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resonant ([personal profile] resonant) wrote2020-10-01 07:57 pm
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Weirdly, I'm looking for a Sherlock beta

OK, this is odd.

I opened a folder that I haven't looked at since my dad died, and in it, I found the complete first draft of a Sherlock story. I remember starting it, but I didn't remember finishing it at all.

The thing is, it needs a real, solid beta.

I mean not a proofreader, and not somebody to say, "Hey, it's pretty good, go ahead and post it." Because I actually think it is pretty good -- it's like 75% smut by volume, so it's hard to go wrong -- but it's not quite pulling the full potential out of the concept. I need somebody to take a drone view and figure out what's wrong with the shape of it.

(Details: It's aliens make them do it, and seems to have been written in the golden moment after The Reichenbach Fall and before we knew that they didn't actually have answers for any of the questions posed by The Reichenbach Fall. There's another one in that folder that has potential, too. )

I don't even know where my betas are. Any of y'all still here?
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[personal profile] princessofgeeks 2020-10-02 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
I am not qualified to be a BBC Sherlock beta in the least, but I am cheering you on!
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[personal profile] lunabee34 2020-10-02 01:13 am (UTC)(link)
I cannot help with Sherlock at all, but I am so delighted that you found this story, and I hope you find a good beta for it.
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[personal profile] lunabee34 2020-10-02 11:38 am (UTC)(link)
I love that moment.

It hasn't happened in a long long time because we basically quit having cash on us, but it was always like a present when it happened.
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[personal profile] pauraque 2020-10-02 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
^ What they said!
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[personal profile] desireearmfeldt 2020-10-02 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
I have not beta'ed for you before, but I could take a crack if you like. (I'm pretty familiar with Sherlock, though I haven't been reading new stuff in it for quite a while.)
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[personal profile] fox 2020-10-02 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
I’m here? I’m so glad *you’re* here?
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[personal profile] ride_4ever 2020-10-02 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
I'm more of a proofreader and copy editor type of beta, not so much a concepts beta like what you want here...but I'm cheering you on for this. *\0/*
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[personal profile] nestra 2020-10-02 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
Sounds like you're set, but if you need another reader, let me know.
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[personal profile] runpunkrun 2020-10-02 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)

Like everyone else, I am very excited!