#beta request

[sarah-sandwich-writes]

Call for Beta Readers!! Please boost this post!

💕 Queer contemporary romance 💕

I have a novel (where the romance happens) and a prequel novella (where they're kids and the romance doesn't quite happen) and I'm seeking beta readers for both. I'm planning to publish the novel first, but wrote them with the intent that they could be read in either order so it's up to the beta which order they'd like to read them in, or if they only want to beta one.

Red, like my bleeding heart in your hand - 25k - Nash has enough to worry about with an abusive father at home and a little sister to keep out of harm's way, but when a boy his age, Teddy, moves in next door he finds it impossible to stay away even though he really, really should.

Warning for child abuse - mostly referenced

Blue, like don't forget about me - 60k - Twenty years later, Nash reconnects with Teddy at a funeral of all places. With grief, hurt feelings, and broken promises on both sides--they've got no business trying this thing again... and yet...

Warnings for: references to past child abuse, one (1) sexy scene, several references and innuendoes to sex that happens between scenes, and funerals (there are like,,,,an improbable number of funerals for this fluffy little romance idk man)

INTERESTING STUFF:

Ambulatory cane user, undiagnosed autistic MC

Jewish, POC, asthmatic, dietary nightmare love interest

Small town Appalachian setting

Aro/Ace side character

MC works at a nursing home and is besties with all the old folks

I'm thinking two months turnaround if you're reading both, but am super flexible on timing. Mostly I'm looking for reactions to what you're reading: what hits right, what doesn't, what's missing. I'm especially interested in perspectives from anyone who can relate to one or more of the traits listed above!

If you're interested, let me know how you'd like to connect and share files (email, discord, etc.) and thanks for reading this far!

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[larkingame]

hi friends! i hope you're doing well :) with all the great big changes to larkin, I'm putting in a final call for beta-testers and readers for both the five chapter demo-version of larkin to be released on April 29th, 2024 and the final version of larkin to be released on April 29th, 2025.

apologies I'm putting out another form, the first call went through and ran into some creator-error as a lot of the contact information got muddled, so i wanted to put forth a new call hoping to hear from testers old and new. I'm looking for about 25-30 players, as Larkin has grown significantly in chapters (20+ chapters) with several major plot routes and romance routes added, so I need a lot of thoughts and feedback on it.

if you could do me a favor and fill out this form, I'll be responding early next week.

*note, if you've already been selected as a beta-tester previously, don't worry! I'll be shooting you a message within the next few days.*

Larkin: Resurrection is the first in a series of text-adventure games that relies heavily on player choice. A vampire western, the game takes place in the fictional town of Larkin, Nevada, where you the player step into the shoes of the player character--or The Preacher. The Preacher, apprentice to the prolific vampire hunter, Wyatt Abrams, and one of the last remaining survivors of the Vampire-Hunting Cult, The Abrams Family, is suddenly thrust into the position of Town Preacher for Larkin. Demons from the players past seem to chase the Preacher--only made worse when the local mine explodes--and you're at the center of the conspiracy.   Larkin is rated 18+ for themes of gore, violence, religious trauma and sexual implicity.  The demo of the game will be released, April 29th 2024, with the slated release for the final version of the game, April 29th of 2025. Once betas are selected, the demo version of the game will be sent to players April 1st, 2024 -- testers will have one month to go through the text and collect feedback.  Playtesters and beta-readers will be tasked with playing through and reading the content of the game, testing for coding errors, and giving thoughts/feedback on their personal experiences with the text of the game. Testers will be selected based on experience, and willingness to explore different avenues and choices of the game.  

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[magicpiano]

I often see people making posts looking for beta readers and getting no responses, and I think I think a big reason for that is just not providing enough information. So here is some advice of things you should mention in your post:

The rating (and maybe why it has that rating)

Any relevant content warnings

The main pairings, relationships, or characters

The (estimated) length! Committing to betaing a 5k work is very different from committing to a 20k one

If you have a deadline you need to work posted by (like if the story is for an event or a holiday, ect.)

What type of help you are looking for. Do you just want a spelling/grammar check, or are you looking for someone to brainstorm with and point out plot holes?

Maybe just a small summary of what the work is about. It doesn't need to be the fleshed out thing you put in ao3, but a short "coffee shop AU" or "season 2 ending fix it" goes a long way in letting a potential beta know what they are signing up for.

I understand the desire to keep your wips a secret till they are posted, but if you can't find a beta, this is probably why. Many times someone would be willing to beta, but doesn't want to offer because they don't know the above and would feel weird backing out after agreeing, so they just don't say anything.

Finally, remember the person on the other side of the screen is a human being. You are not owed help, they are doing you a favor so be polite.

(Please feel free to add more advice!)

#beta request #beta reader #writblr #fanfic writing #guides #writing tips #this is by no means an exhaustive list but SOMEONE had to say something about this #the amount of beta request posts i see that say literally nothing then get MAD when no one responds is crazy #like idk maybe think for a moment about what info you would want to know before agreeing to something #then like write that in your post #this applies to discord requests too!! #Seriously though please add more tips on finding a beta #i don't know everything this is just from my personal experience #because this is tumblr someone is probably going to hate me for this post somehow but whatever #my posts

[ettawritesnstudies]

[Image ID: a graphic of a girl wearing a dark blue hoodie standing in front of a dark forest facing away from the camera. There are golden sun decals at the top corners and white fairy silhouettes around her. The text reads: Runaways, beta reading applications now open. End image ID]

Why you should read Runaways:

Genre: Middle Grade Fae Portal Fantasy

Length: 86K, 3rd person limited POV

Deadline: March 31st

Premise: When Cecelia goes missing on Halloween night, her older sister Hannah ventures into faerieland to bring her home. You can read more about this story on its WIP Page

Featuring: an autistic protagonist, a motley cast of side characters, changelings, sisterly bonds, fairytale worldbuilding, and asking what it means to be a hero

TWs: mentions of child abuse, kidnapping, rats, mind control, shapeshifting/mild body horror. I'd say it's about as scary as Coraline.

What I'm looking for: comments on the plot, characterization, worldbuilding, pacing, POV, and vibes of the story. Not focusing on grammar.

You get: an early look at the book and my undying gratitude

Sign Up Here!

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[abalonetea]

Beta Read call for The Possession of Joshua Roe!

The Possession of Joshua Roe is a 40k-word long lgbt horror novel. The first in a series, I'm looking to get between 5-10 sets of eyes on this draft. It's pretty solid and I'm hoping to only do one more round of edits before I start in on the copyedit portion!

Summary: One year ago, Eve and Leah Roe went missing and everything changed. Their older brother, Joshua, lost himself in grief. When he decided that pranking his friends with a spirit board was the solution to breaking that cycle of nothingness, Nole, best friend with a longtime crush, jumped in agreement.

Unfortunately, they aren't just playing a game. They're opening doors. And something has come through.

Just like when Eve and Leah died, their friends scatter and Nole finds himself the only one left to pick up the pieces.

This time, the pieces are bloody.

Sign up here!

#tpjr #the possession of joshua roe #beta request #writeblr

[targrayenbunny]

trying

Hi. I've been into fandom for over a decade now and I have just started to feel comfortable and confident to comment on amazingly talented author and artist work but I also just started to try to write my own. It's new and scary but if anyone has any tips, tricks, advice, or even has the time to maybe beta read so stuff that would be great,

Sincerely signed a 22 years old trying to make friends on the Internet

P.S. if it wasn't obvious for the fact I said 22 years old please child don't interact

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[illarian-rambling]

Hey, uh, would anyone on here be interested in beta reading The Mystery of the Mortal God? No pressure, but I'll tag people anyways :)

@amandacanwrite @elsie-writes @riveriafalll @kosmic-kore @kaylinalexanderbooks @bard-coded @carrotsinnovember @patternwelded-quill @somethingclevermahogony @whatwewrotepodcast @goldxdarkness @the-angriest-author @mk-writes-stuff @frostedlemonwriter @vyuntspakhkite-l-darling @thebejeweledwatercat

#writing #writerscommunity #writblr #my ocs #author #beta request

[dcbunny8081]

trying

Hi. I've been into fandom for over a decade now and I have just started to feel comfortable and confident to comment on amazingly talented author and artist work but I also just started to try to write my own. It's new and scary but if anyone has any tips, tricks, advice, or even has the time to maybe beta read so stuff that would be great,

Sincerely signed a 22 years old trying to make friends on the Internet

P.S. if it wasn't obvious for the fact I said 22 years old please child don't interact

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[thatbrokenheartedwitch]

LOOKING FOR BETA READERS

Lmao okay ik yall probably won't car (especially since I'm not at all popular on any platforms) but I will be posting my first fic on ao3 within the next month (most likely).

This will be a marauders era (no voldemort au) that focuses on Jegulus, but has a bunch of background ships too, like Wolfstar and Rosekiller

I am only 5 chapters in (12k words) unfortunately and am hoping to post once I finish 10 chapters, though I am planning a lot more than ten.

Anyways, this fic may contain some tw, such as eating disorders, sh, su!c!d@l thoughts, etc

If you are interested in being a beta reader please let me know (keep in mind this is my first long writing piece EVER, so beware, bad writing.)

NOTE: I do not know much of how beta readers work, or how to organize them etc, i only know that they read my writing and help me to better it with suggestions etc, so anyone who knows more, please help fill me in. Sorry!

#writing #ao3 fanfic #beta request #beta reader #marauders #marauders era #jegulus #regulus black #james potter #sirius black #black brothers #wolfstar #rosekiller #bad writing #looking for beta readers

[thefiresontheheight]

Fire on Every Horizon - Looking for Beta Readers!

Eli Yuen is a witch and an exorcist in the gig economy, which means late nights, bad pay, and a shitty apartment. Between the sea of ghosts that haunt everywhere in America, her teacher and boss's ridiculous rules, and the memories of her dead daddy, she's barely keeping herself out of the darkness lurking in her chest, even with the help of her girlfriend Paladin. But when her teacher disappears and a strangely attractive diner worker offers her a lucrative job exorcising a ghost lurking back in Appalachia, the darkness will no longer be something she can deny. Faced with fallen angels, abyssal gods, the specter of Communism, and her own past, Eli will at last be forced to confront the question that has troubled her for so long. Is this really all there is to life? 84,000 words long, Fires on Every Horizon is a new adult, new weird, rural fantasy, horror-adjacent story about trans, polyamorous witches and the end of the world. And you can read it right now, for free, for the low, low price of commenting and being a beta reader for me! Find the link here, and please make sure to read the content warning before going further: Link In particular I am looking for trans, butch, lesbian, poly, bi, Filipino, Appalachian and formerly cult-affiliated beta readers, and those who exist at the intersection of all those identities. Reblogs are appeciate, and thank you!

#beta request #writing #writers on tumblr #new adult #urban fantasy #new weird #fires on every horizon

[hualian-pro]

How can I find a beta reader? I feel inspired to write a TGCF fanfiction but since English is my 4th language, I don’t feel confident to do a good job…. I need TGCF friends…. Help T^T

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[rwrbnygiftexchange]

Hey RWRB fandom,

We're looking for people who would be willing to help out some of the writers for this exchange as a beta/personal cheerleader/shoulder to cry on.

If you have some time to spare between now and January 1st and want to help out, let us know so we can match you up!

(Also if you've entered and need/want a beta, let us know so we know who to put forward for anyone willing to help.)

#red white and royal blue #firstprince #rwrb #beta request #beta reader

[avelera]

Not sure if anyone is interested in some modern Dreamling fluffy one-shot beta-work, but I just discovered this ficlet that was basically done that I just never posted. Sort of takes place in the same universe as "My love is thine to teach" or "Into that good night"? but only insofas as it's Dream/Hob who got together after "Sound of Her Wings" (unlike my longfics where they got together at other intervals).

The fic is here for those interested.

Summary: Hob accidentally discovers that other people see Dream's comic appearance and he's the only one who sees Dream as a supermodel. They talk about it. Fluff ensues.

#dreamling #beta request #my writing

[athena-xox]

If I were to write a long eah rewrite would anyone beta read?

Edit: I’ve made another post that pinned with more details about this if you’re interested

#this is going to be so embarrassing if no one says yes #I’ve already written two chapters #I’ll probably give more details later #honestly I think that the fic is pretty good #most of it is planned out but if you beta read I’ll probably include a lot of your headcanons #dizzie #dappling #lockeheart #dexven #bribelle #eah #ever after high #ever after high fandom #eah fanfic #beta request #AS IN READER #EDITING THE TAGS AND I REALIZE THAT MAY SOUND LIKE SOMETHING ELSE #beta reader #I’m not asking for a beta as in alpha #why do i do this to myself #EVER AFTER HIGH FANFIC #DIVERTING AWAY TO EAH

[kaylinalexanderbooks]

Beta Readers Wanted!

My YA sci-fi fantasy novel The Secret Portal, Part One is READY FOR BETA READING!

At about 106k words, TSP Pt1 is about a group of young preteens and teens discovering a portal to another dimension called Alium, full of people with powers and a group without powers. With extremists on both sides, war has plagued Alium for decades, and they are in need of change. TSP is planned to be a five-book series.

The following form is the application for beta reading. You will give a gmail so I can grant you access to the document, answer questions to see if I need your specific knowledge to consult (not a requirement), and understand the content warnings of TSP to see if you're okay to read about it.

I don't have a time limit yet, so even if the next few months are hectic, I am willing to be very flexible.

If you cannot apply for any reason, please reblog anyway so this gets around! Thank you!

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[surroundedbypearls]

TO CATCH THE SEA needs Beta readers!

To Catch the Sea is a 121k-word YA queer romantic fantasy novel. It is intended to be a standalone novel with series potential, and follows a sole POV of the protagonist, Adam Fletcher.

Serving the Dragon King as one of his own is the highest honour. Adam always knew he would become a soldier before he ever had the choice, that his destiny lay on the isle of Duvréa. He always knew dragons' magic was of fire, and of sun. Chimeras' magic was of storms, and of poison. Not to be trusted. Unfortunately, the chimera who plays the piano at every banquet and walks the beach at twilight is the only one who’s ever made him feel. And when a new recruit drowns under Adam's watch, suddenly, he has more important things to worry about than wooing a boy who doesn't know his name.

Hello hello! I’m looking for beta readers for To Catch the Sea! I’m looking for general feedback on plot/characters/setting, very story-based more than prose/style based!

This beta will run from ~approx May 25th to July 31st (UPDATED), but there is wiggle room! I have details about this on the form, so if the timeline is a limit for you but you’d still like to take part, please let me know. I’m running on no deadlines here but my own, so I’m flexible!

I am offering beta reading in exchange! Any WIP up to 120k words is fine, so if you’re looking for beta readers in the future, let me know!

Important links:

The Beta reader application form! (open until May 24th)

See the intro post/masterpost for more information on this WIP

Check out Chapter 1 for a preview!

Please boost if you can, I appreciate it! 💚

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