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michelel72 in sga_beta

Beta

Jun 07, 2009 23:27

Category of the fics you'd beta: Almost anything; I most prefer humor, team, drama, gen, and/or preslash/first-realization, but will beta most anything (including death, slavery, and non-con), subject to the restrictions in the next prompt.
Category of the fics you won't beta: PWP. Character is raped and thereby discovers a new kink/learns to like ( Read more... )

non-con, gen, drama, h/c, au, slash, darkfic, bdsm, action, whump, crossover, threesome, deathfic, crack!fic, team, angst, fluff, humor

Comments 19

Beta for gen/preslash story evanescentient June 22 2009, 20:22:39 UTC

Hi! I'm looking for a beta for a gen/preslash fic, main characters Sheppard and Lorne. I'm looking mainly for a "sanity check" and comments on character speak, canon/logic and immersion (descriptions, dialogue etc.). Have written before but this is my first SGA concoction... About 6 pages/3300 words. No hurry! Hope you can help!

Re: Beta for gen/preslash story michelel72 June 23 2009, 16:22:26 UTC

I'd be happy to. Please send the story or a link to it (whichever you prefer) to my user @livejournal.com; that'll redirect to my private email, so responses will come from a Comcast address. If you have any preferences regarding text markup, let me know; I typically use Word97 (!) and inline comments (set off by square brackets) unless otherwise instructed.

Re: Beta for gen/preslash story evanescentient June 23 2009, 19:35:55 UTC

Great - much appreciated! Sending over shortly :)

mific July 14 2009, 03:43:42 UTC

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michelel72 July 16 2009, 07:42:51 UTC

I'm not saying no, but I should ask whether you've tried anyone else in the comm for a possibly better fit. Going by the current status list, beahorgana, enviropony, kimberlyfdr (no WIPs), rilestar, and scifijunkie are all green and sound as if they might be better fits. I don't object to explicit sex scenes, but I have a bad habit of skimming them even when I'm trying to read closely, so I prefer to recommend folks with more liking for them ( ... )

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michelel72 August 29 2009, 20:56:18 UTC

Well, I'm not myself a medical professional; I work with hospital laboratory software and have a nurse for a mother, so I have resources for a fair amount of medical content but not for more esoteric or specialized issues. If you think that's sufficient, sure -- especially if you're flexible with timeframes. (heh) I've been enjoying the series so far. I tend to do the full-bore thing when I'm beta-editing -- I try to warn folks because it can look pretty alarming and it's easy to forget that everything is only suggestions -- so if you want me to avoid doing that and stick only to certain content or review types, you should emphasize that.

You can reach me at my username @livejournal.com; that forwards to my real address, which will give you responses from a Comcast address. Please also indicate what edit method you prefer -- I'm currently using "track changes" in MS Word 2007 but can use other methods (including bracketed notes in plaintext).

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michelel72 August 29 2009, 21:02:10 UTC

I'm probably getting pretty yellow here -- I'm halfway through a big bang and have a virtual season episode next in queue, as well as a new WIP incoming, and I'm slower than I anticipated. Given that, and considering you're heading for explicit sex, you might be better off checking with one of the folks I suggested to mific in an earlier comment thread in this post. That's not a no, just a recommendation. If you still specifically want me, you can drop me a note at my username @livejournal.com.

schneefink January 5 2010, 15:49:32 UTC

Hello,
would you be interested/available to help me with a story? It´s only about 700 words, but I´d like you to be as "mean" as possible. Downside: it´s a side story to a 88,000 words fic you´d need to know (although I´m quite sure that you already read it, and if not, you should: fantasy AU, very mild slash). I already sent it to one beta about three weeks ago, but I haven´t heard back from her (?) since; it would be wonderful if I could get it back this or next week.

michelel72 January 6 2010, 04:47:09 UTC

Absolutely! If I haven't read the main story referenced, I'll probably need into the weekend to knock that off first; but otherwise, sure, send it along and give me a day or two. (700 should be quick but I don't want to overpromise.) I generally work in MSWord using "track changes" or highlighting; let me know what you most prefer. You can send to my username @ livejournal.com; replies will come from a Comcast address. Looking forward to it!