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A place to....

¤ offer your services as a beta

¤ seek a beta

¤ debate the role of a beta in the writing process and in the United States judicial appeals process

¤ give beta-ing tips

#1 May 14th 2007, 11:29am

I'm in desperate need of a beta, but most of the fanfics I write are for a relatively small fandom and no one who writes there has offered.

Does anyone here watch the Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy? I love that cartoon.

If not a beta, I'd appreciate a con-crit on one of my fics if anyone has the time.

#2 May 14th 2007, 2:57pm

I'm in desperate need of a beta, but most of the fanfics I write are for a relatively small fandom and no one who writes there has offered

I'm looking to be a beta, so this sounds like a good opportunity! I've put a notice on my profile, but nobody's sent me any beta requests yet. :) I'll gladly proofread a story, depending on what you need a beta for. Spelling and grammar are all I can do well so far.

#3 May 14th 2007, 5:48pm

Spelling and grammar are all I can do well so far.

I probably won't need much help with that; I'm pretty much [usually] sparkling with spelling and grammar. Are you good at critiquing prose though--the style, the technique? That's mainly what I'm looking for.

To anyone else, I'm also offering to be a beta in the following categories: The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Artemis Fowl, Harry Potter, and Xiaolin Showdown (I don't write in that category anymore but I still retain a lot of knowledge about the show from when I used to obsess over it.)

Edit: Adding to the beta advertisement--however, in any category at all I can help with spelling and grammar. I doubt anyone will ask, but just in case they do...

#4 May 14th 2007, 6:10pm . Edited May 14th 2007, 6:13pm

Vannessa Hillstead

the style, the technique?

I might not know the fandom(s), but I probably could help you.

#5 May 15th 2007, 12:54pm . Edited May 15th 2007, 12:54pm

Redgirl44, I was wondering if maybe you could read my story and decide if I need a beta. If I do I would be happy if you did it, just tell me what I would need to do to allow you to be my beta.

#6 May 15th 2007, 1:56pm

Lotrelves, I think your story could use a beta, or at least some editing. I see that you've received a lot of good advice in the reviews for that story, but if you want a beta reader for chapters before they're posted, just drop me a line. I'm not sure how you would go about allowing me to be your beta, actually.

#7 May 15th 2007, 3:02pm

What I mean is, how could I send you the entire chapter before I post it without having to type it all over again in a private message?

#8 May 15th 2007, 3:06pm

OMG it's WickedJelly

You could copy and paste it into a PM.

#9 May 15th 2007, 3:06pm

How do I do that?

#10 May 15th 2007, 3:07pm

OMG it's WickedJelly

Well, um, open the document you have your story typed up in and highlight all you want to send. Then, right-click on the higlighted part (with your mouse) and press 'copy'. Then go to your empty PM, right-click on the empty space, and press 'paste'. Your words will "magically" appear in the PM!

...that is what you wanted, right? Because...yeah.

#11 May 15th 2007, 3:20pm

You could give her your email over PM if you wanted to, and the two of you could correspond via email. If you're not comfortable giving out your actual email, you could always make a new one. (example, my email adresse has my name in it, which I'm definitely not going to give out over a website, so I made a new one for dealing with FF.net)

Also, if anyone ever needs a beta for Harry Potter, send me a PM or reply here.

I've never actually 'beta-ed' before, but

I edit stuff for friends all the time

I know the HP universe very well

I catch most typos, spelling and grammar errors

I'm blunt and honest (but very understanding!!!)

I fix up typos and such, but most time I tell you what you did wrong, and leave it for you to correct, so you learn from your mistakes.

I offer a different perpective and ask lots of questions (I love questions)

I've also read LOTR, but I'm not comfortable enough to beta about the canon mistakes, but I'm quite good at catching grammar and spelling, and giving other advice.

#12 May 15th 2007, 3:21pm

¤ debate the role of a beta in the writing process

As I have mentioned before (somewhere) avatarjk137 and I are co-writers. For a majority of our fics, one of us reads the latest chapters of the other's fics before they are sent in, to proofread for grammar and spelling errors, making sure characters are in character, and often times adding something or taking away something that does or doesn't need to be there (plus, I like the feeling of reading something before it gets sent in... 'exclusive' or 'sneak peek' or something).

Is that considered beta-ing?

in the United States judicial appeals process

Why would I do that?

#13 May 15th 2007, 3:23pm

oh, hehheh, thank you.

#14 May 15th 2007, 3:27pm

Well maybe you could read my story and tell me if I make any spelling or grammar mistakes. I mean if you want to.

#15 May 15th 2007, 3:29pm

Are you referring to me? Because if you are, then sure.

#16 May 15th 2007, 3:30pm

Yes I am referring to you.

#17 May 15th 2007, 3:34pm

I hope it helps you, lotrelves. Good luck with the rest of your story.

#18 May 15th 2007, 3:57pm . Edited May 15th 2007, 3:57pm

Thank you!

#19 May 15th 2007, 4:08pm

absurd musings.

I can beta for anyone.

Awesome 1337 betaing tips:

-Type out your story, edit it as much as you can, then forget about it. Come back to it a few days later and fix everything you missed the first time.

-Keep a dictionary (or spell check) in handy in case you dn't know how to spell a certain word.

-Ask a sibling or friend to check over it.

-Get a beta, if all else fails.

Oh, and:

-After you post it up, you can reread it and edit it. Then replace the chapter with the edited one. ;)

#20 May 15th 2007, 4:36pm

I've been meaning to ask someone this for a long time (it's REALLY bothering me)... Now, I know 1337 is some form of chatspeak, but for the life of me, I can't figure out what it says... could you perhaps translate it to readable, plain old English?

#21 May 15th 2007, 4:43pm

absurd musings.

1337 - leet

Chatspeak for "elite", with the meaning that you're really good at a certain thing.

#22 May 15th 2007, 5:06pm

I might not know the fandom(s), but I probably could help you.

Thanks for offering. If you don't have the time to actually beta some stuff I'm gonna put up, could you look one of my more recent works over and give me some concrit on the prose?

#23 May 15th 2007, 6:22pm

I am a beta for 2 awesome people here (FF.net), so if you want to be one but aren't sure what they do or who the heck are they, feel free to ask. Ask if you want, but it's your choice. Whatevs.

#24 May 16th 2007, 7:42pm

absurd musings.

I beta for someone. She hasn't been on ff.net for a while.

I beta my own work, and I help my friend with her homework.

But I'm too depressed right now to actually care.

#25 May 16th 2007, 9:00pm

For a short while, I thought I needed a beta. But even though I write with Wordpad (which doesn't have a spellcheck) my stories probably don't have any spelling errors at all...Well, at least in my newest ones. I just read the finished chapter after writing it, and then I post it.

#26 May 17th 2007, 10:33am

Vannessa Hillstead

Thanks for offering. If you don't have the time to actually beta some stuff I'm gonna put up, could you look one of my more recent works over and give me some concrit on the prose?

I'll go do that right now. (I know I should've checked this earlier.)

#27 May 18th 2007, 6:41am

I'll go do that right now.

Thank you. Thank you so freakin' much. You'd be the first one ever, believe it or not.

#28 May 18th 2007, 11:36am

Cranberry Window

I'm willing to offer help in Chrono Crusade, FF7, V for V, Avatar, Naruto (though I'm ashamed to even mention it), plus some other animes that I can't really remember right now.

Anyone need help?

#29 May 21st 2007, 8:58pm

I'm willing to read anything.

Beat anything.

But I usually do better in deferent areas. The only thing i don't do very well is anime. I read it, and beta it, btu I don't always do the concepts/characters. Sonic the Hedgehog, star Wars, House M.D. ...pretty much everything.

#30 May 26th 2007, 6:41pm

Could you beta my story as soon as I finish the revising? I plan on having as many betas as I can.

#31 May 26th 2007, 6:47pm

Hi. Is there anyone out there that would be willing to become my beta? I hope to have at least three betas for grammar and spelling, and three betas for plot/characters.

#32 May 27th 2007, 9:43am

absurd musings.

I could beta!

#33 May 27th 2007, 10:19am

Good! Are you better with grammar/spelling or plot/character?

#34 May 27th 2007, 10:21am

absurd musings.

Grammar/spelling.

#35 May 27th 2007, 10:26am

Is it ok if I send you a copy of my revised chapter two by PM?

#36 May 27th 2007, 10:35am

absurd musings.

Wanna do it by email? It's easier.

#37 May 27th 2007, 10:42am

PMing is easier for me.

#38 May 27th 2007, 10:48am

absurd musings.

Ok then.

#39 May 27th 2007, 10:50am

Do you want me to send it now?

#40 May 27th 2007, 10:51am

absurd musings.

Sure. But I'll probably send it to you tonight 'cause I like to double edit. Plus I have to go to a barbeque later.

#41 May 27th 2007, 10:53am

Alright then. I'm going to send it now. Hopefully you'll get it in a few minutes.

#42 May 27th 2007, 10:56am

absurd musings.

I hate those 15 second throttles.

Waiting...

Waiting...

#43 May 27th 2007, 10:57am

absurd musings.

OMFG IT'S HERE! SQUEE!

#44 May 27th 2007, 11:00am

Good you got it!

#45 May 27th 2007, 11:02am

absurd musings.

Yeah!

Is one of the dude's names Homer? 'Cause when I got it, some of it turned into Chinese. -.-

#46 May 27th 2007, 11:06am

No one in the story is named Homer. I think you must have seen the name Eomer.

P.S. Why did some of it turn into Chinese?

#47 May 27th 2007, 11:12am

absurd musings.

Oh. Ok then.

Why did some of it turn into Chinese?My computer also types out Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. So, yeah.

#48 May 27th 2007, 11:13am

Alright then.

#49 May 27th 2007, 11:17am

absurd musings.

God editing is so fun.

#50 May 27th 2007, 11:23am

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