Pengilly
Yep! Basically a beta reader will read a written work (in this case fanfiction) and offer feedback on what can be improved, ranging everywhere from plot to characterization. Though some betas may specialize in only one or two components that go into a good work.
This is a guide for beta reading for original fiction, but the same principles apply!
I recently posted a microfic featuring a cursed-sounding CW involving consensual cannibalism…you wouldn’t believe how much I got jumpscared by this title until I realized it was posted 2 months before I got a Mastodon account…
Thank you! I read the first two chapters on the return trip back, and it seems to be a pretty solid retelling, which even implements aspects of the original legend. I was also pleasantly surprised that it was narrated in first person. I will be sure to continue it now that I’m back, and express my appreciation for the author!
I just signed on, and the main thing I notice that’s on here but is lacking there is the exact count of upvotes and downvotes. I much prefer being able to see exactly how many upvotes and downvotes something has, so I don’t think I will use it as my main means of accessing this Lemmy, but I’ll keep on testing it to see where else it can be improved.
Thanks for the suggestion! I wanted to preview it first, so I’ve gotten a little bit past the part where Sonic meets Chip, and it looks nice! I can’t say I’m too familiar with Sonic the Werehog, since I’ve never played the game, but I find the concept cool. I like the art style, there’s a nice subplot with Team Dark, and Chip seems like such a sweet cinnamon roll 😌 And best of all—gloveless Sonic! (And I don’t even like seeing Sonic without his gloves—usually it triggers intense disgust in me, but I found the author’s rendering of his hands pretty tolerable, cute even.
There’s only one issue…I have a limited amount of mobile data, and I won’t be able to access any sort of wifi for most of the drive, so I won’t be able to read it in my browser without costing me. Do you know if there’s an option to download it on the site, since I can’t seem to find it? (I did a little research about downloading webcomics with unofficial software, however all of them seem to rely on .exe files, which means I can’t run it on my Chromebook or Android). If not that’s fine, I can always read it at home. And I did come across an older fic I read partially a few years ago that I might revisit if I can’t read this.
I lately got into a fandom for an older indie game, and I never expected it would have any fanworks, and if it did, I expected them to have been written years ago. But when I looked on AO3, there was just one fic, written a little over two weeks prior. The author was really grateful for my comment, responding with one twice as long as mine…something that’s never happened to me before! A few months later, someone else commented, and posted a fic of their own a few days afterwards. I really want to keep the momentum for this fandom going, and it’s finally given me the boost of motivation I needed to finish—and publish—my first fanfic. It’s not done yet, but I have about a thousand words written as of right now.
It’s cool to see another writer who’s also an artist on here :D And I admire your ability to draw things outside your interest, I’m trying to develop that discipline as well. I used to draw only “fun” things that were directly related to my fandom/area of interest, but I’ve since become interested in making fancomics. And in order to be really good at making them, you need to be able to draw lots of boring/difficult things, like buildings, cars, airplanes, etc.*
*Cars and airplanes are awesome, since a lot of my fandoms include them in fun contexts, but for whatever reason I feel immensely bored even thinking about drawing a house in perspective. Though I could probably make it fun with study/practice
It’s always cool to see someone with an pfp from a show you like. :) Especially if it’s an obscure character. The other day I was scrolling through a YouTube comments section, and someone with a Sonic pfp was talking to someone with a Shadow pfp, and pretended they were actually Sonic talking to them. I had a pfp from Sonic too, so I joined in on the fun! Sadly, they both changed their profile pics the next day. :'( Did this user ever reference Murder Drones?
My compliments to you and your brother’s girlfriend! It looks like it could be a backdrop for one of those stop motion films!