Subject: Yeah, that was a little vague. :"D
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Posted on: 2020-05-27 18:59:01 UTC
I meant things like whether the pacing, the character dynamics, the occasional joke etc. work properly. Basically anything that would also jump out at you if you were a casual reader.
Hi, y'all, it's me making another beta request. I won't make another either on or off the Board again for a good long while, but let me offer a little context to explain why I'm doing it now.
As of right now, I have several missions queued up or already being beta'd by some helpful PPC folk (thanks again, everyone). I've written the chronologically-first one just a week or so ago and way after the rest, and my plan is to release them in chronological order in several weeks-long intervals. It might be a long time before I can start on that, since finals season in Transylvania is starting in less than two weeks, but I'd like to release at least the first mission in my queue before I disappear from the PPC studying-wise, hence me making this request. Like I said, I won't make another similar post here for at least a month or two - I feel like two beta requests at the same time on the Board are already pushing it a little. (Apologies if that's the case.)
Now, as for the mission itself: it's short (ten G'docs pages plus a three page-long interlude/epilogue); it is, however, set in the Disturbing Acts of Violence Department. Specific trigger warnings are available at the beginning of my doc, but... let's just say that you're going to need a relatively strong stomach. Nothing Legendary-level, but... a lot of tastelessness nonetheless. (As for those who have read my previous missions or are betaing the ones that come later: I know. I don't intend to turn every mission into a squickfest, but I have a high tolerance for Bleepfic and a great talent to run into it. I do plan on having some easier-to-read missions and several fluffier interludes in the near future, though.) My only request is for the mission to be finished sometime in the next two weeks so I can publish it before finals season starts here. If nobody is available in this interval, I'll just queue this up for publishing after I'm done with my exams. :)
Regards to anyone who wishes to help me with this mission,
Mirage
An edit I forgot to make: the canon in question is the first Fatal Frame game, but the fic doesn't follow it in the slightest; the mission has references to the franchise's canon here and there, but it's mostly my agents spelling out what's wrong with the fic and where it doesn't mesh with the existing storylines. It's more SPaG, sentence structure and other general writing stuff I need help with.
I'm not good with that canon, but I am good with SPaG and sentence structure. I might be able to beta, but I'll definitely need to know what the "other general writing stuff" is.
I meant things like whether the pacing, the character dynamics, the occasional joke etc. work properly. Basically anything that would also jump out at you if you were a casual reader.
I'm not the best when it comes to characters, so you'll definitely need another beta when it comes to that. But I can definitely read it and leave some feedback in less than two weeks. Just reach out to me at jakebalmer2@gmail.com (That's not actually my name, to clear up any uncertainty. There's a long story behind that email...)
I'll e-mail the mission to you in just a bit.
Even as someone with high tolerance for squick, Chibiusa's 7th Birthday is too much for me.
I don't blame you for noping out on that one, but I didn't say what fic, specifically, the mission is about. You can rest easy, though. It's Fatal Frame.
I don't know the Fatal Frame canon that well, so no thanks.