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brightknightie) wrote2011-11-25 06:39 pm
brightknightie) wrote2011-11-25 06:39 pm
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Giving Thanks for Beta-Readers (2011)
A second set of eyes on a story can be invaluable. Generous beta-readers do not only nudge my spelling, punctuation, grammar and capitalization; fight my malapropisms, homophones and purple prose; flag my plot holes, canon loops and thematic dead-ends: no, not only all those wonderful things! Great beta-readers with whom I have been privileged to work ask the questions — the aggravating, unimagined, magnificent questions — that make a story grow into itself and become all it can be.
Here at Thanksgiving (US) time, I would like to thank everyone who has been so kind as to beta-read for me in the past year, from 2010's winter fests through the 2011 Femgenficathon:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
amilyn, batdina, celli, ithildyn, lastscorpion, natmerc, sholio, skieswideopen and wiliqueen. (I would also like to thank much_madness and leela_cat, who did not happen to beta for me this past year, but are the record-holding beta-readers across all my fanfic, ever.) Thank you! In all cases, without you, I could not have done as well. In some cases, without you, I could not have done at all. Thank you.
Those of you listed above, if you would enjoy it, I would be pleased to write you a short thank-you story in recognition of your beta-reading.
If you choose to claim this offer, here are the parameters:
(Note: If you do not wish to play, I will not be offended in any way!)
Thank you, again, for all your time, effort and insight. Thank you especially for your questions!
Here at Thanksgiving (US) time, I would like to thank everyone who has been so kind as to beta-read for me in the past year, from 2010's winter fests through the 2011 Femgenficathon:
amilyn, batdina, celli, ithildyn, lastscorpion, natmerc, sholio, skieswideopen and wiliqueen. (I would also like to thank much_madness and leela_cat, who did not happen to beta for me this past year, but are the record-holding beta-readers across all my fanfic, ever.) Thank you! In all cases, without you, I could not have done as well. In some cases, without you, I could not have done at all. Thank you.Those of you listed above, if you would enjoy it, I would be pleased to write you a short thank-you story in recognition of your beta-reading.
If you choose to claim this offer, here are the parameters:
- Eligibility: Only the 9+2 beta-readers listed above are eligible (unless I forgot someone!).
- Timeline: Please submit your prompt to me as a comment on this post no later than 11:59 PM on 12/06/11 (St. Nicholas Day) Pacific Time. I impose no deadline on myself here, but I'll try to finish all by next Thanksgiving.
- Length: Plan on 500 to 2,000 words (though we'll see). You may request a drabble (100 words) or poem (no length commitment) instead, if one of those is the genre you'd most enjoy.
- Fandoms: FK, HL and YB, you know. If you would like a fandom other than one of those three, please make it one that you know we share, and for which I have access to the relevant canon.
- Limitations: I won't write beyond PG-13, nor my own squicks.
- Request Format: Please (a) identify the fandom you wish, (b) name 1 to 3 characters you would like to see, and (c) provide a prompt of no more than 50 words in length.
(Note: If you do not wish to play, I will not be offended in any way!)
Thank you, again, for all your time, effort and insight. Thank you especially for your questions!