard to find! The people listed here ( Read more... )
A beta provides a service for writers in a rut. They offer themselves to do anything, from checking your spelling and grammar to making sure your plot holes are nicely filled. But as you may have realised, good Betas are incredibly hard to find! The people listed here ( Read more... )
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Availability: I'm really available any time unless I have a test coming up that I need to study for. I don't care how long something is, either. I love to read; I love to write. I'll be happy to edit whatever's needed.
Services Offered: I'll check your spelling/grammar and, if you're agreeable, edit phrases and sentence structure. I can fill in plot holes if need be, too.
Won't Beta: My favorite stuff to do is the slash (because who can resist?) but I'm also a fan of general or other pairings. Crossovers, though, I will not do unless I'm really familiar with the other fandom.
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Availability: Currently a full-time grad student, so my turnaround times can be slow.
Services Offered: Spelling/grammar, formatting, characterization, plot holes...basically everything.
Will/Won't Beta:
Go-go: One-shots, as I don't have time to go through anything much longer. Character pieces, angst, hurt/comfort, humor, bromance.
No-no: Slash, explicit sex, F-word every other sentence, gratuitous gore.
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Availability: I can usually do stuff any day, but it's the times that might be a little wonky. I'll find time to fit it in, though (it's not like real life is that hectic for me lol).
Services Offered: spelling/grammar (I am a complete Grammar Nazi), writer's block (we all get that way; sometimes you just need a little inspiration), etc. I can answer questions you might have (and if it's TV!universe, I've been watching the episodes, so I've been trying to get their characters down if you're having trouble with characterization).
Will/Won't Beta: There isn't anything I won't beta, basically. Unless it's like super crazy, omg rape; that doesn't sit well with me and I won't do it. Other than that, pretty much anything is fair game.
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Availability: sporadic, usually available on the weekends.
Services Offered: Anything you request I do, but mainly I help fill plot holes. I like to ask the question, "does this make sense?" a LOT.
Will/Won't Beta: Do not send me anything with gratuitous swearing in it, hardcore weird sexual things like rimming or fisting, graphic vomiting, or rape/dubcon situations. DO send me crossovers, long plotty fics and slashfic that has actually made an effort to NOT have porn in it! (Absolutely DO send me wing!fic.) But I'll beta anything within reason, really.
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