Beta Post

[modzilla]

This is the beta post for the 2020-2021 round of fffx.

Please comment below if you can offer critique, canon-checking, or fact-checking for art or stories in this exchange!

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<strong>AO3 name</strong>: <strong>How to contact you</strong>: <strong>Fandoms</strong>: <strong>Specific topics of expertise</strong>: <strong>What can you beta and when? (Media, content, length, doc types, availability by calendar)</strong>:

The busy period is likely to be January & February 2021, so if you comment early but your circumstances change and you are no longer available, please edit or reply to your comment to say so! Or add your comment closer to the time.

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Art & Fic Beta

[nowrunalong]

AO3 name: nowrunalong
Discord is my preferred mode of contact, but email works too.

For fic, can beta: Buffy, The Good Wife, Ant-Man movies, DCEU (any movies except for Suicide Squad), DCU Comics, Person of Interest, Tales from the Borderlands, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, The Legend of Korra, Lucifer, F/F or gen Harry Potter works, F/F or gen OW.

For comics, can beta: any fandom.

Specific topics of expertise: Art and cooking. My partner and I are chefs, so if you have questions about the restaurant industry or recipes or anything else in that realm, I may be able to help! I also attended an art school and can chat about things like composition, life drawing, critiques, small gallery shows, relief printmaking, general art school experiences, some art history, famous artists/artworks for your character to hang in their new apartment, etc :D

What can you beta and when? (Media, content, length, doc types, availability by calendar): I am happy to provide feedback about comics in any canon, as well as fics under 20k in the fandoms specified above. My availability is pretty open currently - will update if that changes.

For fic, I can provide cheerleading, light SPAG (mostly a typo check, rather than in-depth SPAG), and answers to any specific questions/concerns you may have about your story. My beta style is "here's a running commentary of my thoughts in the margin of your draft". Unless directed otherwise, I will point out what I like, what interests me, what questions I have, what jumps out to me as feeling awkward/out of place/OOC, and any suggestions I might have. I can also canon-check pretty extensively for BtVS, if needed.

For comics, I can provide cheerleading, suggestions about colours/compositions/poses/clarity, and answers to any specific questions/concerns you may have about your art.

I am unfortunately not in the least bit helpful with beta-ing smut! I'm happy to read it, but am no good at writing or critiquing it. I generally shy away from works that contain any of AO3's archive warnings, but MCD and violence are okay if they are not the main focus/point of the story.

Re: Art & Fic Beta

[modzilla]

Thanks for signing up to beta! Quick question: would you be OK with me supplying your email and/or discord handle+number to a participant who asked for them? (I can also just delete this comment if you'd rather add either above.)

Re: Art & Fic Beta

[nowrunalong]

Sure thing! I'll shoot you a message.