PornishPixie Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Greetings everyone, I hope that this message finds you all well. Obviously, I've posted this message because I am in need of a beta reader. Currently I've been looking for the right one for some time now, but I suppose I might be a little too picky when it comes to a person reading my fan-fictions. However, don't let that mislead you, my requirements aren't all that harsh, and I'm sure somebody will be up for the job. Anyways, if you'd like to take a look at what I am looking for in a beta reader, take a look at the information below and get back to me if you are interested. What am I looking for in a beta? I'm looking for an efficient reader that is willing to look over my work with a critical eye and help me to perfect my writing skills. I would prefer that this person be over the age of eighteen because most of the material I write is NC-17. This person must be available to help me with the following: · Punctuation · Grammar · Tenses · Sentence flow · Word usage · Characterization · Plot solidity I’m also open, and would prefer, to have a proof reader that is willing to fix any flaws that they might see. If a sentence isn’t written properly or would sound better worded differently, I would like my reader to feel free to edit the sentence without worrying that I might be upset or displeased. I lost contact with my last beta after my brother passed away, but I really appreciated how thoroughly she looked over my work. She would sometimes add a sentence here or there to make the paragraph flow better, or she would add a little extra detail that would explain things a little more then I had. However, she wouldn’t change it so much that it became something unfamiliar to me or felt less like my own work. So that is pretty much what I’m looking for again. I’d love to have somebody that would help me with paragraph/sentence detail/structure. I’m really not interested in a lazy beta reader that reads the work over once and sends it back with errors. The beta reader I’m looking for would look over my work with an interested eye, as if my work was their own and finding errors is essential. What am I shipping? I’m looking for somebody that is basically willing to ship just about anything, both het and slash. I do a lot of challenges that will need reading over and who knows how random those can be. Some challenges don’t always allow you to pick your pairs. So I would appreciate somebody that is willing to beta any pairing. Mostly I ship the following pairings: · Hermione/Draco · Harry/Draco · Hermione/Harry · Rose/Scorpius Content Warning: To be honest the content of my stories vary. Some will be simple things like male/female, pregnancy, solo male, solo female, oral, and torture. Pretty much anything goes so I will need a very open person that is alright with anything. Multi-Fandoms? Currently I’m only writing Harry Potter fan fictions, but I’m also looking for somebody that might eventually be open to the Lord of the Rings, Anita Blake, the Southern Vampires, and Supernatural. If you’re not into any of those I’m willing to find a beta that will work on those so you won’t have too. But like I said, as of right now I am just working on Harry Potter. Story Categories? Again, I’ll need somebody that is pretty much open for anything. Mostly my stories are romance/humor, but I am currently working on a dark fic that will have things like torture, rape, abuse…etc. Story Length? I would say that my stories range from 2,000 words to over 100,000. It really depends on the challenges I do and whether or not they are drabbles, ficlets, oneshots, or works in progress. Other Notes? I am really looking for somebody that is flexible and willing to stick around for a while. To be honest, I really hate the process of trying to find a good beta that is willing to work with me and stick around. I think I’ve gone through more then ten in the past two years because I’ve just not liked their editing style or because they were flaky. So if you are really interested and willing to stick around, I’d be more then happy to hear from you. Message me here or e-mail me a caughtinthestorm @ live . com (without the spaces of course) ~*Pornish Pixie*~ a.k.a Leslie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screams_Out_Loud Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 If you're still looking for a beta, I'd be honored if you'd consider me The best way to reach me is email: summerangel2989@aol.com I like a lot of different pairings, am open to the wonderful world of smuttiness, HP fanfics are my top fave, in college I majored in English, I'm 20, and I'd be happy to answer any other questions you might have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PornishPixie Posted July 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 So, I'm bumping this post up because I'm again looking for a beta for the same things that are listed above. I would also like to point out that when I listed all of the things I would need help with, I didn't mean at all times. · Punctuation · Grammar · Tenses · Sentence flow · Word usage · Characterization · Plot solidity These are things I need others to be good at. I don't need help with them at all times, but I would like somebody to be familiar enough with them so that they may catch any mistakes I DO make along the way. I need somebody that is going to be serious, mature, and long lasting because I do hate trying to find a beta. If you're interested in beta reading for me please e-mail me at: caughtinthestorm@live.com or send me a message on facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/LikeRaindrops Thank you so much everybody! <3 -Leslie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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