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To be paired by staff, please follow the links on our profile to fill out this survey via Google Forms.
If you wish to pair yourself, please fill out this profile and post it as a deviation to our Profiles folder. Once you've made your own pair, please let us know through a group note.
Beta Reader
1. Are you new to beta reading?
Let us know if you're a first timer, or a super beta guru.
2. Your age (optional):
Minor + MA Rating = - Please help us avoid those awkward moments.
3. How many authors would you like to beta read?
Please be reasonable with your number. Providing a quality beta requires time and effort.
4. Genre(s) – Please be specific:
What do you write, and what are you willing to beta read?
5. What won't you beta?
Violence, sex, homosexual relationships, religion, politics, etc, are hot button topics. Please tell us what you want to avoid. Example: thorns may love erotica, but she won't beta children's books.
6. What's your writing skill level?
Beginner, intermediate, advanced, or somewhere in between. Feel free to elaborate.
7. How serious are you about your writing?
Is it an occasional hobby, a potential career, or something in between? AND are you willing to take on a less serious writer?
8. Your writing strengths:
Are you great with a comma, or maybe character development? Talk up your skills.
9. Writing weaknesses:
We don't want to pair two people with the same weakness, so let's be honest.
10. What are you looking for in an author?
Tell us what you think are ideal qualities in your author.
11. Do you promise to put sincere effort into your partnership?
If the answer is no, please do not apply to be paired.
If you wish to pair yourself, please fill out this profile and post it as a deviation to our Profiles folder. Once you've made your own pair, please let us know through a group note.
Beta Reader
1. Are you new to beta reading?
Let us know if you're a first timer, or a super beta guru.
2. Your age (optional):
Minor + MA Rating = - Please help us avoid those awkward moments.
3. How many authors would you like to beta read?
Please be reasonable with your number. Providing a quality beta requires time and effort.
4. Genre(s) – Please be specific:
What do you write, and what are you willing to beta read?
5. What won't you beta?
Violence, sex, homosexual relationships, religion, politics, etc, are hot button topics. Please tell us what you want to avoid. Example: thorns may love erotica, but she won't beta children's books.
6. What's your writing skill level?
Beginner, intermediate, advanced, or somewhere in between. Feel free to elaborate.
7. How serious are you about your writing?
Is it an occasional hobby, a potential career, or something in between? AND are you willing to take on a less serious writer?
8. Your writing strengths:
Are you great with a comma, or maybe character development? Talk up your skills.
9. Writing weaknesses:
We don't want to pair two people with the same weakness, so let's be honest.
10. What are you looking for in an author?
Tell us what you think are ideal qualities in your author.
11. Do you promise to put sincere effort into your partnership?
If the answer is no, please do not apply to be paired.
Long Overdue Update
It's been awhile, and we're really sorry. Things happened and we fell behind. :ashamed:
Catching Up
Within the next couple of weeks, we're going to be entering in all the surveys that have come in over October and November. So if you haven't received a partner yet, expect to get a note from us in the near future!
Staff Openings
And while we're on the subject of making matches, we have a couple staff openings. AzeeraTheNinja (https://www.deviantart.com/azeeratheninja) has stepped down from her Match Maker position, and she will be sadly missed. We appreciated all the help she gave us while she was here. So make you sure you tell her thank you!
If you're interested in bec
Quickly Moving Along
Beta-Readers (https://www.deviantart.com/beta-readers) News
That's right. 2012 is disappearing right before our eyes. It's sad, but awesome at the same time. It's been a rough year for some of us and 2013 is looking pretty grand as it comes up on the horizon.
It's been a little while since we updated, so I wanted to fill everyone in on our progress. We brought the wonderful AzeeraTheNinja (https://www.deviantart.com/azeeratheninja) in as matchmaker and paired her up with EmmyIsAZebra (https://www.deviantart.com/emmyisazebra). CJWilde (https://www.deviantart.com/cjwilde) and I are still working our awesomeness, too.
We made 16 pairings in August alone! :woohoo: For those of you that haven't received a response on your
We've Been Busy!
That's right. We've been busy here at Beta-Readers (https://www.deviantart.com/beta-readers). After taking on CJWilde (https://www.deviantart.com/cjwilde) last month, our matchmakers made over 20 beta/authors pairings in June and 11 pairings in July. :dummy:
We'd love to make even more, but sadly, we're out of beta readers! It's a horrible thing, and we've been getting creative lately with our pairings, but we're at the point where creativity can no longer help us.
Sooooo, if there's anyone out there that would be willing to take on an author or two, please send in a beta reader profile via note to the group. We have lots of fantasy, sci-fi and horror/thriller authors that are in need of betas.
Quickie
Chat Tour Wrap Up!
Last night Beta-Readers (https://www.deviantart.com/beta-readers) was honoured to host a Word Wars Chat Tour stop! We had over 20 participants and tons of fun with a bunch of new faces! Thank you to everyone who showed up and made it a really night (or afternoon, depending on where you are!) :highfive:
Best of all, we wrote a collective total of 38,194 words! :wow:
Speedy Writers!
:bulletgreen: MurkamiHaruka (https://www.deviantart.com/murkamiharuka) took First Place with 8,415 total words!
:bulletgreen: Missing-ninSasuke (https://www.deviantart.com/missing-ninsasuke) took Second Place with 5,881 total words!
:bulletgreen: PhotoPhobee (https://www.deviantart.com/photophobee) took Third Place with 4,575 total words!
I would also like to make a special mention to MurkamiHaruka (https://www.deviantart.com/murkamiharuka) who was
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Should I send my profile as a note? I just submitted it as such and I have a feeling that, that wasn't the right way.