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Topic: 250 Micro Beta Sign Up
Posted By: ZoeLou
Subject: 250 Micro Beta Sign Up
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2021 at 10:18am
Hello! I'm not actually looking for betas myself just yet (more of a frantic last hour kind of girl) but I saw a few people looking for a beta sheet and put one together!

It's my first time making one so apologies if the formatting is a bit funky ;)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1b4_ipDKBESew1uGRwEV99SfiK4Tha-_0lhWxYScNlfI/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1b4_ipDKBESew1uGRwEV99SfiK4Tha-_0lhWxYScNlfI/edit?usp=sharing

Here's a copy/paste from the Flash Beta sign up because I'm too lazy to write one myself, and BuryBadBooks put it perfectly anyways:

Originally posted by BuryBadBooks BuryBadBooks wrote:

How It Works:
  • If you are interested in participating, fill out the info on the sheet. Name, email, etc.
  • Please mark when you will be "open" to read and give back feedback and when you are "closed" so people don't email you without getting a response back. Nobody wants to be left hanging! 
  • If you are chosen by someone to read their story, please respond to them in the email if you are ready OR will get to them in an hour or two OR if you're too full and can no longer read it. It's ok to reject people if you become too busy or are not down with the genre but PLEASE respond in some manner!
  • Email the beta you think will be a good fit to give you feedback on. Be sure to connect with someone who likes your genre. If your genre is romance, might not be the best idea to reach out to the beta who says "I can't stand romance". LOL
  • Have your work in a Google Doc (this works best for editing suggestions)
  • Have your Google Doc be OPEN to for others to open once you send the link (in the settings)
  • A friendly reminder, please offer to read someone else's work, a little quid pro quo, when you ask someone else to read yours. Fair's fair.

Hot Tips:
  • Please take all beta's suggestions as needed/with a grain of salt. We are not judges. But some of us may have been around the block enough times to suggest something they know a judge WOULD mark down on. But again, take with a grain of salt. Always go with your gut in the end.
  • Feel free to ask as many betas as you like but remember the ye ol' saying of "too many cooks in the kitchen". Don't overload yourself with a ton of different people's opinions. You'll run out of time to submit and you'll just keep editing!
  • BE KIND. BE NICE. When you're critiquing someone's work suggesting ways to make a sentence stronger is good! Saying a sentence is stupid and they should take it out is bad! See? Ok? Ok.
  • Sound good? Great! Good luck peeps. Get those points! LET'S GO!

Good luck have fun!!! :D


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Replies:
Posted By: SallyJhyphenP
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2021 at 10:51am
Crap sorry Zoe. I just emailed you a draft then realised you had listed yourself as closed.

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Posted By: ZoeLou
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2021 at 10:55am
Originally posted by SallyJhyphenP SallyJhyphenP wrote:

Crap sorry Zoe. I just emailed you a draft then realised you had listed yourself as closed.

All good! I'll give it a read once I get a chance.


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Posted By: Patagonia
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2021 at 11:38am
Thanks for doing this!! I am excited to be a beta reader, since I can't do the contest!

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Posted By: PeterPK
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2021 at 12:41pm
Thanks for organizing this, Zoe!

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Posted By: CreativeByNight
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2021 at 5:14pm
Originally posted by Patagonia Patagonia wrote:

Thanks for doing this!! I am excited to be a beta reader, since I can't do the contest!

Hi, I got your pm back but I’m still not sure where to find your email? I’d love to send my 250 before deadline! 

Posted By: Patagonia
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2021 at 5:16pm
Originally posted by CreativeByNight CreativeByNight wrote:

Originally posted by Patagonia Patagonia wrote:

Thanks for doing this!! I am excited to be a beta reader, since I can't do the contest!

Hi, I got your pm back but I’m still not sure where to find your email? I’d love to send my 250 before deadline! 
Check your pm againThumbs Up


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Posted By: ZoeLou
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2021 at 11:49pm
Originally posted by ZoeLou ZoeLou wrote:

More of a frantic last hour kind of girl.

Yep I'm psychic, and sitting at 340 stubborn words. Anyone free to come ruthlessly murder 100 words of my story?


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Posted By: Melanie123
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2021 at 12:04am
I can help you murder a hundred words - feel free to send me a PM

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Posted By: CoachLisaB
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2021 at 12:13am
Thank you so much for setting this up! I didn't use a beta reader last time and it's been incredibly helpful to swap stories with a fellow contestant today for feedback and improvements!

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Posted By: FireHorse
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2021 at 1:23am
Originally posted by ZoeLou ZoeLou wrote:

Hello! I'm not actually looking for betas myself just yet (more of a frantic last hour kind of girl) but I saw a few people looking for a beta sheet and put one together!

No kidding you were a frantic last hour kind of girl for this round! No idea what you do most rounds, but you write great stuff so it certainly works!

Thanks for setting up this list and thanks for pointing out the blindingly obvious as my beta.


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