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chocolateboxcommOne of the more valuable services people can offer is betaing: that is, looking over someone's work and suggesting ways to make it better than it already is!
If you are able to beta, please comment to this post with the following:
Your AO3 name:
Your email address:
Fandoms you can beta:
Fanfic or Fanart or both?:
Can you do SPAG betaing?:
What things can't you beta?:
Anything else? (Turnaround, periods you're not available etc.):
If you are able to beta, please comment to this post with the following:
Your AO3 name:
Your email address:
Fandoms you can beta:
Fanfic or Fanart or both?:
Can you do SPAG betaing?:
What things can't you beta?:
Anything else? (Turnaround, periods you're not available etc.):
no subject
Date: 2018-01-10 11:52 am (UTC)Your email address: initial contact by DM, please
Fandoms you can beta: Sherlock Holmes, various UK fandoms
Fanfic or Fanart or both?: Fanfic
Can you do SPAG betaing?: Yes, will also Britpick on its own
What things can't you beta?: No graphic violence/torture/sex/incest - if in the background, please check
Anything else?: For ficlets 24 hour turnaround
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Date: 2018-01-10 07:39 pm (UTC)Your AO3 name: Prinzenhasserin
Your email address: hubdidingle [at] gmail.com
Fandoms you can beta:
-Cracked: After Hours
-Jeeves - P. G. Wodehouse
-RPF
-Original Works
-Fallen London | Echo Bazaar
-Galavant
-The Hobbit
-Harry Potter
-Queen's Thief
-Rivers of London (including the comics)
-Yuri!!! on Ice
-Discworld
-Naruto
-Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
-Leverage
-Captive Prince
-The Goblin Emperor
-and a couple of others
Fanfic or Fanart or both?: fanfic
Can you do SPAG betaing?: yes
What things can't you beta?: gdocs, suicidal thoughts, illnesses ending in death
Anything else? (Turnaround, periods you're not available etc.): I'm also open for brainstorming. Generally, it helps if you contact me early? Also, please tell me how you want me to beta, I'm flexible.
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Date: 2018-01-10 08:10 pm (UTC)Your AO3 name: Mossy_Bench
Your email address: mossy.birch@gmail.com
Fandoms you can beta: Star Wars (all movies), Star Wars TCW, Star Wars: Bloodline, Wolf 359 and several other podcasts, various tiny fandoms
Fanfic or Fanart or both?: Fic
Can you do SPAG betaing?: Yes
What things can't you beta?: Anything over 5k, PWPs.
Anything else? (Turnaround, periods you're not available etc.): I'm fine with both GDocs and Word. I'd like at least 2 days turnaround time.
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Date: 2018-01-10 08:12 pm (UTC)Your AO3 name:mm8
Your email address: n/a send me a PM if you're interested first please.
Fandoms you can beta:I'm going to do Star Wars only for this round. I can do Prequels, Original, Sequels, Clone Wars, and Rebels.
Fanfic or Fanart or both?:fic
Can you do SPAG betaing?:Yep. I can help with plot, continuity, and characterization as well.
What things can't you beta?:There's some hard kinks like scat and watersports I can't do. Also anything non-con for personal reasons.
Anything else? (Turnaround, periods you're not available etc.):Turnaround depends on the length. I use Google Docs. I can be a sounding board if you need help with plot and stuff.
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Date: 2018-01-10 10:03 pm (UTC)Your AO3 name: Airheart
Your email address: ladyrobutts@gmail
Fandoms you can beta:
-marvel cinematic universe
-transformers (G1 cartoon/TFA/TFP/RID/Bayverse)
-overwatch
-teenage mutant ninja turtles
-star wars
-original works
Fanfic or Fanart or both?: Fic
Can you do SPAG betaing?: Yes spelling/grammar is a strong suit
What things can't you beta?:
-porn
-non-con
-reaper/76
-widowmaker/tracer
-megatron/optimus
-incest
-whump
Anything else? (Turnaround, periods you're not available etc.): You can see my ff.net beta profile here! My turnaround is usually less than a day (less than a few hours, honestly) because I enjoy betaing and will get right on it, but I'll say 1-2 days just to be safe. If I think it'll be any longer I'll let you know.
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Date: 2018-01-11 02:09 am (UTC)Your email address: Depends on whether you're sending me a doc via email or a gdoc invite. PM me and let me know which you'll be using.
Fandoms you can beta: HP, MCU (except Thor movies), Sherlock Holmes (BBC, ACD, Guy Ritchie), Disney movies, possibly other things - just ask!
Fanfic or Fanart or both?: Fic
Can you do SPAG betaing?: Oh, heck, yeah.
What things can't you beta?: Noncon, character bashing, LGBT bashing, adults romantically involved with underage, anything over 10K.
Anything else? (Turnaround, periods you're not available etc.): I'm fairly prompt but turnaround will depend on how long the fic is.
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Date: 2018-01-11 05:17 am (UTC)Your AO3 name: driedflowers
Your email address: sarah4di@gmail.com
Fandoms you can beta:
Fanfic or Fanart or both?: just fic
Can you do SPAG betaing?: yes
What things can't you beta?: noncon, incest, underage
Anything else? working on google docs would be ideal and would decrease turnaround time
no subject
Date: 2018-01-11 06:32 am (UTC)Your email address: Send me a Dreamwidth or Yuletide Discord PM.
Fandoms you can beta: So few and minor that I don't bother listing them. But I'll read anything in any fandom regardless of whether I know the canon. I live in NYC and am happy to fact-check NYC details.
Fanfic or Fanart or both?: My strength is fiction editing. I can give "I don't know much about art but I know what I like" comments on most art, and more detailed comments on drawings of structures (I did a year of study toward an architecture degree).
Can you do SPAG betaing?: Yes, at a professional level.
What things can't you beta?: I'll read any rating and am pretty unsquickable.
Anything else? (Turnaround, periods you're not available etc.): I can do 24-hour turnarounds for anything under 10k words, and am willing to beta longer works but will need more time. I'm very comfortable working in both Word and Google Docs. Your story is great and I look forward to reading it!
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Date: 2018-01-11 08:30 am (UTC)Your email address: my tumblr inbox
Fandoms you can beta: Star Wars (prequels, original trilogy, sequel trilogy), Pitch (TV), Alex Delaware books, Supernatural, Phantom of the Opera, Supernatural, Criminal Minds, Legends of the Fall, basically any fandom listed here, as well as baseball and hockey RPF.
Fanfic or Fanart or both?: Fanfic
Can you do SPAG betaing?: Yes. Can also Ameripick and check for plot/storyline/characterization/etc.
What things can't you beta?: Anything, but would appreciate a warning for DNWs (check dear author letter linked above).
Anything else? (Turnaround, periods you're not available etc.): 1-2 days for anything relatively short; 2+ days for longer pieces but no more than a week.
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Date: 2018-01-12 09:25 pm (UTC)Your AO3 name: Koraki
Your email address: korakilily@gmail.com
Fandoms you can beta:
-Fullmetal Alchemist (BH/manga)
-Steven Universe
-A:TLA and LoK
-Harry Potter
-Mad Max: Fury Road
-Star Wars (OT and ST)
-most Age of Sail fandoms (PotC, Hornblower, Aubrey/Maturin)
-animated movies
-five-minute fandoms (music videos, memes, etc.)
-assorted small book and webcomic fandoms
-original stuff
Fanfic or Fanart or both?: Both! I can do input/critique on art for fandoms I don't know.
Can you do SPAG betaing?: Yes, and I'm available to SPAG beta for fandoms I don't know.
What things can't you beta?: M/f, intergenerational incest, explicit content involving characters under 16
Anything else? (Turnaround, periods you're not available etc.): 24-48 hour turnaround for fic under 10k and art; 4-5 days for anything significantly longer
no subject
Date: 2018-01-13 02:58 am (UTC)Your AO3 name: AceQueenKing
Your email address:sophita[AT]mailDOTcom
Fandoms you can beta:
Dragon Age
Doctor Who (nuWho S1-6)
The Good Place
Mass Effect
Marvel Cinamatic Universe (I've seen all save Antman)
Parks and Rec
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Wars (PT, OT, ST, Phasma, Bloodlines)
Various small fandoms (if you're writing for an RPG or a fighting game on the PlayStation or the PlayStation 2 there's a good chance I've played it)
Fanfic or Fanart or both?:Fanfic only, I'm afraid
Can you do SPAG betaing?:Yes
What things can't you beta?:I don't beta for fandoms I'm not in, and it would help if you tell me what you want me to focus on so I know I'm giving you back feedback you can use
Anything else? (Turnaround, periods you're not available etc.): I'm only available on the weekends generally but I can have it 1-5K back within a day or two; longer than that I'm going to have to go fic by fic
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Date: 2018-01-13 09:47 pm (UTC)Your AO3 name: elenajames
Your email address: thedropoutandthejunkie@gmail.com
Fandoms you can beta: Hockey RPF, Supernatural, YuYu Hakusho
Fanfic or Fanart or both?: Fanfic
Can you do SPAG betaing?: Yes
What things can't you beta?: Kazer, noncon, Samifer, cheating.
Anything else? (Turnaround, periods you're not available etc.): please allow me at least a day.
no subject
Date: 2018-01-14 08:39 pm (UTC)Your email address: nights.mistress[at]gmail
Fandoms you can beta:
Natsume Yuujinchou
Ys
Kiznaiver
Fukigen na Mononokean
Youkai Apartment no Yuuga na Nichijou | Elegant Youkai Apartment Life
il sole penetra le illusioni | Day Break Illusion
Cats of Grand Central - Diane Duane
Chalion Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold
Craft Sequence - Max Gladstone
The Divine Cities Series - Robert Jackson Bennett
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard - Rick Riordan
The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells
Oxford Time Travel Universe - Connie Willis
Old Kingdom - Garth Nix
Young Wizards - Diane Duane
Angels - Within Temptation (Music Video)
Dangan Ronpa (Hope's Peak Arc)
.hack//G.U.
Bravely Default (Video Game) & Related Fandoms
Final Fantasy XIII Series
Fire Emblem Echoes: Mou Hitori no Eiyuu Ou | Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Hatoful Kareshi | Hatoful Boyfriend
Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis
New Dangan Ronpa V3: Everyone's New Semester of Killing
Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness
Star Ocean: The Second Story | Second Evolution
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time
Star Stealing Prince
Steins;Gate
Tales of Graces
Tales of Vesperia
Xenoblade Chronicles
The Legend of Heroes: Sen no kiseki
Tokyo Xanadu (Video Game)
Fanfic or Fanart or both?: Fanfic
Can you do SPAG betaing?: Yes but I use UK spelling.
What things can't you beta?: Sex.
Anything else? (Turnaround, periods you're not available etc.): I'm EST+14 so please keep that in mind if you need urgent beta requests - I am likely on a different day to you!
no subject
Date: 2018-01-17 06:03 am (UTC)Your AO3 name: Bonster
Your email address: bonstrosity at gmail dot com
Fandoms you can beta:
Angel: the Series
Band of Brothers, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Criminal Minds
Deadwood, Django Unchained, Doki Doki Literature Club
The Expanse (books, up to 4th)
Farscape
Get Out, Ghostbusters (2016), Grace and Frankie
Harry Potter (ONLY these characters: harry, neville, ron, lee, dean, luna, hermione, ginny, minerva, pomfrey, hooch)
Inception, IT (2017)
Jurassic Park
Labyrinth, A League of Their Own, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Losers
Mad Max: Fury Road, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015), Mindhunter
Olympus Has Fallen (Movies), Original Work, Overwatch
Pretty in Pink, Psych
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Stardew Valley
While You Were Sleeping
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Zombieland
Fanfic or Fanart or both?: Fanfic.
But I can be a second set of eyes for art, but don't expect a massive critique?
Can you do SPAG betaing?: For fandoms I've listed.
What things can't you beta?: Scat, animal cruelty, parental death, slow-killing illnesses, sex between any characters under the age of 18, and vore. Also, anything longer than 500 words. Haven't beta'd in awhile and don't want to overwhelm myself.
Anything else? (Turnaround, periods you're not available etc.): Turnaround less than 24 hours, depending on the nature of your fic.
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Date: 2018-01-17 08:46 pm (UTC)Your AO3 name: Morbane
Your email address: morbane@gmail.com
Fandoms you can beta:
Good fandom knowledge:
Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (TV)
Dollhouse
Dredd (2012)
Emelan - Tamora Pierce
The Goblin Emperor - Katherine Addison
The Good Place (TV)
Kingsman (Movies)
Labyrinth (1986)
The Last Unicorn - Peter S. Beagle
Person of Interest (TV)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Star Wars Sequel Trilogy
Sunshine - Robin McKinley
Tiger & Bunny
Uprooted - Naomi Novik
A little fandom knowledge:
The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.
Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter - Laurell K. Hamilton
Babylon 5
Batman (Movies - Nolan)
Battlestar Galactica (2003)
Chalion Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold
Chess - Rice/Ulvaeus/Andersson
Dark Is Rising Sequence - Susan Cooper
DC Cinematic Universe
Die Hard (Movies)
Discworld - Terry Pratchett
The Expanse (TV)
Firefly
Frozen (2013)
Greek and Roman Mythology
Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Jesus Christ Superstar - All Media Types
Kushiel's Legacy - Jacqueline Carey
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Love Actually (2003)
Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magika | Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Megamind (2010)
Moana (2016)
Oz - L. Frank Baum
Pleasantville (1998)
Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Main Video Game Series)
Portal (Video Game)
Sherlock (TV)
Shoujo Kakumei Utena | Revolutionary Girl Utena
Star Wars Original Trilogy
A Study in Emerald - Neil Gaiman
Supernatural
Tangled (2010)
Tortall - Tamora Pierce
Valdemar Series - Mercedes Lackey
Vorkosigan Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold
Westworld (TV)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Will also beta Original Works and fandoms I don't know (for flow, SPAG, plot consistency) if you like.
Fanfic or Fanart or both?: Fic only
Can you do SPAG betaing?: Yes. I also enjoy more extensive beta-ing. Just let me know what you prefer.
What things can't you beta?: I will beta all content. Please warn me about potentially disturbing content.
Anything else? (Turnaround, periods you're not available etc.): It often takes me at least a day per 1k of fic - please check in advance if you need a quicker turnaround, or only want very light SPAG beta reading (which is generally faster).
no subject
Date: 2018-01-18 06:44 am (UTC)Your AO3 name: meru
Your email address: melannperry@gmail.com
Fandoms you can beta: Voltron, Nier, The Good Place, Original
Fanfic or Fanart or both?: Fic
Can you do SPAG betaing?: Yes
What things can't you beta?: I won't be happy if you make me read Klance, please no religion-related kink,
Anything else? (Turnaround, periods you're not available etc.): Not available Wednesday/Thursday (US Pacific Time), usually I can get something back in a day or two if under 5k
no subject
Date: 2018-01-20 03:02 pm (UTC)Your AO3 name:within_a_dream
Your email address:withinadream27@gmail.com
Fandoms you can beta:I'll read any fandom if you want non-canon-specific feedback, but I'm familiar with Benjamin January, Dark Matter (the book), The Raven Cycle, all Les Mis canons nominated,
Rivers of London, Magnificent Seven (the film), Timeless, The Bright Sessions,
The Adventure Zone, Wolf 359, Baby Driver, Crimson Peak, Get Out, The Hateful Eight, and The Shape of Water
Fanfic or Fanart or both?:Fanfic
Can you do SPAG betaing?:Yep!
What things can't you beta?:I won't read things focused on pregnancy, but anything else is good
Anything else? (Turnaround, periods you're not available etc.):If you get it to me on Friday or Saturday, I can have it done the next day if it's under 5k or so; longer fics or fics sent on weekdays may take me up to a week.
I am good with any level of gore or sexual explicitness, and any kinks!
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Date: 2018-01-21 01:20 am (UTC)Your AO3 name: sarren
Your email address: DM me
Fandoms you can beta:
Being Human (UK), Foyle's War, Misfits (TV 2009), Call the Midwife, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (TV), Whitechapel (TV), Love Actually (2003), Sense8 (TV), Forever (TV), Lucifer (TV), Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Hannibal (TV)
Fanfic or Fanart or both?: fanfic
Can you do SPAG betaing: Picking up errors, yes - can't guarantee to spot grammar errors if it looks ok
What things can't you beta?: rape, torture
Anything else? (Turnaround, periods you're not available etc.):
Can't specifically Britpick or Ameripick, will likely pick up words/spelling, but things like turns of phrase or something, nope.
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Date: 2018-01-31 05:58 pm (UTC)Your email address: isiscolo@gmail.com
Fandoms you can beta:
17776: What Football Will Look Like in the Future - Jon Bois
A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
Alex Delaware Series - Jonathan Kellerman
Anya's Ghost
Aubrey-Maturin Series - Patrick O'Brian
Battlestar Galactica (2003)
Benjamin January Mysteries - Barbara Hambly (have only read the first 6 books, spoilers ok)
Black Sails
Chronicles of Amber - Roger Zelazny
Dragon Age (Video Games) (Origins only)
due South
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Movies)
Fiddler on the Roof – Bock/Harnick/Stein
Foyle's War
Frontier Wolf - Rosemary Sutcliff
Game of Thrones (TV)
Gentleman Bastard Sequence - Scott Lynch
Hamilton - Miranda
Ivanhoe - All Media Types
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard - Rick Riordan
Old Kingdom - Garth Nix
Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types
Raven Cycle - Maggie Stiefvater
Rome (TV 2005)
Shakespeare's plays (any)
Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo
The Americans (TV 2013) (first three seasons only)
The Borgias (Showtime TV)
The Divine Cities Series - Robert Jackson Bennett
The Expanse (TV)
The Expanse Series - James S. A. Corey
The Invisible Library - Genevieve Cogman
Vikings (TV)
Vorkosigan Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold
Westworld (TV)
Wiedźmin | The Witcher (Video Game)
Winternight Series - Katherine Arden
Fanfic or Fanart or both?: Fanfic
Can you do SPAG betaing?: Only for fandoms listed above, as part of the total beta package!
What things can't you beta?: I'll let you know as quickly as I can if I don't think I can beta your story.
Anything else? (Turnaround, periods you're not available etc.): I use LibreOffice and can handle odt, doc(x), and rtf. It's a pain for me to use Gdocs and I would greatly prefer other methods. Also, I will be traveling and potentially very busy during the last few days up to Valentine's day, so I may not be able to do last-minute betas from about the 11th on.
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Date: 2018-02-13 09:44 pm (UTC)Your email address: votevanyel@gmail.com
Fandoms you can beta: any - SPAG only today
Fanfic or Fanart or both?: both
Can you do SPAG betaing?: yes
What things can't you beta?: anything bad happening to fingernails
Anything else? (Turnaround, periods you're not available etc.): Happy to SPAG-beta anything under 3k before reveals. (or give blunt/helpful feedback on art.) Ask if it's longer and the answer might be yes, depending on how much else I have to do.