Beta Readers 2024

[eccentric_hat]

It is time once again to organize beta readers for Yuletide! Beta readers can check your fic for style, language issues, canon compliance, specialized knowledge of various kinds, and making sure the whole thing makes sense. Being a beta reader yourself is a fun way to contribute to Yuletide--even if you're not writing a story!

If you're interested in beta reading somebody else's story, fill out the form HERE. It will ask about what fandoms you are willing to beta for, as well as other kinds of expertise you're willing to offer. Note that you will need to enter an email address, which will be visible to other users. After you've filled out the form, you'll get an email containing your responses and a link you can use to edit your answers.

If you need a beta, check the spreadsheet HERE. All responses will be visible in the tab "Form Responses." I'll be copy-pasting information from there into the other tabs as I'm able, to make them easier to find. Find someone offering the kind of help you need (make sure it's not your recipient!) and contact them directly. If no one is offering what you need, you can also comment anonymously on this post to see if someone can help, or you can sign onto the Yuletide Discord and contact a hippo.

If you have any questions, comment on this post or email me, eccentric.hat at gmail.

Comments

[fucktheg0ds]

Thanks for this! Just FYI the URL for the Yuletide signups summary is from 2022.

[eccentric_hat]

Blergh, I updated the text but it didn't update the hyperlink. I've fixed that now, thanks!

[carbonel]

I hope that's not the AO3 link that's wrong, because I didn't check the year and used that for my volunteer list.

[eccentric_hat]

It was an AO3 link, but it was the link on the form to the signup summary, not the tag set. It got fixed within an hour of me making this post, so if you were using the signup summary for something you probably saw the correct version.