Beta Volunteer Post

[holmesticemods]

"Watson," said he, "if it should ever strike you that I am getting a little over-confident in my powers, or giving less pains to a case than it deserves, kindly whisper 'Norbury' in my ear, and I shall be infinitely obliged to you."



— The Adventure of the Yellow Face

Because even Sherlock Holmes sometimes needs someone to look over his work.



If you're available to beta or Britpick for someone, please leave a comment with the following information:



Email: (or other preferred contact method)

Types of fanworks you can beta: (fic, art, graphics, vids, etc.)

Fandoms: (Doyle, BBC, Elementary, 22nd Century, etc.)

Pairings: (it's helpful to name what you are willing AND not willing to work with)

Ratings: (if you will or won't beta explicit sex, graphic violence, etc.)



If you have any other limitations or areas of expertise, please feel free to include them! Suggestions include fic length, time constraints, availability, areas of special knowledge, or particular strengths or weaknesses.



If you need a beta, please check the comments to see if someone is right for you. (Show a care with your anonymity, please, and refrain from leaving public comments that suggest what you're making for the exchange.) If you can't find who you need in the comments, please email the mods at holmesticemods@gmail.com, and we'll help you find someone.



Also! We recommend sherlock60's Round 5 Discussion Posts. scfrankles spent over a year compiling historical linkspams on topics inspired by the original canon stories, and then generously shared what she learned with all of us. I highly recommend the collection for anyone needing inspiration or background for Victorian- or Edwardian-era fanworks!

Comments

[neche]

Hello there!

Glad to help out with beta and Britpicking and/or period questions.

Email: thomashefskyatshubert gmail com

Types of fanworks you can beta: any

Fandoms: ACD, Granada, Livanov, most canon-inspired Holmes movies or series or parodies

Actually, it's easier to tell you what I CAN'T beta: BBC Sherlock. House. Elementary. Any book series that isn't canon or Eve Titus. New Russian. Any anime, manga, or video games.

Pairings: any except Moriarty/Holmes or Holmes/Holmes of any kind (big exception: Holmeses from different universes meet one another)

Ratings: I will: beta explicit sexual content

I WON'T: beta anything that you would consider darkfic. Anything with graphic gore, violence, serious character injury, any consent issues, a focus on dark! or arsehole!Holmes. Focus on health issues. Focus on ugly facets of a case. If it has an M or E-rating for anything other than sexual content, I won't beta it.
If in doubt, please just send me a message. :)

I am well-versed in the Victorian/Edwardian period, have been a Holmesian for many years and feel confident to spot any Americanisms and anachronisms, but please note that I am neither a Brit nor a native speaker. That said, I've read from and researched the time period enough that I can confidently say I'll probably be o' some use to you. :)