To the Authors

[Lugh]

There are two ways to find an Editor and/or Beta here at GayAuthors.org.

One thing I would like to remind everyone before you start:

By entering a working relationship with another member you agree not to divulge any personal information about anyone you are working with as an author / beta reader / editor as explained in the rules and this agreement is binding even if you choose leave the relationship.



Option 1:
Post an ad.
Due to the sheer number of posts this forum receives the following policy has been adapted:

• Posts will now have formatting similar to a personal ad with authors advertising their story.
• Threads that do not follow this format will be deleted without notice.
• Ads will run for one month then be moved to the archive.
• If a match is made, PM Cia or Lugh, so the thread can be closed.

In the TOPIC TITLE put the following information:
ISO: Editor (Beta/Editor & Beta) – Genre (choose ONE) – Length of fiction (word count if you have it) (long/short/novel/novella/poetry etc if you do not) Commitment (One Time/Long Term) – Urgency (if you MUST have this done by a particular date / for a specific event such as the anthology or to meet a posting schedule)

TAGS: ISO: BETA, ISO: Editor (seperated by commas) helps people look you up if they are tag searching.


In the BODY, put the following information:

• When do you want it by? What are your turn around expectations? (if this isn’t above)
• Have you worked with an Editor / Beta before?
• What do you need? Such as… Do you need line edits? Plot help? Someone to read your story and tell you what is wrong?
• What do you expect? Such as… Someone to fix your spelling, grammar? General advice? Someone to tell you how to write your story? Someone to write your story?
• How much do you have done? Where are you in the writing process?
• What software do you / can you use?
• Do you prefer comments or inline edits or do you not have a preference?
• And finally – a snippet of your story (except for poetry – put style) of at least 200 words but not more than 500 words.

 

Option 2:

*Sept. 2015: Currently the Beta/Editor program is not active due to lack of volunteers​*