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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
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Calling all beta readers!
If you would like to participate in the Royally Big Bang as a beta reader in any capacity, please complete our Beta Reader Registration Form here!
Matches between beta readers and authors will occur once the RBB Discord is live, so after March 10th.
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Become a beta reader for my comic!
Hey guys! I know this is an odd request, but I'm looking for a few beta readers for my comic. All you have to do is provide helpful feedback! You don't have to be a writing or comic making expert or anything, but it's highly appreciated if you do know a bit about either of those things. Discord is required though, since I have a private server just for beta readers. Please fill this form out if you're interested!
Thank you in advance!
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Look, I finished revisions on a whole entire book last night. A book I've loved for years and sometimes despised because it's so hard to keep myself focused on a project this long. I've spent the last literal year of any free writing time on revising. I spent my vacation from work getting this done. And I don't know how to scream on the internet about this but I need! To tell! Everyone!
It's 100 collected 500-word flash fics about The Hopeful Wanderer, a character I created for my blog series four or five years ago and based off Ginko from Mushishi. It's far future science fantasy with sub tones of soft apocalypse and climate change. The stories are gentle and creepy and whimsical and kind and hopeful. And the last ten stories tell the tale of the Wanderer and what's happening to the world and the stars.
It just has to go to beta reading now, then the final copy edit. Somewhere in there, I'll hire a book cover designer or figure out how to make my own. So if you wanna beta read or you are or know a really cool book cover designer, let me know. I'll send the content warning list in dms if you beta read so you're not surprised.
Anyway, I'm both buzzed and relieved to have reached this point. This monster of a project is getting done. Holy schmoly, it's gonna happen.
#writing#revising#editing#flash fiction#flash fiction collection#book cover designer#book cover illustrator#beta readers needed#beta readers wanted#beta readers#ginko (mushishi)#mushishi ginko#mushishi#the hopeful wanderer#summer says#science fantasy#soft apocalypse#soft horror#climate fiction
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YALL I'm in dire need of beta readers so please send me asks/messages if you're interested!
#for a few different fics#let me know which you're interested in#wolfstar#sirius black#wolfstar oneshot#marauders#remus lupin#remus x sirius#young marauders#moony x padfoot#atyd marauders#marauders oneshot#beta readers#beta readers needed#marauders beta readers#wolfstar fic beta readers
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Beta readers wanted for my historical mystery manuscript set in Regency London!
Do you like both Jane Austen and Agatha Christie? Are you an avid historical mystery reader who loves crime-solving and witty banter? My manuscript - set in Mayfair, London, in the year 1811, shortly after the future George IV was named Prince Regent - might be for you!
My manuscript is 90k words and I'm looking for approximately 10 to 15 beta readers to provide their feedback over a 3-week period. The manuscript will be sent to betas in early May. This book might be for you if you enjoy:
Authors like Andrea Penrose or Deanna Raybourn
Regency-era settings with all the trimmings
Slow-burn romantic storylines
Twisty turny mystery plotlines
Please reach out to me with any further questions and complete this interest survey if you want to be involved.
Even if you can't be a beta reader, just a reblog to spread the word would mean a lot.
Thank you!
#beta readers wanted#beta readers needed#regency mystery#historical mystery#historical mystery books#mystery books#historical fiction
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Wanna help an author publish their first book?
~Beta Readers Needed~
Are you a fan of dystopian fiction that keeps you on the edge of your seat?
Do you love stories that explore the dynamics of a found family and delve into the themes of revenge?
Book Description:
The human mind is truly the scariest place of all. Even scarier when it belongs to a psychopath. Worst case scenario, the psycho owns too many.
Ask the 15 years old girl living under a monster’s wing. Ask a father who lost his only child to this monster’s sins.
With an unrelenting mission to cleanse the world of this malevolent force, this girl; Amara finds an unexpected ally in Ben Franklin, a grief-stricken father with vengeance burning in his heart; they'll navigate the treacherous terrain of psychopathy. As they confront the terrifying unknown, prepare for a journey that defies reality itself.
Are you ready to unlock the secrets within?
How to participate:
If you want to participate, simply express your interest by filling out a quick form (link provided below). Once you're on board, you'll receive an electronic copy of the manuscript. Your insights will help refine characters, plotlines, and ensure an unforgettable experience for future readers.
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Critique Partner Blind Dates
Looking for a critique partner or group? Need help? I’ll do it for you! Message me for the survey and we’ll set you up on a blind date!
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Thoughts on Writing
Just last month, I got into Jedi: Fallen Order, and I fell in love pretty much instantaneously. I used to read the Jedi Academy stuff way back in the day and was a long-time reader of expanded universe stuff before the buyout. But with the newer films, I got a little jaded. That's hardly a controversial opinion. I have to credit Andor for reawakening my passion for the Star Wars universe - it really was unafraid to explore new tones and some new ideas, even in a set period in the canon. It encouraged me to give Fallen Order a chance.
Everything I wanted to feel for Rey as a "new" Star Wars protagonist, I feel for Cal Kestis. I wanted so much to love Rey, but the execution meant I couldn't get into her as much as I wanted. I was primed and full of desire to love her, but it just never happened.
Enter Cal Kestis, a character whom I was initially sceptical of ("Oh good, another 'new' Star Wars character, how they gonna balls this one up?") I should say, I don't normally approach media with an "Okay, fuckstick. Impress me!" kind of attitude because I don't generally feel that's conducive to emotionally meeting the material on the level it's being offered to you. You could say I was a little un-primed from what happened with Rey. Well, Respawn's constistently amazing single player narrative writing sauntered into the room, along with a tortured, sweet boy and a little droid. Though only in the later parts of the game, Merrin is truly a fascinating character, and their enmity shifting into a strangely easy rapport over the course of the game felt like watching a constellation form. Something beautiful and long-lasting you can tell stories about.
I posted a snippet of Dialects before, but I may as well elaborate a little bit. With this story, I really want to chase that feeling of building on old ideas rather than being a slave to them. I want to lean into the idea that you can be universally and personally loving. There doesn't have to be a difference.
I work on themes of letting go and redefining the self through situations as they are, rather than what the rulebook says they should be. If only we could all be so brave, trust ourselves and our good intentions... and allow ourselves to grow.
... And I need Betas. Did I mention that? I need people familiar with the characters to have a bit of a go-through. I've got it on a Google Docs and stuff. I love constructive criticism, it's set so people can comment. It's not done yet, but there's about 5k so far.
Blathering about character stuff and my experience with writing so far under the cut.
For me, falling in love with a piece of media is a lot like falling in love with a person, and I think that's because of the way I look at things. Characters, to me, can certainly be broken down into their constituent parts and how they operate as 'devices' within a story. I can think of them like that when I need to. But I much prefer to think of them as whole and entire people, living entire lives somewhere else.
When I'm writing a character, I try to squish my brain into the shape it needs to be to fit into their skull. That sounds a little gross, and I guess it kind of is. It can be emotionally messy trying to get myself into a headspace where certain decisions make sense versus others. I have to take who they are into myself, along with their past, strengths, flaws and all the rest of it. Sometimes, that's a bit stressful. Anyone who is familiar with my work knows I write a lot of Joker from Mass Effect - a person with whom I share a lot of anxieties. Joker is many wonderful things -- he's also anxious, defensive and insecure. I love writing him. He's a reflection of certain parts of myself that have needed to see light. The acceptance the fandom has shown me with my interpretation of him has been both moving and personally vindicating.
I'm finding I love writing Cal just as much.
"Being" Cal for a while is honestly one of the more restorative things I've done for myself in a while. I've seen him labelled as boring or plain or whatever, but the more time I've spent "with" him, the less I can understand the criticisms. I find there's a quiet depth to Cal that's easily missed. One of my favourite characters from Mass Effect often gets this same treatment - "Kaidan is so boring!" - I think some of the stuff I love about Kaidan is seen in Cal, but amplified.
It's my favourite thing to compare how Joker and Cal would react to similar emotional situations because it just makes me love them both more.
Where Joker would be insecure about living up to something in the past or even jealous, Cal is appreciative of someone else's happiness, and just wants them to feel that way again someday, somehow.
Where Cal is nervous, withdrawn or conflicted, Joker is blasé and full of active deflection. Joker speaks up, Cal shuts up.
Where Joker is ready to stop hiding and level with the other person, Cal has no clue where to begin with that. Hiding is all he's ever known.
Cal is easy, friendly, patient, curious, disguising his deeper feelings through silence. Joker has difficulty socialising. He's snarky, avoidant and acidic, disguising his deep feelings through denial.
Joker has a little bit more of a 'traditional' concept of machismo. It is important to him and he wants to be seen that way. Cal thinks plants are 'pretty cute,' and doesn't mind saying so.
Both of them struggle similarly with wanting things for themselves - especially really, really wanting things that are against the rules.
Both of them are pretty ride-or-die.
I'm committed to getting this story out soon. I want it out there and floating around in the weeks before the new game drops. Reason being is I want this peaceful, loving and hopeful feeling I have of Cal to be preserved in amber. I want to share and enjoy this interpretation of him as being possible, just for a little while, before his official next chapter is out there kickin' Imperial ass and probably not dating Merrin, because... My ships? My ships do not come in.
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Progress
Okay, I think I can stand to edit my Wild Stories wip now. This little monster is about 24,900 words long. :)
It was meant to be 10,000 words. :)
What have I done. :)
But yeah, Wild Stories 2 coming out... eventually. Maybe in two months? Maybe. We'll see. <3
#wild stories#find the series on wattpad#wip#progress#writing#dark academia#writers on tumblr#writing blog#murder mystery#mystery#representation#poc characters#lgbtq+#lgbt representation#lol#the main cast is literally the whole lgbt acronym#didn't do it on purpose but I'm pleased#ace representation#beta readers needed
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I'm not quite done with this draft, but I can see the finish line and I know where I'm going. That being said, I want some people to beta read it and give me feedback. If anyone knows a website that is good for that, or would be willing to help, please let me know.
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So I've finished my first round on edits on my book. I'm looking for anyone who would like to beta read it for me as I start the next round of edits. Check out the cover and summary below and if you're interested send me a message.
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Title: Ramón and Isolda
Age: Adult
Genre: Contemporary Romance
POV: Third person
Word Count: 80,445
Trigger Warnings: Abusive/manipulative relationships, Mentions of suicide, Sexual Situations, Language, Brief mention of animal abuse and death, Death, Talk of Death (I think I got them all)
Blurb: Ramón and Isolda were perfectly happy with their lives. They had people who loved them and were flourishing in jobs they loved. Both were perfectly happy with their lives as they were, so it comes as a complete surprise to both when they met and became attracted to each other. Just when things start to look up between them, Ramón learns that the children’s center his dad volunteers at is up for sale and Isolda’s estranged father is back in her life, putting a strain on their relationship. Love is strong but is it strong enough?
Please DM if interested
#Romance #RamonandIsolda #ContemporaryRomance #Romancenovel #Beta #Betareaders #Betareadersneeded
#romance#romance novel#roman and isolda#contemporary romance#Ramon and Isolda#beta readers needed#beta reader#Beta readers
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Beta Readers Needed
Calling All Poetry Enthusiasts: Join Us as Beta Readers for “Views from the Glasshouse” Poetry Collection!
Are you ready to embark on a poetic journey that unveils emotions, paints vivid imagery, and offers a fresh perspective on life’s intricacies? If you’re a poetry enthusiast who craves the beauty of words, we have an exclusive invitation for you! My upcoming poetry collection, “Views from…
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#beta readers#beta readers needed#beta readers wanted#new book release#poetry#poetry book#poetry lovers
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Beta Readers Wanted
For feedback on my 100 collected 500-word flash fics about The Hopeful Wanderer, a character I created for my blog series four or five years ago and based off Ginko from Mushishi. It's a far-future science fantasy with sub-tones of soft apocalypse and climate change. The stories are gentle and creepy and whimsical and kind and hopeful. And the last ten stories tell the tale of the Wanderer and what's happening to the world and the stars.
I've spent the past year on revisions, so the copy is as clean as possible. I'll just want two questions answered for each story ("What worked?" and "What needs work?" with, like, one sentence responses for each question). If you don't think this is something you can help with or anything in the contents warning list isn't for you, no worries at all.
Content Warnings:
Monsters (there are many of these)
Alien(s) (technically)
Magic/paranormal/supernatural (divination, talking animals, talking inanimate objects, talking plants, deities, guardians, cosmic magic, portals, ghosts, etc.)
Light existential dread
Blood mention
Food mention
Depictions of depression
Phobias mentions (fear of needles, fear of time passing, fear of heights, fear of ocean depths, fear of meaninglessness) (depictions don't appear on-page)
Death mention (can't think of any on-page death scenes, but there may be one or two I've forgotten)
Implied child death mentions
Most or all of the stories containing warned content could be categorized as "soft horror" or "creepy" at most, rather than outright horror.
I'd love to have the beta read back by end of June or early July, if at all possible, but I'm flexible on this one. You wouldn't even need to add comments to the manuscript itself, just fill out the questionnaire for each flash fic as you go. Please let me know if you're interested in reading for me!
#beta readers wanted#beta readers needed#beta readers#beta reading#beta reading wanted#beta reading needed#flash fiction#flash fiction collection#the hopeful wanderer#science fantasy#soft apocalypse#soft horror#climate fiction#writing#revising#editing#writing community#writers community#writers of tumblr#ginko (mushishi)#mushishi ginko#mushishi
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beta readers??
hiiii friends!
is there anyone that might be interested in being a beta reader for me?
you'd just have to read, let me know if there's something that doesn't make sense or is a plot hole, and if you see any misspelled words/missing words or something like that. (and occasionally help me work through an idea lol) let me know! <3
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