BSV Forum - Writing - Beta

Beta Request

May 08 2007 01:04 am   #1ElizaB

Hi there. I'm very new here, but I lurk alot. I post reviews under the name B, so some of you may vaguely recognise that.

I've been writing for ages, but I never finish anything so never post anything (never wanted to be one of those people with WIPs that will forever be WIPs.) but I have now finally finished something, and I need a beta. I figured the best place to ask was somewhere with lots of writers I respect and where people obviously know what good writing is.

I'm not sure how much info you want so I'm going to give alot.

My fic is set Post-Intervention. Current title is 'Blood of the Slayer' but I'm not sure because it seems familiar to me (so even if you can't beta, you could tell me if that's a common name for fics). It's finished, although I'm going to post it in chapters (so I could send it to a beta in chapters or all at once, up to them). It's just under 11,000 words and split into 9 chapters (although I may scrunch some together).

I would like advice on pretty much anything you can offer. I think my spelling and grammar isn't to bad, but it could do with looking at by someone who isn't me. Sentance structure and whether things seem awkward would also be good.

I'd like someone who could tell me if something was majorly out of character or the plot sucked but if you don't want to offer to much advice on those things, that's okay to. My ending is a bit sketchy right now so I'd also just like someone who can tell me if they get the point I'm trying to make in it or not.

I'm open to con-crit and willing to take anything I can get really. I'd appreciate any help you could give. I doubt I'll ever think one of my fics is perfect, I always want to improve it, so any help I can get in doing that will be accepted gratefully.

If you want to know more about the story or have any questions before you commit, please ask. I wasn't sure whether it would be good to post a paragraph or two to give you a 'taste' of what my writing is like? If that would be helpful I will, just ask.

Hope this is okay as a first post, I am going to try and be a bit involved in the rest of the forum to, but I wanted to post this while I could. Thanks.

May 08 2007 01:33 am   #2Immortal Beloved

Hey, B.  I'd be happy to take a look at your fic.  Send me a chapter or two via e-mail, so I can get an idea of your writing.  I'll let you know a little bit more about myself, and then we can decide if we'd like to keep working together :)  Here's my address: immortal_beloved77@hotmail.com

Give me Spuffy, or give me death.

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