BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / Beta Readers

**Posted by dioscureantwins** April 25, 2016 7:54 pm

besleybean wrote:
My email, for anybody who wants me to look at a fic is: besleybean@yahoo.co.uk

Hi besleybean,

I was just about to contact you again. Would you please be so kind as to have a look at my fic again. I've got some marvellous prompts and my head is already busy sampling ideas.

**Posted by besleybean** April 25, 2016 7:55 pm

Certainly, dear.

**Posted by dioscureantwins** April 25, 2016 7:56 pm

besleybean wrote:
Certainly, dear.

Thank you ever so much. You're the best!

**Posted by dioscureantwins** April 27, 2016 8:08 am

Apart from participating in the Marvellous Midyear Fic Exchange I'm also participating in Holmestice at LJ.

For that fic I'm looking for a beta (naturally) but also someone to bounce ideas with. Right now, with the prompts I've been given, I'm thinking: casefic, Lovecraft, Musgrave ritual, subterranean rivers and caves, Victor Trevor, secets from the past. Would anyone be willing to help?

**Posted by ukaunz** April 27, 2016 9:51 am

That sounds very intriguing, DT! I don't know how much help I'd be with developing ideas, but I'm happy to listen to them and help with beta reading.

My offer goes out to the rest of the Midyear Fic writers too

Last edited by ukaunz (April 27, 2016 9:55 am)

**Posted by dioscureantwins** April 27, 2016 6:27 pm

ukaunz wrote:
That sounds very intriguing, DT! I don't know how much help I'd be with developing ideas, but I'm happy to listen to them and help with beta reading.

My offer goes out to the rest of the Midyear Fic writers too

Oh, thank you so much! I'm going to PM you straightaway.

**Posted by kgreen20** May 7, 2016 7:26 pm

I'll be emailing you, besleybean, since I've got a rough draft ready for beta-reading.

**Posted by besleybean** May 7, 2016 7:29 pm

No worries.
Though it may not be looked at tonight...
Hollow Crown starts in half an hour! Ha.
My laptop's currently out of action, but I'm hoping this little net book can cope with the task!

**Posted by kgreen20** May 7, 2016 7:31 pm

As long as you've got a way to do it, that's the main thing. I've emailed you, but I haven't yet sent you the attachment. I'll do that now.

**Posted by besleybean** May 7, 2016 7:35 pm

I always prefer if I can edit straight onto the document.
But I know on the last round I had issues opening fics in any format I could edit onto and had to resort to the old system: sending a list of page numbers with comments!

**Posted by kgreen20** May 7, 2016 7:38 pm

Well, mine's on a Word document, so we'll have to see if you have issues with that software. I've sent it to you.

**Posted by besleybean** May 8, 2016 7:20 am

Phew! Well that worked fine, didn't it?
Well done, little net book!

**Posted by TeaCub** May 16, 2016 6:36 pm

I'm willing to beta if anyone needs help; I also kind of need one, pretty urgently. :D

**Posted by besleybean** May 16, 2016 8:11 pm

I'm happy to beta for you.
My email address is further up the page.

**Posted by ukaunz** June 23, 2016 3:06 am

Would any non-participants of the Midyear Fic Exchange like to beta read something for me?

I'm worried we're going to be short a fic, so I'm attempting to write something to make up for it... I'd really like someone to help me with ideas!

Ariane DeVere, any chance you'd be interested? I see your name as beta reader on a lot of AO3 fics I've enjoyed

**Posted by besleybean** June 23, 2016 5:32 am

If Ariane can't, or if you need two, I will.

**Posted by ukaunz** June 23, 2016 5:39 am

Oh thanks besley, that would be great. I'll email you

**Posted by besleybean** June 23, 2016 5:41 am

No worries.

**Posted by nakahara** June 23, 2016 6:54 am

You are such sweethearts, ukaunz and besley! Hug!

**Posted by besleybean** June 23, 2016 3:56 pm

Hugs back.