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willbedone.livejournal.com) wrote in fhplotterywheel2007-03-26 10:52 pm
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Plot Beta Volunteers
YOU! You have creativity, you have insight, you have a critical eye Gomez, take that out of his mouth and you want to share it! YOU, yes, YOU can be a plot beta.
Basically plot betas are folks who don't mind lending a hand to their fellow players when said fellow players are trying to put together a... what's the word... oh yeah, plot.
Plots can be big or weetiny, in need of mod approval or merely in need of some tweaking. If it needs some outside input, it can be betaed!
Things that a plot beta could do:
1) Point out possible problems, both OOC or IC
2) Suggest improvements
3) Suggest ways to include fandoms the plot runner might not be familiar with
4) Give me pie
The list is endless! And all this at NO COST TO YOU! I, of course, am willing to accept both tips and bribes. You can't. Not unless you give me a cut of it. Sorry, but that's the way of the world.
If you are interested in signing up to be a plot beta sign up in the handy-dandy OCD thread. Folks can then use the information there to contact you if they'd like some betaing help.
Note: plot betas have no l33t mod connection. Just because a plot beta thinks your story is made of awesome does not necessarily mean the mods will approve it. Likewise just b/c they hate it does not necessarily mean the mods will too. Using a plot beta is not a requirement of running a plot, it's just available if you should want one. See your doctor if you feel dizzy, or have sudden bursts of song. Offer void where prohibited.
[wait for OCD plz OCD is up. Note: this is not the post for those who want to volunteer to help run plots. That post is here. This is beta help only.]
Basically plot betas are folks who don't mind lending a hand to their fellow players when said fellow players are trying to put together a... what's the word... oh yeah, plot.
Plots can be big or weetiny, in need of mod approval or merely in need of some tweaking. If it needs some outside input, it can be betaed!
Things that a plot beta could do:
1) Point out possible problems, both OOC or IC
2) Suggest improvements
3) Suggest ways to include fandoms the plot runner might not be familiar with
4) Give me pie
The list is endless! And all this at NO COST TO YOU! I, of course, am willing to accept both tips and bribes. You can't. Not unless you give me a cut of it. Sorry, but that's the way of the world.
If you are interested in signing up to be a plot beta sign up in the handy-dandy OCD thread. Folks can then use the information there to contact you if they'd like some betaing help.
Note: plot betas have no l33t mod connection. Just because a plot beta thinks your story is made of awesome does not necessarily mean the mods will approve it. Likewise just b/c they hate it does not necessarily mean the mods will too. Using a plot beta is not a requirement of running a plot, it's just available if you should want one. See your doctor if you feel dizzy, or have sudden bursts of song. Offer void where prohibited.
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Re: I wanna be a plot beta!
2) Big and complex, multi-character, long-running stuff is a bit much for my easily distracted -- oo, shiny -- brain to hash out.
3) Battlestar Galactica, Jossverse, first-season Charmed, any Power Rangers series except Wild Force, Super Sentai from Dekaranger through Boukenger, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Star Trek (except DS9, OMG, don't kill me, and Enterprise), Dead Like Me, some Six Feet Under, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Heralds of Valdemar, Young Wizards, about the first half of the Tortall series and the Trickster books, liiiiiiiiiiittle bit of Marvel Comics, Xena/Hercules, Strangers in Paradise, the Chrestomanci books, Forgotten Realms (*is embarrassed*), Heroes, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Bend It Like Beckham, RENT, Chronicles of Narnia . . . I'm sure I'm missing a ton. I am a fannish butterfly. Will add more later when I notice they're missing.
Sci-fi/fantasy in general, really, both books and TV, and some movies.
4) Email's probably the best way: rpg . shanie @ gmail . com. Also pingable on AIM at FutureBucsStar, or GTalk at the above address; I'm usually on all day at work from both.
5) My weekday availability is all over the charts; I could have more time on my hands than I know what to do with, or I could be completely unavailable during the day. Weeknights and weekends, I'm more or less good almost all the time. I will very likely be relocating out of state in early to mid-May, though, so may be very limited on availability around that time.
6) Cupcakes. With sprinkles. SHOCKING, I KNOW.