Before I begin, I'd like to clarify the subject line. In the PPC's 'official' capacity as an organization that hunts down and makes fun of badfic, this is not PPC-related, no. On the other hand, in your unofficial capacity as a large collective of experienced and knowledgeable writers and beta-readers whom I know and trust, this has everything to do with you. Okay? Okay.

Alright, so I was going through some of my old original stories, and laughing at how terrible my writing was a few years ago, when I came upon a partially-written fantasy story that really didn't suck quite as badly as everything else. Oh, don't get me wrong, the writing itself still isn't even approaching decency, but the central concept and some of the main ideas strike me as suprisingly clever. So clever, in fact, that I want to try to continue the story. But, if I want to do that, some serious editing and cutting has to be done. I know that if I try to do it myself, I'm going to be far to lenient, which is why I'm coming here. What follows is a list of my preferences regarding beta-readers.

Let me be clear; I'm not looking for someone who's going to painstakingly go over every detail, and inform me every time they want to fix a typo or something. I'm looking for a real hack-and-slash, take-no-prisoners, McArthur-would-be-proud editing job here. If you're a person that can supply that, I'm pretty certain you know who you are. If you have a busy schedule, without much time for editing, I don't really have a problem. I really don't mind if this takes a while. You might have an issue with that, which is something to think about, but I don't. Same thing with time zones. I follow Eastern Standard, but if you don't, I can certainly work around it. What else, what else...It's a fantasy story, but it's fairly high realism, so a firm knowledge of the genre is helpful, but not essential. Um...that's all I can think of for now. If you're interested in beta-ing or would simply like to know more, post a reply with your email address and I'll send you more info.

Thanks,
LHA