awkward turtle seeks beta.
Aug. 17th, 2019 04:45 pm
I am the awkwardest of awkward turtles when it comes to asking friends to beta my fics, and that was true when I was still posting fic on the regular and had a handful of awesome prior betas who I felt semi-comfortable actually asking for help. But I would feel super intrusive poking anyone individually at this point and being like HI I KNOW WE HAVEN'T REALLY SPOKEN IN THREE YEARS AND YOU'RE NOT EVEN IN THIS FANDOM ANYMORE BUT WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO READ MY VERY LONG FIC AND GIVE ME NOTES ON HOW TO MAKE IT BETTER.
It's just always gonna be an awkward situation, you know?
So, uh, let's try the ol' DW circle and see what happens. Would anyone be willing to beta the X-Men medieval mystery AU I've been wittering on about?
It's currently 55k words and counting. My best guess is that it'll hit about 75k total, but who the fuck knows at this point. I have a "deadline" of next weekend to finish the first draft, but even though I really don't expect to make that happen, I do anticipate being done within the next few weeks and have been pushing myself hard in a desperate bid to get the damn thing finished. Figured I'd better start looking for a beta sooner rather than later, given the length of it.
Charles/Erik as the primary pairing on the slow burn, but more about plot and ensemble than the romantic element. Also features Raven, Hank, Darwin, Alex, Moira, Tony Stark (because reasons), and Gambit (how has he not been in any of the damn movies yet? That awful first Wolverine movie DOES NOT COUNT), and some other cameos as well. I've never tried to write a murder mystery before, so mostly I need a beta to help me make sure the flow of the plot works. I'm good with SPAG on my own, just need another set of eyes on the damn thing letting me know what is or isn't working.
I will very gladly return the beta favor (fics and/or vids), or, like, write or vid you a thing of your choice in recompense.
If you're not interested but have any suggestions about where one finds betas in fandom these days (Discord? Tumblr? IDK), I would very much welcome that advice as well!
It's just always gonna be an awkward situation, you know?
So, uh, let's try the ol' DW circle and see what happens. Would anyone be willing to beta the X-Men medieval mystery AU I've been wittering on about?
It's currently 55k words and counting. My best guess is that it'll hit about 75k total, but who the fuck knows at this point. I have a "deadline" of next weekend to finish the first draft, but even though I really don't expect to make that happen, I do anticipate being done within the next few weeks and have been pushing myself hard in a desperate bid to get the damn thing finished. Figured I'd better start looking for a beta sooner rather than later, given the length of it.
Charles/Erik as the primary pairing on the slow burn, but more about plot and ensemble than the romantic element. Also features Raven, Hank, Darwin, Alex, Moira, Tony Stark (because reasons), and Gambit (how has he not been in any of the damn movies yet? That awful first Wolverine movie DOES NOT COUNT), and some other cameos as well. I've never tried to write a murder mystery before, so mostly I need a beta to help me make sure the flow of the plot works. I'm good with SPAG on my own, just need another set of eyes on the damn thing letting me know what is or isn't working.
I will very gladly return the beta favor (fics and/or vids), or, like, write or vid you a thing of your choice in recompense.
If you're not interested but have any suggestions about where one finds betas in fandom these days (Discord? Tumblr? IDK), I would very much welcome that advice as well!
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