betaplease | Entries tagged with *writer

Fandom: The SEAL Team
Characters/Pairings: Clay/Sonny
Rating & Warnings: Slash (more R than NC-17 if at all), fluff, canon divergence
Estimated Fic Length: Mostly around 1K, sometimes longer
Notes: Since English isn’t my first language, I’m looking for an English native beta, who can help me with SPaG (making suggestions how to fix odd expressions and such) and maybe tell me if something doesn’t work. I’m okay with constructive criticism, but please be kind/polite while expressing it. I’m looking for a permanent beta, if possible.

Pretty please and thanks a lot! ♥

yarnofariadne

Fandom: Merlin (BBC)

Characters/Pairings: Gwen/Lancelot

Rating & Warnings: explicit

Estimated Fic Length: 12K

Notes: This is my first time writing for this fandom and I'm scared :) I'm looking for a beta experienced in the fandom to evaluate whether my attempt at bridging show canon and mythology is successful. Aside from that, the usual beta concerns: does this make sense, is the character development believable, do you feel like anything's missing?

Current Mood: hungry
Current Music: "Vampire Song" Halo

hagar_972

Fandom: Shadowhunters
Characters/Pairings: Ensemble piece, focusing primary on Alec, Jace, Izzy, Clary and Magnus, with the pairings Alec/Magnus, Clary/Jace and developing Simon/Maia, with a very strong focus Alec & Jace.
Rating & Warnings: rated T so no significant sexual content. Canon-typical violence, non-graphical. Major warnings for mental health stuff, primarily in earlier parts of the series. (i.e. not in the part being currently written - and I don't expect a beta coming in at this stage to backread!)
Estimated Fic Length: 20-50k
Notes: I am stuck on the final installment of this series. Importantly, I don't expect anyone coming in at this point to read all 208k existing words! The best summary for this series is that I take all the CPTSD in the show seriously so things are pretty awful for a while, and then they get really better. (At this part of the story, most of those themes are resolved, though Clary's still dealing from fallout of how her mom died and the Jonathan situation.) Additionally there are Jewish OCs and I'm trying to meld the show's worldbuilding with Jewish sensibilities. (I'm Jewish and have access to support on this front.)

In order to finish (and I'm quick once I get writing!), I need to be able to (1) talk with someone about the story and what's going on with it and (2) share parts of the story as I write them and receive emotional feedback.

Please talk to me if you think this may be of interest to you!

rafiwinters

Hi folks, I'm looking for lists of questions to ask my beta readers. Most such lists that I find by Googling assume that the work in question is fiction. But I'll be writing short pieces to post online that are on personal subjects--mental health, for instance. What would you ask beta readers of such work?

greendawn

Fandom: Vorkosigan books (through Civil Campaign, spotty on canon after that)
Characters/Pairings: Ivan Vorpatril/Byerly Vorrutyer
Rating & Warnings: Explicit; canon-typical homophobia and transphobia, nonconsensual body modification, underage

in that the case being investigated involves

nonconsensual gender reassignment surgery being tested on teenaged sex workers

Estimated Fic Length: approx. 65,000, 10 chapters, complete (currently in editing)
Notes: I'm looking for two things; if you can offer one that's great! SPAG should not be a problem.
1) someone who knows Vorkosigan canon (I started writing this 10ish years ago and lost a lot of my notes on canon since, so if you can point out that someone's blond and/or died in MD, etc., that'd be wonderful) and
2) someone who can spot holes in a casefic (Ivan and By are not supposed to be good detectives, but I do want the deduction and denouement to make sense): a canon-blind reader is welcome but may be confused by the SF elements.

I'd like to start posting in September if possible, but that's open rn. I can share the first chapter if you want an idea of what the story's like.

hagar_972

Fandom: Tales of Arcadia
Characters/Pairings: Ensemble
Rating & Warnings: T
Estimated Fic Length: 45-50k words
Notes: I'm looking for a development buddy for the next installment in this series, which is a canon divergence AU kicking off about halfway through Trollhunters. So far I stuck relatively close to canon, but now I hit the part paralleling Wizards and RotT, and I'm about to throw 90-95% of canon through the window. I have a fairly good idea of where I want to get, but starting this is becoming a Problem.

amamiya236

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Current Mood: determined

mesamm

Fandom: Original Work

Characters/Pairings: M/m, OMC/OMC

Rating & Warnings: NC17, very mild/suggested D/s

Estimated Fic Length: 75k-100k

Notes: Wondering if anyone would be willing to beta some or all of this WIP (about 30k words written to date). Looking for general SPAG, first-reader perspective. Very slow-burn, 1970s music setting, interracial couple. Thanks.

nea

Fandom: Random fandoms. I currently don’t have a regular fandom, but it may change in the future
Characters/Pairings: Clay/Sonny (The SEAL Team), Ronon/Carson with Sheppard/McKay on the side (Stargate Atlantis)
Rating & Warnings: Slash (more R than NC-17 if at all), fluff, canon divergence
Estimated Fic Length: Mostly around 1K, sometimes longer
Notes: Since English isn’t my first language I’m looking for an English native beta, who can help me with SPaG (making suggestions how to fix odd expressions and such) and maybe tell me if something doesn’t work. I’m okay with constructive criticism, but please be kind/polite while expressing it. I’m looking for a permanent beta, if possible.

Thanks a lot! ♥

acherry

Hello! I need to get a few short lines of dialogue SPaG checked, it's only less than 30 words in all because they are featured in a story in a different language, basically. Most of the dialogues are meant in British English, the last bit is in AE. They're said by British and US soldiers, in WWII era. I'd be really grateful for any help!!

sunfright

Fandom: Call Me By Your Name/Find Me (novels)
Characters/Pairings: Elio/Original Male Character, Elio/Oliver (in the past)
Rating & Warnings: Teen and Up Audience, brief sex implications, some sexual words
Estimated Fic Length: 5K
Notes: Especially looking for eyes on my American English (I default to British) in terms of language, otherwise I'd love someone to keep an eye on use of metaphors and symbolism, thematic work throughout the story and whether the red thread is evident enough; of course, some words on characterization and character voice/dialogue would be nice, but I wouldn't mind a canonblind beta for this as long as the rest could be covered!
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rafiwinters

Hi all! Looking for a beta reader for The West Wing fanfic. I have a long series of stories written a while ago but never properly read by anyone other than me. I'd like to run each story by a different set of eyes before I go to post them on AO3. Anyone out there to help me with this? *is optimistic*

snowynight

Fandom: Original Work

Characters/Pairings: Het, Original Female Character/Original Male Character

Rating & Warnings: NC17, PWP, noncon

Estimated Fic Length: 1K

Notes: I would like help for SPAG issues. I would also like some feedback on the story from a reader's perspective to figure out what's working and what's not. Summary is available upon request. Thanks in advance!

yarnofariadne

Fandom: Original work

Genre: gothic/regency

Rating & Warnings: PG-13; murder, animal cruelty, animal death, forced institutionalisation

Estimated Fic Length: 13.5k

Summary: Everything seems to be looking up for the Marchdale sisters - Marianne marrying up, Agnes tagging along to take advantage of the freedom their new wealth provides - when a long-buried scandal from the past rears its head and threatens to overturn everything.

Beta type: I'm looking for a reader's perspective on what feels unfinished - do the characters feel believable? Is there anything that feels unexplained or confusing? Are there any plot holes or inconsistencies? Does the ending feel rushed? Did any questions arise that you want answered?

Notes: This is a queer regency ghost story, a Northanger Abbey x The Devil's Backbone sort of outfit. Familiarity with regency lit would be beneficial! I don't have a hard deadline on this but would love to get feedback by the end of March or beginning of April if at all possible.

Current Mood: calm
Current Music: "Lightnin' Bar Blues" Hanoi Rocks

scifirenegade

Fandom: Doctor Who (classic series)
Characters/Pairings: Barbara Wright/Ian Chesterton
Rating & Warnings: General, no warnings
Estimated Fic Length: 300-400 words
Notes: Basically one of the characters is waiting for the other and starts thinking. Want to know if the story feels "finished", title suggestions and if there are any grammactical errors. Brit-picking would also be nice. Having a bit of knowledge about the first Doctor era wouldn't hurt. Thank you in advance.

Current Mood: nervous

littlestclouds

Fandom: Scream 3
Characters/Pairings: Sidney Prescott/Roman Bridger
Rating & Warnings: Rated M / mild half-sibling incest (non-explicit kissing) and canon-typical violence and creepiness
Estimated Fic Length: Approx. 2.5k
Notes: I'm looking for someone to tell me if the story (and its themes) holds up cohesively. I wrote the piece and felt like it was finished, then wrote an additional 500 words because I started feeling like it needed something more but now I'm not sure if the whole structure holds up with the new section I added. I don't think you need to be super familiar with the movie franchise or characters, though it couldn't hurt. The deadline's not until January 1st.

Current Mood: hopeful

wrennette

Fandom: star wars the clone wars
Characters/Pairings: commander cody, obi-wan kenobi, codywan (cody/obi-wan)
Rating & Warnings: teen, no major warnings. relationship between two officers of differing ranks in a military setting.
Fic Length: just under 2.5k words
Notes: shorter notice than i'd prefer, but my usual beta has unforeseen obligations. this is a 'getting together' fic set during season seven, and will be published in a zine. looking for spag-check and internal coherency check, and help corralling my excessive commas.
Deadline: my final submission to the zine is due 12/23/2022

hagar_972

Fandom: 3Below, specifically S2.
Characters/Pairings: Ensemble, gen focus with canon ships.
Rating & Warnings: T, dealing with what canon events actually do to people - events of Trollhunters (including being left behind) for Toby, childhood with a not-good-enough dad for Steve, and so on. Focus will be on healing and recovery.
Estimated Fic Length: anything from 20K to 70K.
Notes:

This work will be set in my There would be mercy in the world timeline, which is a fork-in-the-road AU positing that Jim didn't put on the damn ring and Angor Rot's soul didn't get destroyed and branching from there. (Drall lives!) This timeline presently has 52.8k words.

I'm still in the process of developing this work and I have a wonderful SP&G beta who'll come in once writing has happened (I'm pretty fast once I actually start writing!), so my primary need is someone in-fandom I can talk with, to get my process going. I write on gDocs, and I prefer Actual Conversations to take place on gChat or Discord. If you have more questions, though, I'll be happy to answer them here!

pipisafoat

Fandom: Doctor Who (nonspecific future doctor era, canon knowledge only through end of 9th Doctor required)
Characters/Pairings: Doctor/Jack
Rating & Warnings: Teen, canon-typical violence, impermanent death
Estimated Fic Length: 1500 words
Notes: I'm typically the beta when I participate here, but I need a wee bit of hand-holding on this one. It's a bit fluffy, maybe? I've created some noncanon stuff and focused on that for this story and need some feedback on how well that works. If you have further canon knowledge, including Torchwood knowledge, I'd welcome feedback on that as well.
I also need help with a title and summary, if possible, though I do have a backup title at least.
SPAG feedback welcome but not required.

tei

Fandom: NBC Hannibal-- specifically, "NBC Hannibal, but make it 330 BC." A historical AU with recognizable elements from the show that also strays pretty far afield.

Characters/Pairings: Hannibal/Will (Okay, technically Hannibal/Wel-- I had to do slightly rename him to give him a non-Anglo-Saxon background :P) Also contains a fair bit of Alexander the Great stuff, although I tried to keep it to a minimum because there's only room for so many characters who single-handedly breathe all the air in a room in one story. Ptolemy, Thais and Bagoas (not entirely canon-compliant with Mary Renault's version, but an obvious influence) have minor roles. Other Hannibal characters appear in more or less recognizable formats.

Rating & Warnings: I generally post my stories on AO3 with the "Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings" warning. This story I would describe as canon-typical everything for both NBC Hannibal and an ancient military milieu. Violence and cannibalism obviously play a more graphic role, and there are mentions of rape, slavery and underage sex in several contexts. There is explicit sex between the two main (male) characters.

Estimated Fic Length: ~130,000 words. I am currently nearing the end at 115k, and expect there to be three more chapters hopefully finished within a month or so.

Notes: I don't usually use a beta for my fanfiction, because my attitude is "my fic is for my own pleasure and what's important is that I like it." However, this is my first story of this length and complexity, I'm going to spend some time polishing it anyway, and there are some things that would be clearer to a second set of eyes. So if there is someone who likes the sounds of this and would actively want to spend some time with it, I would be looking for:

- Primarily, someone to check over general comprehensibility. Naturally my goal w/r/t historical setting is to provide enough detail to set the tone of time and place, without over-explaining but also always providing enough information that the text at least provides a suggestion of what to google if you want to know more. It's hard to evaluate that on my own. So feedback along the lines of "this paragraph feels like a lecture" or "I have no idea what this is supposed to mean" would be valuable.

- Someone to catch little threads of loose plot, character or theme; although the general arc has been set from the beginning, a lot of details changed during the writing, so I'm afraid there might be foreshadowing that ends up leading to nowhere, or a reference to something that happened earlier that didn't actually happen quite that way. I suspect this would be easier for someone else to notice than it would be for me.

- SPAG, awkward sentences, etc., though I'm planning on posting serially and reading over each chapter as it goes up so I'm not too worried about that.

- I don't necessarily need someone with knowledge of the historical setting, but if there's someone whose expertise is in that direction, I'd also be very happy just for your feedback on place/time/culture/language portrayals. (Specific history stuff: Hannibal is (duh) Carthaginian, and ended up in Alexander's army after the siege of Tyre; Wel is short for Weldjebauend, my best attempt at a Will-sounding name that is adjacent to some records of ancient Egyptian names, and he's coming from the oracle of Ammon-Re at Siwah. So although knowledge of ancient Greece is great and Greek sources obviously have to inform a lot of the story, neither of the main characters are Greek.)

- What I'm not looking for: suggestions about any major structural changes. I'm going to suddenly get very busy in September and I don't have the time or the inclination to make major changes.

As I said, I don't usually have a beta for my fic and I'm not 100% attached to having this one betaed, either-- it really depends on the person. If this sounds interesting, let me know how long you think you would need-- not having done this before, I am unsure how long it usually would take someone to get through a story of this length!