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

[smallhobbit]

Initial contact via DM please
Fanworks: Fic
Fandoms: Doyle and BBC - happy to read others and will SPAG, continuity etc, but can't comment on accuracy to canons
Pairings: anything except incest
Ratings: G and PG, please check before graphic sex or violence - I like to be forewarned
Will SPAG, Britpick, continuity, flow. Will also simply Britpick if you already have a beta.
I'm on holiday May 13 to 17

[acorn_squash]

Contact method: DM me or leave your email address in a screened comment on my journal

Can beta: Fic

Fandoms: I haven't been in the mood for BBC Sherlock, ACD Holmes, or House MD lately, but I'm happy to beta-read for any other fandom. (Crossovers are fine.) I'm familiar with Charlotte Holmes, G5 Sherlock, and Seven Percent Solution (edit: and Affair of the Mysterious Letter, I don't know why I always forget that), and loosely acquainted with Ritchie Holmes, but I'm also happy beta-reading for fandoms I don't know.

Edit: I'm also familiar with the mostly fan-created universe of kitten!Holmes, and somewhat familiar with the fan-created universe of 221 Baker Towers.

Pairings: Won't do incest or massive age gap; anything else is fine

Ratings: General Audiences or Teen & Up

Specialties: I'll happily do the normal beta stuff, but I'm particularly good at ghostwriting or beta-reading AO3 tags, fic summaries, and content warnings. If you're about to tag your fic with How Do I Tag, DM me.