Beta Readers' Journal

Subject:	Beta needed for original work
Posted by:	cassie_faith.
Time:	1:46 pm.

Fandom: Original work

Rating: Mature

Genre: Romance

Pairing: Femslash- the mains are a lesbian and female bisexual

Length: Approximately one chapter a month, aiming for over 1k words per chapter.

Beta Type: SPaG and content/plot development. I essentially need someone to help me out every step of the way. You will be credited.

Harshness: Constructive criticism is welcome ONLY. If you have zero positive feedback, don’t bother.

I prefer to work over Google Docs :) Please comment or message me if interested.

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Subject:	Looking for Beta for original work
Posted by:	pennythepants.
Time:	11:00 pm.

Fandom: Original work
Rating of the story: NC-17

Genre: Romance thriller

Length: Roughly one chapter a month, between 1500 to 3000 in length, est. final WC 90K

Beta Type: Grammar and Spelling Beta, all chapters will be edited by myself and ran by an alpha reader first, so just someone to have a read over and catch anything we've missed to put my mind at ease :)

Harshness: constructive criticism welcome.

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Subject:	Beta needed!
Posted by:	slythindormal.
Time:	8:31 pm.

Pairing: Harry/Draco
Word Count: Currently at 89k
Beta Requirements: SPaG, but comments on content will be greatly appreciated. In terms of hashing out ideas etc.
Trigger Warnings: Possible Mpreg??? Haven’t decided yet. Idek if this is a trigger warning
Notes: It's been 4 years since I've last written anything for it. Life has been hectic. It’s about Draco and Harry finding love after a while. Very little angst. Family centric. Post War. Mostly canon compliant after the war.

Any questions. Feel free to ask!

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Subject:	Wanted: Betas for the 2021 NCIS SeSa
Posted by:	solariana.
Time:	5:36 pm.

Wanted: Beta help for Secret Santa challenge authors
Fandom: NCIS
Help needed: beta
Category: Gen or Slash
Story length (challenge min/max WC): 2000 min - no max
Due date: Stories must be beta'd by December 24th
Link to challenge post: Wanted: Betas for the 2021 NCIS SeSa
If you would like to offer help for this challenge, please follow the above link. Thank you!

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Subject:	Beta for Sirius Black Fest fic
Posted by:	loveinkwell.
Time:	4:04 pm.

Hi, looking for a beta for my (~4300 words) Sirius/Narcissa one-shot, due October 25. Mild angst, mild smut, general House of Black darkness.

Fandom: Harry Potter
Rating: R
Pairing: Sirius/Narcissa, with mentions of Lucius/Narcissa, Sirius/Remus, and Sirius/Mary Macdonald
Warnings: Cousin incest, underage sex, implied domestic violence
Beta type: The fest requires a beta, so I'm mostly looking for a second set of eyes to catch errors, inconsistencies, confusing language, etc.
Sensitivity: I'd appreciate some tenderness, but be honest, too!

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Subject:	Beta needed for a fest fic, HP fandom
Posted by:	ext_5504986.
Time:	9:37 pm.

Beta for my fest fic.

Pairing: Harry/Draco

Rating: Unrated but probably PG-13

Warnings: It's a hurt comfort fic, so there may be mentions of suicidal thoughts, etc.

I'm still writing it, but I want it to be finished on Saturday 5th max. Sooner, better, of course, because the deadline is 15th September and I would appreciate to receive a turnaround on 12th September max, to make all the correcctions.

Thanks a lot to whomever decides to help me!

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Subject:	Star Trek beta needed in August
Posted by:	kribban.
Time:	9:08 pm.

Hi y'all! I'm participating in the WIP Big Bang this year, and I need a beta reader in August! The story is not yet complete, and the posting date might even be in September, but I'm being proactive and beginning my search now. I hope there will be someone who is interested!

1. Pen Name: kribban
2. Fandom: Star Trek AOS/Kelvin Timeline movies
3. Rating of the story: Explicit
4. Spoilers/Time Line: Takes place between Star Trek XI and Into Darkness.
5. Pairing: Kirk/Scotty, Kirk/Sulu, Kirk/Chekov, Kirk/Uhura, Kirk/Spock, Kirk/McCoy. This is an Aliens-Made-Them-Do-It story. There is no non-con/rape.

6. Beta Type: Spelling and grammar (English is my second language) and characterization/plot.

7. Harshness: Lay it on me! I am NOT sensitive (But keep in mind that I might not have time to write all your suggestions because of the deadline.)

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Subject:	Beta needed for fanfic turned original work
Posted by:	cassie_faith.
Time:	1:07 am.

I have an AU fanfic turned original fic that I’m looking to get finished and then published (!). I need a beta to help me through the process.

1. Pen Name: Undecided

2. Fandom: Original work based on an AU I was working on.

3. Rating of the story: Mature (sex/language/other adult stuff)

4. Spoilers/Time Line: None.

5. Pairing: OC male/female with mentions of past f/f. This is, at its core, a FWB turned lovers story.

6. Beta Type: Everything? I’m not sure exactly what I need. I know what I want and that is someone who’ll work with me.

7. Harshness: I only accept constructive criticism. If your MO is to tell someone that their story is trash, please don’t offer your services. However, if you provide solid, usable, and constructive feedback- then please reach out. I’ve been writing for 12.5 years and I believe we can always learn something new.

Mods can remove this if not allowed!

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Subject:	Searching for a beta!! <3
Posted by:	myssihblack.
Time:	2:45 am.

1. Pen Name: Myssih
2. Fandom: Teen Wolf
3. Rating of the story: PG
4. Spoilers/Time Line: After the 3rd season
5. Pairing: Derek and Stiles
6. Beta Type: Well English is not my first language, so I have a lot of issues concordance... I hope someone who could help with this problem!
7. Harshness: This would be my first beta reader, I'm not really sensitive, but don't be too harsh. But don't hold back if it's necessary!

8. Contact: tabatamilene@outlook.com

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Subject:	Star Wars Prequel Trilogy Slash fic beta(s) needed
Posted by:	nawilla.
Time:	5:18 am.

1. Pen Name: ms_nawilla
2. Fandom: Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
3. Rating of the story: explicit, though this is a small percentage of the overall fic
4. Spoilers/Time Line: AU, Qui-Gon lives, Rarepair
5. Pairing: one-sided Qui-Gon Jinn/Obi-Wan Kenobi, developing Obi-Wan Kenobi/Quinlan Vos, OC/OC, Rarepair that would be a spoiler (will disclose if there is an interested beta).
6. Beta Type: looking for basic grammar/punctuation/readability check. Would appreciate pointing out anything that reads oddly. Not looking to revise, just working on getting fic out at this point.
7. Harshness: I'm sure some of it is crap and could be chopped. It is suffering Original Character Takeover. I'm not looking to change the story significantly, just going for readability so it doesn't have obvious typos/errors.

The story is exceptionally long and I'm hoping to be finished with it and to start posting it in January 2020. (I tend to have time off over the holidays and am trying to line up someone to work with ahead of time. I do not expect to be done in a week, just that I have more time to work with then). I am willing to work with multiple betas due to the length and that I'm not looking for anyone to check continuity or nitpick details. I have been working on this for a year to cultivate my writing skills in general, and would like to post it and move on. I accept it's flaws cheerfully, I just don't want to post anything with irritating errors or sloppy mistakes I missed because I've seen the text so many times. Basic familiarity with Star Wars Prequel Trilogy would probably help, but deep knowledge is not required. I play loosely with canon.

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Subject:	Seeking beta for an NCT/Kpop fanfic
Posted by:	ms_gardenia.
Time:	8:10 pm.

Please Don't blow smoke up my ass, be harsh you need to be.

Fandom: Kpop, NCT(Band, boy group)

Platform: AO3 and Asianfanfics Ms_Gardenia on both platforms

Rating: G, for now, could progress to M

Pairing: Mark Lee/Johnny Suh

Need Help With: Grammar, sentence structure, word choice and continuity

Deadlines: None, though I will check in if you go a week without any response

Warnings/Contains: RealPpersonFiction, ABO, Mpreg, Pregnancy, Traumatic birth somewhere around chapter 14 of the Third child. Possible large time skips

Word count: Aiming for three-thousand-words per chapter and twenty-five chapters

Contact: Goldenkeymaiden@gmail.com (if you prefer to Email feedback back and forth)

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Subject:	Beta for Fest Fic, HP Fandom
Posted by:	paulamcg.
Time:	12:02 pm.

I’m looking for a beta for Sirius Black Fest

Fandom: Harry Potter

Rating: PG-13 or R

Pairing: Sirius Black/Remus Lupin

Need Help With: Beta required by the fest rules. Catching typos and such. Grateful for any suggestions.

Deadlines: The fest deadline is 20th October, but I’ll probably need to ask for an extension. (I found the fest late and started the fic only a week ago, and it’s not quite completed yet.)

Warnings/Contains: sex (consensual, and not very explicit)

Word count: now around 1700, perhaps up to around 3000

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Subject:	Beta-Request: A 'Wishful Thinking' Stranger Things Re-Write
Posted by:	nekromanteiax.
Time:	8:50 pm.

1. Pen Name: Nekromanteia
2. Fandom: Stranger Things
3. Rating: R/NC-17
4. Spoilers/Time Line: Spoilers through S3, canon-divergent timeline
5. Pairing: Hopper/Joyce, Nancy/Steve, Nancy/Jonathan/Steve, Nancy/Jonathan, Billy/Steve, Kali/Robin, El/Mike, Lucas/Max, Mike/Will, El/Max
6. Beta Type: Content/consistency/character
7. Harshness: Don't hold back!
8. Contact: divinerofthedead@gmail.com

Notes: I've planned out a lengthy fic and I'm looking for someone to keep it/me in check as I go! It is, essentially, a 'wishful thinking' re-write after the show (set mainly post-S1, as the first season was pretty much perfect). I'm aiming to update every two weeks or so, definitely no big rush, it's more important that anyone interested understand that I really do mean long-term as I plan to follow the series through until the show ends.

As far as beta-skills go, I'm not too worried about spelling/grammar, I tend to catch most of those mistakes during my own edits. What I'm looking for is mainly someone to bounce ideas off of as I go and give me a second opinion on character and plot believability when it comes to the changes I'm making. Obviously, though, if you spot something that's misspelt or doesn't flow well, you're free to point it out.

A few things worth noting:

NC17 only pertains to the older teens and adults

while many pairings will feature prominently, at some point, only Hopper/Joyce and Billy/Steve are definitively endgame

Any help is appreciated 💜

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Subject:	Beta needed for time travel Superbat fic!
Posted by:	sassyresacon.
Time:	7:04 pm.

Pen Name: Resacon1990 (or SassyResacon1990 on tumblr)
Fandom: DC MovieVerse
Rating of the story: PG-13, most extreme this fic gets is a couple of swear words!
Spoilers/Time Line: No spoilers, set post live-action Justice League movie
Pairing: Superbat, Bruce Wayne/Clark Kent
Beta Type: Hopefully someone to look at reading ease, grammar, spelling! Maybe even to have a look and see if the characters are OOC or anything?
Harshness: I'm good with constructive criticism!

Thank you!

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Subject:	Beta Needed for Sahara Fic (Found:)
Posted by:	honor_reid.
Time:	8:32 pm.
Mood:	hopeful.

1. Pen Name: under_the_silk_tree
2. Fandom: Sahara (movie)
3. Rating of the story: R, There is sex but nothing too explicit
4. Spoilers/Time Line: None
5. Pairing: Dirk Pitt/Al Giordino
6. Beta Type: Mostly grammar, awkward phrasing
7. Harshness: I am open to constructive criticism. It is a h/c one-shot around 2,100 words. I would need it by the end of July.

Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you!!

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Subject:	NCIS: New Orleans beta needed (Found:)
Posted by:	honor_reid.
Time:	9:02 pm.

Pen Name: honor_read
Fandom: NCIS: New Orleans
Rating of the story: PG-13, due to car crash and fade to black sexy times.
Spoilers/Time Line: No spoilers
Pairing: Dwayne Pride x Loretta Wade
Beta Type: I mostly need grammer help so you wouldn't necessarily need to be up to date on the show. It is around 6,200 words and I would need it by the end of July.
Harshness: I don't mind criticism as along as it is constructive.

Thank you!!

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Subject:	BBC Merlin slash fic needs beta
Posted by:	xancredible.
Time:	5:22 pm.

Pen name:

xancredible
Fandom: BBC Merlin
Rating of the story: So far it's PG but I intend to add an epilogue to ramp it up to Mature or Explicit.
Spoilers/Time Line: It's a modern AU, you don't necessarily need to know anything about the show tbh
Pairing: Merlin/Gwaine endgame
Wordcount: Currently at ~28k, estimated to be somewhere between 35 and 40 when I'm done. The first part is written and comes in at 23.5k. I just started the 2nd one and hope to be done by the middle of the week.
Beta Type: SPaG, especially to check my tenses, Brit-pick (not super urgent but would be nice), flow and style as well as continuits and general "does this make sense?" betaing. I like betas who have some experience with betaing and who are willing to tell me when something needs more detail or more explanation but who won't be rude about it. Also: I'm coming at you with this request on short notice, so it'd be A+++ if you can work fast.
Harshness: As long as you're not rude, you can/should be strict.

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Subject:	Marvel Big Bang - The Windy Journey
Posted by:	sandrasfisher.
Time:	2:13 pm.

Pen Name: cassandrasfisher (AO3)
Fandom: Captain America, The Avengers
Warning: Rape/Non-Con
Tags: Brock Rumlow is a good guy, anal fisting, Alexander Pierce is a bad guy, hot tub sex, chemical drugs, male pregnancy, rough sex, non-consensual body modification, torture
Rating of the story: Explicit
Spoilers/Time Line: N/A
Pairing: James "Buchanan" Barnes/Clint Barton
Beta Type: SPaG, story flow, let me know if something is missing in the story.
Harshness: Firm but strict.
Contact details: cassandrasfisher2525@gmail.com

NOTES: I need the story beta read by November 12th.

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Subject:	Stucky Big Bang - All Bets Are On You
Posted by:	sandrasfisher.
Time:	11:25 pm.

Pen Name: cassandrasfisher (AO3)
Fandom: Captain America
Rating of the story: Mature
Spoilers/Time Line: AU, Sequel to Beyond The Surface
Pairing: Steve Grant Rogers/James "Buchanan" Barnes
Beta Type: SPaG, story flow, let me know if something is missing in the story.
Harshness: Firm but strict.
Contact details: cassandrasfisher2525@gmail.com

NOTES: I need the story beta read by November 15th. Almost finish with the story have a little over 3k to finish typing.

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Subject:	Beta for Travelers fic?
Posted by:	twistofapen.
Time:	1:15 am.

Hi y'all,

I'm looking for someone to beta a Travelers fic - no knowledge of fandom required, as I know we're not a very large bunch. (Though if you do know the show, awesome!) I'm mostly looking for someone to run a SpaG check and look through other technical aspects like flow and incomprehensibility. The fic's about 2k and falls firmly in the h/c genre.

Details:

Username: twistofapen
Fandom: Travelers (TV) - set mid to late Season 2.
Rating of the story: PG
Pairing: gen.
Beta Type: Grammar and Flow.
Harshness: As long as it's constructive criticism, I'd appreciate straightforward honesty.

Comment or send me a PM if interested or if you've got questions. Thanks in advance!

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