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Topic: Need A Beta?

if you need a beta post here&i'm sure some1 will want to edit it for you.

#1 Sep 19th 2007, 10:19pm

overworkedandunderpaid

I don't need one but what is a Beta?

#2 Sep 20th 2007, 5:23pm

A beta is a person who re-reads your poems/stories and spell check it for you basically. And they'll tell you what you need to fix up. Ya, jus a way so ppl can be lazy. =P

#3 Sep 20th 2007, 5:25pm

Hey- I need a beta! I have an idea a party of a chapter written down (it's still going throuhg the editing process!)

#4 Sep 21st 2007, 7:07pm

i see *looks at your typo*

i'll do it.

email to drowntheworldintears@yahoo.com

#5 Sep 21st 2007, 7:09pm

*Bangs head* Thank you! (Yes, I do have problems with spelling , grammar and such. Don't blame me- I'm left handed.)

I will email you when I have edited the whole thing, okay?

#6 Sep 21st 2007, 7:12pm

okay.

#7 Sep 21st 2007, 9:57pm

I can help in:

FFVII

Chrno Crusade

Inu-Yasha (if bound and gagged)

Naruto (see Inu-yasha)

Pitchblack/Chronicles of Riddick

AvP

Twilight

Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (any of her ones)

eh...and Metroid (to a degree)

#8 Sep 22nd 2007, 12:32am

Supreme Dictator of the World

Ink please, this one and the If you're new to FF [[read before you post]] arent to be turned to chat please. Anyways, talk to ya on the other forum

And I also can help with being a beta.^^

#9 Sep 22nd 2007, 2:13pm

I want a beta!!!!!! Please if anyone is out there who is willing to be my beta come and tell me! Thank you, that is all.

#10 Sep 28th 2007, 3:22pm

I can offer my assistance, if you'd like. However,I am a bit harsh.

#11 Sep 28th 2007, 10:41pm

Royal B A N D A I D

I want a beta....

but my friend has been helping me lately

so i guess i don't really need one at the moment.

though i do wish she came on as offten as i would like.

#12 Sep 29th 2007, 11:58am

Total Ditcher

I sometimes have issues about my spelling. I admit it! If someone would like to be my editor then PLEASE e-mail me back. I would really appreciate it

#13 Oct 07th 2007, 8:10pm

TheSideshowMistress

i have a question...<_< i have a beta already, but is it possible to have more than one beta?

#14 Oct 13th 2007, 10:37am

There's no rules for how many betas but it might be insulting to your original beta.

#15 Oct 13th 2007, 10:44am

vashsunglasses

I'll be a Beta for whoever asks me first... But be warned, I'm a grammar nazi so I will show no mercy to any story you send me. If you can handle concrit, then feel free to message me.

#16 Oct 23rd 2007, 1:02pm

MelanieB

I need a beta who will give me constructive criticism.

#17 Oct 28th 2007, 9:20am

vashsunglasses

I need a beta who will give me constructive criticism.

I'll do it. I'm a Harry Potter fan, (I looked up your profile.) so I know the characters. When betaing a fic I usually fix spelling as well as rewording (some) sentences for the best grammar and sound.

#18 Oct 28th 2007, 1:09pm

Kamejen

There's no rules for how many betas but it might be insulting to your original beta.

I don't see why it should be. People get second opinions on lots of things and there are no repercussions for that. Your doctor isn't going to refuse to treat you if you get a second opinion on his diagnosis. A beta reader should understand that different people perceive things differently, and can usually catch different mistakes that the first might miss. I know I wouldn't be offended if I weren't someone's only beta. :p In fact, I'd be interested to read another person's take, so that I could see what I might have missed, or get a different perspective on things.

Keeping an open mind is overall a very healthy way of viewing the world. Besides, it's a great way to avoid stress too, lol.

#19 Nov 07th 2007, 7:11am

hey dynasty-ok, so you need a beta? well, i could help you...

#20 Nov 07th 2007, 10:35am

Just PM the person that you want to help, as a beta. That's the best way to contact them.

#21 Nov 07th 2007, 5:06pm

DreamWinter

If you need a beta I can beta for almost everything :3

And I need one too :3

#22 Nov 09th 2007, 4:20am

Royal B A N D A I D

i need a beta thats willing to beta my not so innocent stories,

and those regular oc added stories, and even those that are both

or are just plain old stories for anything i feel like writing.

( my not so innocent stories are well anime/manga related yaoi

and its exspecially hard for me to find someone whose willing to even

read those and tell me what i should fix or change.)

#23 Nov 17th 2007, 11:29am

I need a beta mostly for puncuation

#24 Nov 18th 2007, 12:50am

Lord of the Phoenix

I would like a Beta, please someone help me. *On hands and knees begging*

#25 Nov 18th 2007, 8:24pm

Lord of the Phoenix- You've jsut found yourself a beta!!!!! Just email me/pm me your story, and I'll be wil to look over it. But I do have one rule. I am not a great speller, my one vextataion -but I'll try and do my best!!! Go luck and hope to read your fic soon!!!!

#26 Nov 19th 2007, 5:26pm

Hmm. Lovely. Now I have people arguing over me.

Listen you three, I do not mind people using or copying my user name- It is a known fact that Tobi is really a good boy....

Hmm.

Now, we must get back to our topic! What's up with ya'll guys fanfics? Any way I can help you???

#27 Nov 20th 2007, 4:42pm

I need a beta

#28 Nov 20th 2007, 4:55pm

First, specify which fandoms you post in. It makes it easier for people to help you if they know what you are talking about.

#29 Nov 21st 2007, 7:10pm

I need a beta for puncuation

#30 Nov 24th 2007, 12:49am

Eevil-Faerie

I need a beta reader for my story...i need help in my grammar ( i am dreadful in it) and storyline ( i need someone who can detect plot holes). I can return your favour too. I may not be so good in grammar but i can give you constructive critism about your storyline. I write rurouni kenshin fanfictions.

#31 Nov 25th 2007, 4:41am

Rae Maria Wyatt

What fandom? :-D

#32 Nov 25th 2007, 3:53pm

Eevil-Faerie

Fandom? Rurouni Kenshin. Hehe. I do have a story for the hitcher, just needed someone to correct it's grammar too.

#33 Nov 25th 2007, 11:02pm

Omniscient Greed

If you'd like, you can email them to me and I will correct the grammar. I can then email it back to you.

#34 Nov 26th 2007, 6:45am

Ha!!! There is a grammar angel.ALLELUIA.

#35 Nov 26th 2007, 10:23am

Annesi

Hi, I'm not quite searching for a beta. I'm looking for anyone interested in a writing commission. I am lazy and I'm willing to pay someone to write for me. It will not be a fan fiction though.

This is not a scam and I have an active account on here, so if your are interested in getting payed for writing, please email me at:

annesi_love@yahoo.com.

Every pay will be sent to you in money order . Thank you.

P.S.: If I have posted somewhere you think I should not be posting and you feel offended, could you please let me know a better spot. Thanks!

#36 Nov 27th 2007, 8:58am

Eevil-Faerie

Thanks for the help! I'll contact you soon.

#37 Nov 27th 2007, 9:54am

Kamejen

Any Harry Potter/Lord of the Rings betas available? o.o I've got a rough draft of a crossover comedy fic, and I need help with my characterization and style, among other things. Can anyone help me? You can either PM me or email me at jennifer.smith2@baesystems.com. :) Or you can tell me here. Be advised though, that if you tell me here, I won't get the message for a while, as my work has blocked FFNet, and I won't be available until after normal business hours CST, lol.

The title for my fic is "Harry Potter and the Plot Device of Bombadil." I'd rather not give away any other details in this thread, lol.

#38 Nov 27th 2007, 8:53pm

Omniscient Lust

Hopefully this is appropiate...

I want to beta for anyone under the Kingdom Hearts or Harry Potter sections. So, if you're a writer for either of these fandoms, please PM me for further details. I would love to help in any way possible. ^_^

Oh, oh! I forgot to mention! I will beta any rating, any genre, and any subject matter. Het and slash are greatly welcomed!

#39 Nov 28th 2007, 7:27am . Edited Nov 29th 2007, 5:40am

Lovely.

You know, I could stab my comouter, yet I still love it.

Okay. So....I am wondering...why do all of you guys want to beta? I mean, I'm just picky, so that's why my friends at school love my peer reviewing thier papers. Anyways, I am willing to beta...anything.Except cross-overs. Sorry.

#40 Nov 28th 2007, 10:17am

I want to beta because *le gasp* I occasionally like helping people. Most people that offer betaing are into this, and sometimes they just like the person's writing but that person just needs a bit of help.

And I want to cut the crap fic down on here.

So, I've got solid writing skills, a nose built for finding Mary Sues, a fairly good grasp of most mainstream anime and books, and lots of time. Anyone need help?

#41 Nov 28th 2007, 7:34pm . Edited Nov 28th 2007, 7:35pm

good i need one please be my beta if you are you can start with the chaps already there and I'll send you the next chapters whenever i can

#42 Dec 02nd 2007, 2:56pm

mergirl007

Is anybody here a writer for Maximum Ride? I'd be willing to beta for that. It'd be interesting to be part of the writing process from the start instead of trying to convince review-swollen writers that their stories desperately need to be revised... which I have had to do a few times. :(

No yaoi/slash please. So much of it is practically porn that I've been put off it for life.

#43 Dec 03rd 2007, 12:50pm . Edited Dec 03rd 2007, 12:50pm

There's a few good slash fics out there, but they're fairly rare.

Red, I'm not that familiar with Sonic.

#44 Dec 03rd 2007, 8:34pm

Naphrine

I write Phantom Fics.

I have a few stories posted, in progress.

I need someone to beta my stories, even though I have already written 9 chapters.

Need help in sentence structure.

Thanks

#45 Dec 04th 2007, 10:29am

LittleLoveableHikari

I REALLY NEED A BETA! Please help me!

#46 Dec 18th 2007, 10:15am

Tranquil Anarchy

The person I was beta-ing for previously seems to have abandoned me so I'm free for beta-ing. Just a couple of questions though: what fandom do you write in, how would you rate your spelling/grammar and do you write yaoi/yuri/lemon?

#47 Dec 18th 2007, 9:53pm

Since when has lust been on here o.O"

#48 Dec 24th 2007, 10:44pm