Ely-Baby Posted September 1, 2013 Report Posted September 1, 2013 (edited) Dear fellow Adult Fan Fiction addicts, As my topic title says, I am in desperate need of a beta-reader. I think I've already posted a few requests over the past few months on various websites, but had never received a reply. I'm starting to lose all hopes because ten years ago - when I started writing fan-fiction - beta-readers seemed to swarm the internet, but now I just can't seem able to find one.. But let me tell you something about me first. So you can decide if beta-readers are avoiding me for a reason or not.. My name is Ely-Baby and I've been writing English fan-fiction for the fandom of Harry Potter since I was 18 (10 long years ago). I'm not an English mother-tongue, my first language is Italian. Still, I do believe that my English is not that bad...To be honest, I think my biggest weakness could be some awkward wording sequence every now and then, and some grammatical errors. My spelling is quite good, thanks to Word. And I don't usually need help with the plot or characterization, but I like to hear what my beta-reader thinks about my story. At this very moment I need help with a 12,000-word one-shot. It is part of my series, The Seven Deadly Sins, and it's titled "Pride". It's a Pansy/Draco, post-Hogwarts story with a bit of angst and a bit of romance. There are four NC-17 scenes, all of them are het. You can find the first three installments of this series here: http://hp.adultfanfiction.net/authors.php?no=1296852110 If you want to have a look at my writing style. Still, I have to tell you that the stories that I've published here on AdultFanFiction had been written six years ago, while this one is brand new - hence, my writing style is slightly different. Hopefully, I improved a bit.I am also currently writing a sequel to "Pride", but that's a multi-chaptered story and it's not finished yet. I have another story that I published on FF.Net which is called "Not Now Nor Never" (don't mind my forced alliteration), that I really love but I can't even look at it for I cringe every time I see all the grammar and wording mistakes I made. I would love if a beta could finally proof-read that for me (it's an extremely dramatic story, that contains cousincest (Rose/James Sirius), teen pregnancy and has a major character death. There's a bit of smut, but not too much. I will also write the remaining three installments of my series at some point in the future, but I haven't decided when just yet. Also, I have story on HarryPotterFanFiction - a novel length - whose last four chapters need to be beta-read before I can post them.Okay, I didn't want to scare you off with this list, but I just wanted to let you know what kind of stories I write and need help with. You don't need to help me with all of them, if there's one that caught your eye I'm more than happy to have help for at least one of them. To summarize, the stories I need help with (in order of urgency) are: Title: Pride Pairing: Draco/Pansy Rating: NC-17 Genre: Romance, Drama Word Count: ca 12,000 Summary: Draco and Pansy live in a world where there is no place for love. Money, a title and a pure lineage is all that count. And money, a title and a pure lineage is all that Pansy doesn't have. Status: Completed Link: N/A -Unpublished Author's Notes: There are four scenes that contain smut. Title: But Thy Eternal Summer Shall Not Fade Pairing: Hermione/Harry; Hermione/Ron; Hermione/Draco Rating: M Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance Word Count: 150,000 (only about 30,000 need to be beta-read) Summary: Harry, Ron and Hermione travel to Godric's Hollow in the summer after sixth year, their last stop before the Horcrux hunt begins. But when a wounded Draco Malfoy arrives, everything and everyone changes. No one is quite himself, good melts into evil, and the thin line between love and else is crossed more than once. Status: Completed Link: http://www.harrypotterfanfiction.com/viewstory.php?psid=206667 Author's Notes: No smut at all, but I need help re-writing one chapter to edit out a scene containing a rape attempt. Title: Not Now Nor Never Pairing: Rose/James Sirius Rating: M Genre: Romance, Angst Word Count: 73,000 Summary: Love between cousins isn't globally accepted, some people think it's immoral and in some places it's considered illegal. And what when this love brings to something else? A baby is growing in a girl's belly and the emotional consequences will be devastating. Status: Completed Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3976931/1/Not-Now-Nor-Never Author's Notes: Some smut, not too much. Character death, suicide, teen pregnancy and cousin-cest. I need to edit it first, though because I'm just too ashamed of my grammar and wording. Title: The Pursuit of Unhappiness Pairing: Draco/Pansy Rating: NC-17 Genre: Romance, Angst, Drama Word Count: N/A Summary: It follows the lives of Pansy and Draco after Deathly Hallows. Status: WIP Link: N/A - Unpublished Author's Notes: Sequel to "Pride". I'm working on this right now. It's going to be about 14 chapters long, quite dark and very emotional. Absolutely canon, though, Draco is married to Astoria, there's Scorpius, Ron is an Auror.. I think I need a long-term beta-reader. I don't need someone who is quick - I'm well past that stage where you just want to post chapter after chapter - but someone who is willing to beta-read sporadically (unless I'm posting a multi-chaptered story, but still I am happy to let a beta-reader take all the time he/she needs) and that I can go back to with a new story every now and then (if she likes my new story naturally). I'm afraid I can't beta-read for you (unless you are writing in Italian, that's it), but I would love to be able to read some of your stories to see if we are compatible..Thank you in advance for your reply!Ely-Baby Edited September 1, 2013 by Ely-Baby Quote
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