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In need of a Beta (or three) Apr 16 2009 09:39 pm #1amaradangeli I'm a long time writer who has written for several fandoms in the past and only recently (within the last four months, even!) discovered the wonders of Buffy. It didn't take me long to jump on the Buffy/Spike bandwagon. I've spent the better portion of the last couple of months perusing this site, along with several other Spuffy oriented sites, to see what the fanfic landscape looks like. I have to say, the ratio of quality fics to non-quality fics seems to be quite a bit higher among the Spuffy fans than for many other fandoms. So, bravo for that. This wonderful discovery has prompted me to try my hand at writing Buffy fiction. So, here I am, hat in hand looking for a new Beta. My old Beta is not of this particular fandom (and currently AWOL in any event) so I need someone. Or, more likely knowing me, several someone’s.
Some of my stuff is quite dark. A lot of it is very NC-17 and most of that is not of the purely vanilla variety. Things can sometimes get a little strange in Amara-land so I’d hope that my potential Betas would be up for that.
All in all, that's probably it. There's no guarantee that I'm going to work for you or you're going to work for me, but I'm willing to give it a shot if you are. The best way to find a good working writer/Beta relationship is to just try and agree not to be mad if it doesn't work out. Apr 17 2009 12:04 am #2slaymesoftly I think you did of fine job of laying out what your needs and expectations are. There is a forum thread with a list of people who have volunteered to beta (don't use the old beta list - it's full of people who are delusional about their own ability to write a simple blurb about themselves).You can find it at http://www.bloodshedverse.com/forum.php?go=read&no=6185. Good luck; we look forward to seeing your ventures into the Buffyverse. (After, of course, we get the site working again...*sigh*) I am not a minion of Evil... I am upper management. Apr 17 2009 04:03 am #3Spikez_tart Smacks young writer on head for having broken links on her site, but smiles and forgives her for being Buffy obsessed. Want to send me a short story while I mull whether or not I want to make you miserable? If we want her to be exactly she'll never be exactly I know the only really real Buffy is really Buffy and she's gone' who? Apr 17 2009 02:38 pm #4amaradangeli Slaymesoftly - I've noticed a couple kinks with the submissions, but thank you guys so much for letting us know what the problem is and that you're trying to get it fixed. I'm sure you're aware of the extremely large amount of sites that are not that considerate. As far as laying out what I need, learned a long time ago full disclosure is really the only way for both parties to end up happy. Apr 17 2009 10:47 pm #5slaymesoftly *nods* yes, submissions, ATM, are not happening - either through the new author validation queue, or for the authors who are already on automatic. It's very frustrating for us, as mods, but it's completely out of our hands. There are some possible alternatives being discussed, if we cannot get this going again. Hee! I checked those Spuffy links too - then realized if you hadn't written one yet, it wasn't likely there would be anything there. Planning for the future, obviously. :) We like to think we're friendly. And fun. ;)Just not particularly functional at the moment... I am not a minion of Evil... I am upper management. Apr 17 2009 11:43 pm #6Spikez_tart Amara - send me whatever you like (except straight porn - because Boring) so I can get a feel for your work. I don't have a TV so I probably won't be familiar with anything not Buffy or Angel. If we want her to be exactly she'll never be exactly I know the only really real Buffy is really Buffy and she's gone' who? Apr 18 2009 04:41 pm #7amaradangeli Slaymesoftly - I'm a compulsive planner, I just can't help it! You know, I've always found dysfunction to be pretty fun - I think it's a personality flaw. ;-) May 29 2009 08:50 am #8BloodyHell Hello! I really need a Beta, too. I'm pretty desperate right now 'cause I don't know where to look for one besides here. It would be best if it was someone who could do it for a while (for my whole story)... EDIT: I've found my Betas.Thanks! :) Jun 02 2009 03:16 am #9Spikez_tart bloody - what kind of help do you need? I will try to find another forum where there are some volunteers and bump it back up. Bloody - check the Volunteer to Beta Forum. If we want her to be exactly she'll never be exactly I know the only really real Buffy is really Buffy and she's gone' who? | |||
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