Round 4 Beta Post

[modzilla]

This is the beta post for the 2023-2024 round of fffx.

Please comment below if you can offer brainstorming, critique, canon-checking, fact-checking, or tips on structure, perspective, or visual effects for art or stories in this exchange! Thank you to all volunteers.

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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>:

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We also have outstanding pinch hits available. Some pinch hits can be claimed in part, for 5,000-word stories or 20-panel comics.

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[fencesit]

AO3 name: fencesit
How to contact you: via discord justwalkout or via email at sitfence@gmail.com
Fandoms: For this beta offer, I'm willing to beta any non-RPF fandom except for Critical Role Campaign 3 (because I am avoiding spoilers for it) as long as you're alright with me potentially not knowing your fandom. In my experience, this kind of betaing doesn't really require canon knowledge as long as you can put up with questions like "Does [character from popular media who famously has a twin] have any siblings?"
Specific topics of expertise: I'm really good at big-picture editing and I am willing to use my powers to help you figure out how to make a short fic longer. I may suggest substantial edits, rather than simply adding on to the end. I'm also good at helping with stuff like "am I writing this in the right POV?" and "why doesn't this 1,500 word argument between these two characters feel like it's finished?"
What can you beta and when?: Ideally, you should already have a finished fic, but a nearly finished draft is also fine! The fic should be under 10k because you don't need my help making it longer if it's 10,000 words lol. Google docs or pdf files preferred. Turn around time probably ~a week, but nearer to the deadline I might be able to be quicker if you ask.

Content restrictions: I can't help with RPF. I won't read suicide, car crashes, or gore/graphic violence, but if these things aren't the backbone of your whole fic then I'm willing to work with a lightly censored draft. I also can't help with PWP works (because there's no plot, lol) but I am willing to read sex scenes of basically all kinds and can help with porn-with-plot on the plot side of things.

Also, I can't promise SPAG help or really any sentence-level editing beyond pointing out if something is confusing.

(Oh, and, this offer is open for Heart Attack works, too, when it comes time for that. Hit me up!)