#and the beta editor

[hcze]

I managed four replies, we're doing well. I feel so rusty, but we're getting there. HELLO. btw they'll be queued cause work, I'll try to get on tomorrow for more.

[lichlover]

hi, y'all. i'm broke. i filed taxes as a contractor in the state of california, which was my first mistake.

i don't know what to say except that i'm ashamed, and scared. i know a lot of us are in it together, especially now.

if you've ever enjoyed my fics or swung by my ao3, absolutely anything and everything helps. additionally, i am a professional editor (fanfiction, original fiction, academia, business, you name it), and i do resume and cover letter consults for $70. you can DM me with any inquiries. references upon request.

ko-fi

here's my cat for your troubles. her name is saffron cake.

[cerruleon]

☆ EMERGENCY COMMISSIONS / SIGNAL B👀ST☆

Hi, nice to meet ya! I'm Leon and my life has rapidly fell apart since August 2024. This was due to my dad's sudden decline from what we thought was from MS, but from a rare stage 4 colon cancer.

With that, there's a threat of homelessness for my mom, who has sacrificed her life for my dad and our entire family.

UPDATE (6/1/25): I appreciate your help! I was able to find a new job but still would appreciate funds to help us pay for medical bills and my father's hospice/nursing stay.

○ WHAT WE NEED ○

- About 5,000 USD minimum. This will cover moving expenses at the very least.

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- $3+ doodles through my Kof-fi or DM me!

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I really sincerely appreciate your help. My goal is to cover the finances so that my family can be able to focus on grieving my father and have some peace.

If you can't donate, I seriously appreciate any reblogs and signal boosts. The support I've been given from strangers has drastically boosted my faith in humanity so thank you!

[evelyn-art-05]

Hey hey!!! ☆ :]

my friend is a beta reader and also an editor, and they're currently looking for any kind of client ! They're name is WriterElpis :)

If you'd like any of your works beta read or edited, whether that's fanfiction, original works, short stories, or chapter by chapter, they're happy to help you!

here's some current price estimates:

Beta Reading:

- less than 50 pages

- $5

- 50 - 100 pages

- $7.50

- 100+ pages

- $10

Editing:

- less than 7,500 words

- $5

- 7,500 - 40,000 words

- $10

- 40,000+ words

- $15

If u want to contact them, you can email them at wryderelpis@gmail.com OR you xan message them on Discord! The username is justawriter and the number ID is 596684089377947650

For anyone who doesn't know:

Beta reading = giving notes on possible changes, but not directly doing anything to the work in question

Editing = Fixing and changing the work in question themself

[samcantcount]

Heard this song and had a vision STRAIGHT FROM THE CLOUDS OF SKAIA!!

What happens to kids who play sburb is so sad if u think about it for .2 seconds. I’m gonna go throw myself at a wall and sob now

[laurellance]

piper and prue halliwell in 2.10

[dlbookediting]

Currently booking. DM me to reserve a slot!

[warydoom]

⚠️ I’m Bored and Emotionally Available for Your Writing Problems ⚠️

hi. I have free time and a normal (dangerous) amount of enthusiasm. this is a formal announcement that I will now be accepting:

🩷 your writing

💔 your weird plot tangents

🧠 your character crises

🧂 your salt

🐛 your grammar bugs

🗣️ your “does this sentence slap or does it suck?” panic

🎭 Character arc confusion

🤯 Plot hole panic at 2am that you need resolved NOW

Fanfiction? Yes. Original work? A poem ? A song? Also yes. Anything.

Fandom I don’t know? That’s fine. I can still help you make it make sense.

No context, just vibes and 17 tabs of Google open.

NO QUESTION IS STUPID.

I will answer everything.

Even if it’s “should they kiss or fight or both.” Especially if it’s that.

Seriously. Ask me anything. I’ve asked Google (And never ai, long live free writing) “can characters cry too much?” so you’re safe with me.

Services include - but are not limited to:

Yelling about character arcs

Untangling spaghetti-plot

Hyping up your OC like they just won Eurovision

Telling you gently that “he smirked darkly” may not be the move

Being emotionally destroyed by your WIP and thanking you for it

Check my blog for fandoms I know, but even if I don’t, tag me in, coach. I'm ready.

Please. Let me be your chaos editor / plot therapist / comma wrangler.

This service is valid until I make a post saying it is not. This will not happen for at least a week.

[videodrme]

CRASH (1996) dir. David Cronenberg

[purplepeptobismol]

Chapter 15 is out!!!

Extremely late but hey!! it’s something!

Chapter updated: 15/18

Here are some out of context spoilers that won’t make sense at ALL unless you read the chapter:

[miriam-heddy]

Been thinking about 9-1-1 fandom discourse with a look back at the X-Files shipping wars and slash fandom.

I’m an elder fan, I think. For the youngins just playing catch up, long before AO3, the X-Files “Shipping Wars” happened on Usenet. (For a more detailed history, I recommend: https://fanlore.org/wiki/The_X-Files).

Now this is my own recollection, but as I remember it, at the time I entered online fandom, Mulder/Scully fanfiction stories were still popular. And slash stories were still contentious (lots of homophobia toward slash & slash writers, lots of “there is no g-rated m/m, and lots of demands that we keep our chocolate away from their peanut butter.)

Many slashers in XFiles got into fanning the show online & seeking other fans by way of the introduction of Alex Krycek (who became Mulder’s partner while Gillian A. was on maternity leave). There were already Mulder/Skinner stories. Then M/Sk/K stories, and Sk/K stories.

The thing is, Krycek wasn’t in that many eps, really. So fans did a lot of work world-building for him and fleshing him out. Fans did a lot of close reading, both in hopes of figuring out CC’s endgame and bc it was fun.

I don’t recall much antipathy toward showrunner Chris Carter for not giving us what we wanted in a gift box. And, as some fans were reading fanfic before seeing the show, there were convos about, “Oh, so that’s not canon?!” As a subculture of a subculture of a subculture, we did our thing. Others did theirs. And I think most of us liked Scully (and saw her as Mulder’s surrogate sister and bff).

So… I look at 9-1-1 and Tommy fans now and feel sort of baffled by fans saying things like insisting that S8.6 & the breakup was poorly written and OOC. I tried to to perceptions of the breakup as disconnected/coming out of nowhere by comparing the transcripts of the first date with the end, concluding there was quite a bit of foreshadowing. https://www.tumblr.com/miriam-heddy/766816705652654080/for-those-who-said-that-the-end-of-bucktommy-came

Early on, fans began story posts online & in zines with a posted disclaimer and notes. Looking back, these show just how much fandom has changed in terms of relationship between

A fanfic writer and

B) her readers

C) her writing community (editors/beta readers/supporters)

D) show canon

E) the showrunner/The Powers That Be.

Take a look at this (fairly typical) header information(writer disclaimer and notes) from a 1997 story by one of my favorites, torch.

As a thought experiment, try to imagine this in 9-1-1 fandom—particularly in Buddie and Tevan fanfiction communities.

Comments, questions, etc… Whatcha think?

[thatsmolmusicnerd]

Okay so i know we’ve been saying gender is a social construct for ages as like a haha cheeky little fuck you and also it’s true but like

Donald trump just made everyone in the US legally female so Uhm

Gender is quite literally,,,,,, a social fucking construct

[lichlover]

line edits, proofing, beta reading, revision and creative consultation from a professional editor with 9 years of experience!

hey, you! do you have something written down? would you like to change it in a tangible manner? here are just a few of my glowing testimonials:

"nice"

"shares YOUR opinion of the oxford comma"

"loves the em dash like a daughter"

and yes, it's all true!

with your direction, i will perform edits on your original material, including:

fanfiction

short- and long-form prose

articles, blogs or essays

transcripts

resumés and/or cover letters

... and more!

pricing begins at industry rates, or $0.024 per word. any inquiries? feel free to shoot me a dm @lichlover!

a commission, a referral, a reblog — they all work wonders. thanks, folks. hope you're well. ♡♡♡

[hotguycomiczine]

🚨 Meet the unbeatable Editors of HOTGUY COMICs!

A big welcome to everyone on board, we're so excited to see what they have in store! ✨

Socials for our editors are listed below under the cut!

🚨EDITORS 🚨

ANTIMONY_MEDUSA: TUMBLR | AO3

RES: TUMBLR | AO3

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TERRAGLOWS: TWITTER

ZERA: TUMBLR | TWITTER | AO3

TJ: TUMBLR | AO3 | PSEUD AO3 | INTRO

[sofiarostova]

i'm the moving mouth, moving mouth with my eyes closed breathing an excuse, breathing loose through my new nose i will buy a round on your dime like i used to feeding you my cake, you my cake, eating it too

[aurae-rori]

GUESS WHO FUCKIGN FINISHED CHAPTER 6 OF CSM AVENTIO AU AND IS SENDING IT TO THE EDITORS TO GO READ IT OVER!!!!!!!!1!!!!!!!111 (pspspsp if you want to edit pls... reachout.... iwill take more editors...) WE CLEEBRATE!!!!!!!111