Big Bang: Beta Post

[talkingtothesky]

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You can offer your beta services at any time. We'll need you to look at works in September and October most likely.

Writers, nearer the deadline, you can request beta assistance here. Either by replying to a beta offer or starting a new thread for your story.


Copy the following to make a beta offer:
<br /><b>Name:</b><br /><b>Strengths:</b><br /><b>Preferred Genres:</b><br /><b>Ratings:</b><br /><b>Prefer not to read:</b><br /><b>Anything else:</b><br />

Writers copy the following to request help:
<br /><b>Name:</b><br /><b>Genres:</b><br /><b>Rating:</b><br /><b>Warnings:</b><br /><b>Story summary:</b><br /><b>Type of help you would like:</b><br /><b>Anything else:</b><br />

Comments

[desireearmfeldt]

Name:Desiree Armfeldt

Strengths:General writing at high level (plotting/emotional arc/pacing, characterization/voice), medium level (scene/paragraph), low level (sentence/spelling & grammar). My knowledge of canon is decent but not expert (I don't have details of episodes and minor characters at my fingertips). I have a decent "ear" for whether details sound plausible in some of the obvious areas (computer geekery, military, medical) but don't know enough to be able to suggest such details.

Preferred Genres:Any

Ratings:Any

Prefer not to read:I'll read pretty much anything for beta purposes.

Anything else:Happy to help out, subject to schedule/availability! (Real life is a bit in flux at the moment) Ping me to see if I'm available in the timeframe you need. I will want to make sure I understand up front what sort of feedback you are/aren't looking for. I don't guarantee to be able to do a last-minute job. :)

Steadfast Like the Sea

[detectiveriley]

Hey, I was wondering if you'd be available to read a couple of my problem chapters? I just need someone to tell me if the chapters I'm struggling with read all right or if they disrupt the flow of the story. If you have time to give me a hand, that'd be great! Please let me know either way. Thank you!

Re: Steadfast Like the Sea

[desireearmfeldt]

Sure, if it's in the next week or so. The mods can give you my email address (I try not to post it to the internet). :)

Steadfast Like the Sea

[detectiveriley]

Name: Raven Whitecastle
Genres: Fairy tale/fantasy but simultaneously pretty canon compliant
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Memory loss?
Story summary: The last thing Harold remembers is blue. When Harold wakes up in triage after the orchestrated hit on his friend Nathan, Harold has to leave his life, friend, and fiance behind. The only thing he takes with him is the memory of blue. But starting over isn't easy, and something keeps calling Harold back to the sea. That's where he meets John, all golden skin and blue and gold scales.
Type of help you would like: Seeking troubleshooting for multiple chapters, help with flow of storytelling, and chapter transitions.
Anything else: The whole body of the story is finished, there are just a few things that I need assistance with polishing, like chapters that feel weighed down with exposition or internal monologue that could probably be presented better.