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psyfic (psyfic) wrote in snapelyholidays,
@ 2009-10-13 02:48:00

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call for beta's!
Just like last year this time, this post is to ask for beta's of all kinds for the Snapely Hols writers/artists.

To that end, if, AND ONLY IF, you wish to offer beta services to the authors, please fill out this poll:

Poll #4464 call for beta - Snapely Hols 2009
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

I would like to Beta. I am good at...

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hand-holding & encouragement
1 (33.3%)

brainstorming for bunnies
1 (33.3%)

helping develop plot bunnies
1 (33.3%)

catching spelling mistakes
3 (100.0%)

fixing punctuation
3 (100.0%)

grammar nazi here
3 (100.0%)

a continuity catcher
2 (66.7%)

catching canon-errors
2 (66.7%)

I can beta art
1 (33.3%)

I'm no pro, but I know if something 'off' in a drawing
0 (0.0%)

other, I'll elaborate in comments
1 (33.3%)

I need...

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to work with a writer from or near the start
0 (0.0%)

plenty of lead time to work with a writer
1 (33.3%)

a week or two of warning/deadline
1 (33.3%)

a few days of warning/deadline
0 (0.0%)

I can beta within a day or two, if given a deadline
2 (66.7%)

I can beta/proof very quickly
0 (0.0%)

I beta/proof like the wind! Give me something to beta!
0 (0.0%)

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	Hurrah for betas! irena_candy 2009-10-13 04:55 pm UTC (link)
	Wonderful!! I was hoping you'd line up some betas! I have a 6,000 word... Snuna? Sevagood? ... that needs attention. (Reply to this)

shyfoxling
2009-10-13 07:20 pm UTC (link)

How quickly I can beta depends primarily on the length of the fic. Obviously I prefer to have as much time as possible in any case, but overnight service is only for fic up to about 3k (and that isn't time for more than one back and forth, which is needed in some cases, so I discourage this kind of time-cramping).

Also, I can't beta anything longer than about 15k (for which I'd like to allow at least a week). Only so many hours in a day...

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	irena_candy 2009-10-30 02:48 pm UTC (link)
	Elethian, I have a 6,000 word Snape-Luna that needs a beta reader. I think it's fairly clean. Would you have time to look at it for me? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

shyfoxling
2009-10-30 06:05 pm UTC (link)

I can do SPAG + some canon details (if that's important to you) on that, but I don't think I can help you with character dynamic, etc. as that's not a pairing I "get". (I can beta something I wouldn't normally read for pleasure, it's not like it squicks me, I'm just not into it by itself.) If that's ok with you, you can attach it to an email to me -- I think elethian @ insanejournal.com should work, else try the same username @livejournal.com.

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	shyfoxling 2009-11-02 07:36 am UTC (link)
	Hey, I just wondered, were you going to send me something or did you decide to find a beta elsewhere? It's cool if so, I just want to know whether to expect something in my inbox or not. :) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	irena_candy 2009-11-02 01:06 pm UTC (link)
	I did send it! The IJ mail bounced, but the LJ one seemed to go through. If that didn't work, perhaps it would be best if you gave me a non-journal address to send it to. My address is dcrayne@crayne.org. (Reply to this) (Parent)