::points at icon::

[moonbeamsfanfic]

Man, today? Am I ever! I am/will be beta-ing for FOUR people today! 4! Holy crap!


crimsonquills's beta is half done. Initial beta is complete, she's in revising stages. I still don't know for sure what the results of this will be, as it was my 'test beta'. Sort of an audition to see if she and I can work well together as author and beta. So far, I'm thinking the verdict is still up in the air. She seemed pleased by my style, but my comments have led her to rewriting over the half the fic, and that never leaves a good impression. ::shrugs philosophically:: All I can do is wait and see.

One of the other beta jobs for me today was editing my Mother-the-Priest's Sunday Sermon for tomorrow. Normally, I find such a task somewhat excruciating (given my athiest tendencies), but today it wasn't so bad. The sermon of choice was all about a Fruit on the Vine metaphor, which she used to great affect. It should go down well in church tomorrow.

Tonight and tomorrow (and maybe Monday, too) will be spent on shade_shifter's new fic. It's a crossover, long, and schizophrenic -- which is always fun to beta, but a bitch to keep track of -- so it'll take a while to do properly. Although, Shifty? If you want to post the snippet separately, "Corollary" is perfect as is. No beta needed, you can send it out the world whenever you'd like. It's good to go.

Lastly is something of my own, but I'm not gonna tell you what it is. I don't even know if I'll post it anyway, but all this beta-ing for others has spurred me to see if I can't clean it up a bit. And it's true enough I haven't written anything in so long most of you have forgotten me completely, so... There is, of course, no deadline on this particular beta job. I can, and will, take my fine sweet time with it. ;P

So you see? I'm totally the Beta-Reader of Death today. Hence the pathetic attempt at iconage. :D

Oh, and reoune? I know I promised you an email, but would mind waiting until tomorrow? I'm on a roll right now and don't want to throw myself off track. Thanks!

Comments

[dknightshade.livejournal.com]

And it's true enough I haven't written anything in so long most of you have forgotten me completely,

Not at all. Hooray for you having something written!!

[moonbeamsfanfic.livejournal.com]

Heh... so I guess I shouldn't tell you it's actually a fic I originally wrote last year (though never posted) and not anything new at all, huh? ;)

[reoune.livejournal.com]

LOL I know what you mean by being on a roll. NP on the waiting :)

[moonbeamsfanfic.livejournal.com]

Thanks! ::hugs::

[stormr-d.livejournal.com]

~points at the icon~ That...is the best icon ever XD

It may just beat my old icon! 'Don't worry your as SANE as I am..."

Storm
~which if that was the case-she has no sanity so...~

[moonbeamsfanfic.livejournal.com]

Sanity if over-rated. ;)

[stormr-d.livejournal.com]

Durn straight it is! XD

"Your insane."

Me: Just enough to be intersting ;P

XD

Storm
(~so yep has lost it XD~)

[shade-shifter.livejournal.com]

Ooh, fic by Moonbeam. Yay! for the awesomeness.

Also, take your time with betaing, I know the schizophrenic-ness can be a pain (which is why I leave it to you, heh). I'm supposed to be working on OA, but it's always a pain getting back into a half written fic when you haven't even looked at it in months.

I'll go post Corollory now as an excuse not to work on OA.

[moonbeamsfanfic.livejournal.com]

My training seminar for tomorrow was cancelled, so i'll have all day to devote to your fic.

And you know what, Shifty? The schizophrenic-ness may be a bitch to deal with, but I find it terribly amusing as well. I have a blast betaing for multiple personalites, so frankly I love it when you give me the opportunity! :P

Keep this up, and I may just christen you the Queen of Schizoid Crossovers! XD

[shade-shifter.livejournal.com]

Woohoo! I don't have any papers due until next week, so the majority of this week is being devoted to catching up on my writing.

And don't tempt me, lol. I'm now trying to think up how many other schizo characters I can mess with. Damn, I need to do some serious work. I must be christened Queen Shifty of the Schizoid Crossovers, if it's the last thing I do!

::cough, cough:: Er... yeah...

[redwolf]

You are totally the beta reader of death. There should be a scythe that goes with that title somewhere, no doubt someone in the Lair has borrowed it to smite their enemies of pick their teeth.

[moonbeamsfanfic.livejournal.com]

Scythe added. To the best of my MSPaint-limited abilites. :P