I am currently writing a remix fic for the delectable sadiekateProblem: she is my normal beta, and I don't want her to have to beta her own remix fic. That's kinda tacky, y'all
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Knowledge of alcohol, karaoke, the culture of the southern US, and country/western music would help.
ZOMG I WOULD HAVE SO BEEN THE PERFECT PERSON TO BETA THIS FIC! Hee.
Iffen you want, I can link to this post in my livejournal. I've got a couple good beta-types on my flist. rachel_shanz knows the fandom, and she owes me some beta favors, so I could send her your way if you don't find anyone.
ALSO. I have always wanted to be delectable. So thank you.
P.S. My sister is turning 23 in an hour and a half! I think that offically makes you and me OLDER THAN DIRT.
It's funny you say that, because my brother turned twenty-three way the fuck back in February. And he's in graduate school. Where he's already finished a year.
So old.
And, of course you would've been the perfect person to beta this fic. That's why I'm writing it for you.
Knowledge of alcohol, karaoke, the culture of the southern US, and country/western music would help.
I actually happen to be at least a bit knowledgable of most of that, having grown up in the southern US and having sang karaoke and having drank more than plenty of alcohol. I'd be happy to do this for you-- betaing is like proofreading for grammar as well as accuracy, yes?
Yeah, that's the short of it. It's not that hard when you have someone whose grammar is pretty good to begin with. You'd also point out any plot holes, anything like that. It's essentially quality testing the story; you're an editor that gets a different name.
SO, I hear from sadiekate that you are equally delectable. She maybe didn't use that exact word, but it was flattering, nonetheless. And you get to hang out with her in real life, so ... jealous! Kate and I hang out to a possibly unhealthy degree with each other online. We both write VM fic, so we chat about that pretty much non-stop as well. I've been her beta for her last, I don't know, ten or so fics? She writes fics as often as most of us change our clothes, so it's hard to keep up
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Long comments are the best kind. We're not online to be Hemingway, we're online to get paid in nothing by the word -- the more words the better.
I have a bit of it typed up already. The general plot is worked out, too; I just need to get the free time to write it. I'm hoping that over lunchtime and evening-time in the next week, I should be able to get a rough draft hacked out. I can send you the first part if you're interested in a preview.
And I really appreciate the beta. =) I'm usually a BtVS writer, with a little bit of dabbling in HP fandom. But they are weird.
Oh, you're a former Buffy writer, too. Awesome. Is your stuff archived anywhere? My stuff is all pretty well-organized in the memories section of my LJ here, if you want to try to get an idea of the fucked-up stuff I write before you beta it. =)
I assume that your listed e-mail address in your profile?
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ZOMG I WOULD HAVE SO BEEN THE PERFECT PERSON TO BETA THIS FIC! Hee.
Iffen you want, I can link to this post in my livejournal. I've got a couple good beta-types on my flist. rachel_shanz knows the fandom, and she owes me some beta favors, so I could send her your way if you don't find anyone.
ALSO. I have always wanted to be delectable. So thank you.
P.S. My sister is turning 23 in an hour and a half! I think that offically makes you and me OLDER THAN DIRT.
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So old.
And, of course you would've been the perfect person to beta this fic. That's why I'm writing it for you.
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Unfortunately, there's not a single item in that list about which I have the least clue. And that's despite having done two of them.
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I actually happen to be at least a bit knowledgable of most of that, having grown up in the southern US and having sang karaoke and having drank more than plenty of alcohol. I'd be happy to do this for you-- betaing is like proofreading for grammar as well as accuracy, yes?
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P.S. Still so completely loving The Ruins of Ambrai. Caillet rocks! How is Furies going?
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I'm glad you like Exiles. After you're done with book two, you can join my circle of friends angsting over the third book coming out! Wheeee!
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I have a bit of it typed up already. The general plot is worked out, too; I just need to get the free time to write it. I'm hoping that over lunchtime and evening-time in the next week, I should be able to get a rough draft hacked out. I can send you the first part if you're interested in a preview.
And I really appreciate the beta. =) I'm usually a BtVS writer, with a little bit of dabbling in HP fandom. But they are weird.
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And sure, you can send the first part to me anytime. I will have to go back and read Kate's fic, too. It's based on Grand Canyon, yes?
I don't beta too often, but I think this will be fun. I used to write BtVS fic, so I know all about that crazy fandom. :)
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I assume that your listed e-mail address in your profile?
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