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Calluna · Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 11:59 am Post subject: Betas / Editors

Need a beta reader or editor for your Aladdin fanfiction? Email one of these people!

Want to be a beta or editor? Send me this information:

Name/Alias:
Pen Name:
E-Mail:
Ratings Accepted:
Lengths Accepted:
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Examples of Work:
Editor's Notes:
...and whether you want to be a beta or an editor. FYI:

Beta = reads a story and giving suggestions to the writer on what to change
Editor = actually makes the changes herself
More about these here

Princess Lydia · Elemental Joined: 12 Nov 2004 Posts: 679

Okay thanks i'll do that! Very Happy

LadyApocalymon · Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 10:05 am Post subject:

I need a beta, but there don't seem to be any people on that list. Confused

Any suggestions on where else I can get one?

EDIT: Would the AML be a good place to find one? I joined recently, but there's not much activity there, and I don't know anyone. :-/

EDIT-EDIT: ...Um...Suggestions, anybody?... *cricket chirping in background*
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Calluna · Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 4:44 pm Post subject:

Grr, stupid site... Evil or Very Mad

Okay, correct link is here:

http://www.aladdincentral.org/library/beta.html

Hourglass has also asked to be added, but I haven't put her on the list yet, FYI. I still need to import all that stuff into the new template. Sad

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LadyApocalymon · Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 4:46 pm Post subject:

Thanks a bajoolion! Very Happy

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Mariposa79 · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 2:23 pm Post subject:

There's alot of writing technacalities that I have questions on. Any one here willing to help me on that? or be my editor?

AladdinsGenie · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 2:36 pm Post subject:

Like grammar?

Mariposa79 · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 4:30 pm Post subject:

AladdinsGenie · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 4:39 pm Post subject:

I'm not much a fanfiction reader or writer, but personally I'd just use indictive phrases to let them know it was a thought like "blah, blah, blah" said to himself or "blah, blah, blah" she pondered quietly. Something like that. Then you can use italics for flashbacks and memories.

Calluna · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:08 pm Post subject:

In professional fiction they use italics for all those things and I've never gotten confused. It's easy enough to tell from the context. IMO those weird symbols people make up to denote those kind of things are even more confusing, because they're different from writer to writer.

Actually, sometimes I see single quotes 'like this' instead of "like this" used for thoughts as well, if you want to use that.
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VampireNaomi · Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 8:09 am Post subject:

So, italics are used for thoughts? I was told it was wrong and stopped doing that. Mad

Calluna · Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:59 am Post subject:

I guess it depends what style guide you're using. You can represent them other ways but italics are acceptable as well. Smile

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