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part thirty nine
POSTING THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF USERS IS A SERIOUS TOS VIOLATION. PLEASE DON'T DO IT
POSTING THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF USERS IS A SERIOUS TOS VIOLATION. PLEASE DON'T DO IT
in one way i'm happy i didn't joing run&gun this year but in another way i regret it bec i just read through my fic from last year and idk now i'm nostalgic ;;;
don't mind me just being emotional over stupid things
don't mind me just being emotional over stupid things
i regret joining runandgun this year sooooo much. like, jfc. why did i make this life choice ;; i only got one rly involved prompt and idk how to do it justice at all.
how do you guys find beta readers when you don't really have any fandom friends?
IK i also regretted it last year like sf much and that was one of the reasons why i didn't do it this year but even though writing was really stressful it was also really enjoyable at times and it's nice being a part of an exchange and get to write for someone and all ;; how much time do you have left anon? don't wear yourself out over this, just write something, it's not the end of the world.
ok good thanks for explaining that to me i reread it and it makes sense now :) i think it could work fine for foreshadowing, you don't give too much away to make it seem like the body is losing control. you could go for being extremely vague until the exact point the reader actually needs to know what's going on and then reveal it.
this is just my bad opinion, but maybe you could flesh out a little bit more between the part where you finish talking about the girl and where you introduce hyuk. tell us a bit about leo and his situation, and maybe introduce his character a bit - or not it doesn't matter.
and yea it's prob better to just use a random korean girl's name instead of an idol bc some people might get the reference but some might not and then idk i find cross overs in kpop fics need to be pretty intentional to pull off well.
ummm...for leo & hyuk i kind of see it as older brother younger brother relationship. he obviously humors and plays with hyuk - i remember an interview where hyuk said they watched movies together and hyuk wanted leo to download/put a movie on his computer so they could watch it and leo was like ok fine, i'll make sure to do that for you, and hyuk is always talking about how he used to be scared of leo but leo's really a good guy. but i think in a way leo is still kind of an older figure to hyuk so he must give him a certain amount of respect :) as compared to like hongbin where they are more friendly onscreen because they are closer in age.
and leo handed hyuk the nerf gun ;_; all my feels ;_;
this is just my bad opinion, but maybe you could flesh out a little bit more between the part where you finish talking about the girl and where you introduce hyuk. tell us a bit about leo and his situation, and maybe introduce his character a bit - or not it doesn't matter.
and yea it's prob better to just use a random korean girl's name instead of an idol bc some people might get the reference but some might not and then idk i find cross overs in kpop fics need to be pretty intentional to pull off well.
ummm...for leo & hyuk i kind of see it as older brother younger brother relationship. he obviously humors and plays with hyuk - i remember an interview where hyuk said they watched movies together and hyuk wanted leo to download/put a movie on his computer so they could watch it and leo was like ok fine, i'll make sure to do that for you, and hyuk is always talking about how he used to be scared of leo but leo's really a good guy. but i think in a way leo is still kind of an older figure to hyuk so he must give him a certain amount of respect :) as compared to like hongbin where they are more friendly onscreen because they are closer in age.
and leo handed hyuk the nerf gun ;_; all my feels ;_;
i didn't join on principle because i thought capping entries was the stupidest shit.
meme! well first we became fandom friends but i made her on meme, lol
i edit myself, it's not perfect but i've had english grammar beaten into me enough to figure things out
i didn't regret it last year, because i really wanted to do it, but i was REALLY unhappy with the fic i put out. so i thought i could do better this year + i like having fic written for me hehehe. so i signed up despite my head screaming not to. it's due on the 1st of july, but i got a weeks extension. the thing is... i haven't even started it yet. the prompt i got was pretty... intricate and requires actual plotting and just, cries. i wish i got something more along the lines of my capabilities as a writer like '3k of dumb' or smth u__u
i usually beta myself. or i guess you can maybe advertise or smth?
I beta myself. the thing I wish I could have someone to help me with is the plot/making sure everything reads well and makes sense, I'm fine with grammar and everything but I like to know what I'm trying to convey is coming across ;;
that's the best part about a beta tbh u__u mine goes so much beyond the call of duty, i wish anons could find someone like that
most often i beta myself, tho i feel i do need a beta - not for grammar but for plot-issues and sentence structure and all the things you often don't catch with your own work and need a second opinion on. i do have fandom friends but i feel awkward asking any of them to beta for me, idk. bottom line I ALSO WONDER WHERE TO FIND BETAS lol u____u asking on meme is an option ig but i want someone up for long fics and tbh i think it can be hard to find someone you click with?
da i find it really hard to get friends to beta your work, because i feel like they're very careful with their criticism and don't want to, exactly, write your work for you. like they're very helpful in the planning stages, but i feel like when it comes to the actual beta-ing, beyond sentence structure, they don't really help much with plot/direction, unless i ask like 'should i do this, or?'. and i can't really hold them to that, because i'm the same when my friend asks for beta help.
exactly, there's so so much more to betaing than grammar
I used to have friends to do that with, plot and discuss things but they all left or changed fandoms and I am alone ;; I find writing so much harder without friends to swap ideas with and get excited about things with!
that is what I am looking for as well :( my writing is alright as it is, but plots and characterization could probably use some tweaks. a second opinion would help so much
it's definitely important that you click :/ taking crit can be difficult so i think it's necessary to be at least somewhat comfortable with each other to not take these things too personally.
yet on the other hand it can be difficult to give good feedback, too. someone who likes everything you do and doesn't really give you anything to work with is not a good beta either.
yet on the other hand it can be difficult to give good feedback, too. someone who likes everything you do and doesn't really give you anything to work with is not a good beta either.
my friend is my favorite person but she will not hesitate to tear my shit apart if necessary lol, including plot details and direction. she offers me so much advice and ideas. maybe i just lucked out but your friends aren't automatically off the table, you just have to make sure that you both see eye to eye on what you're expecting out of the beta process. if you want them to look at more than grammar then tell them!
i'd beta for all of you cute anons. maybe we should revive the beta ad post meme already has anway?
awwww nooo ;~; i helped a friend beta some stuff for her given fandom even though i wasn't in it and it's a little more challenging becauses you don't know the characters but asking them to defend their characterization or explain it can actually be very beneficial to the writer?
i hope you find someone new though :(
i hope you find someone new though :(
da but as i said above yeah clicking is rly important. i've had other people review my stuff before but i wasn't nearly as comfortable with anyone as my usual beta. you have to make sure the two of you have the same expectations for reviewing your fic.
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