Being a Better Beta panel write up

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Thanks to everyone who attended. As always, if there are things I missed in the write up, feel free to drop them in the comments. Also, don't forget to (if you want to) rec a thing (or two or three) you've beta'd! Fic, vids, podfic... any and all!

Comments

[runpunkrun]

Let's be real, this fic hardly needed my beta, but I'm happy to be associated with it as if I had any part in its magnificence:

Operation Luxembourg (4847 words) by kormantic
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Macdonald Hall - Gordon Korman
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Boots O'Neal/Bruno Walton
Characters: Boots O'Neal, Bruno Walton, Cathy Burton, Diane Grant
Additional Tags: Fake/Pretend Relationship, ridiculous plans, Futurefic, Scheming, needless disparagement of Luxembourg, maybe there are FEELINGS
Summary:
Bruno inadvertently insults the dukes of the Luxembourg music scene, Cathy is a menace, and Boots blames Beyoncé.

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LOOK, I FOUND ONE SINGLE SOLITARY MISSING ARTICLE AND MADE A VAGUE SUGGESTION ABOUT A SENTENCE.

One Thousand and One (1941 words) by LithiumDoll
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Snowpiercer (2013)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Namgung Yona, Tim (Snowpiercer), Namgung Minsu, Edgar (Snowpiercer), Gilliam (Snowpiercer), Curtis Everett, Grey (Snowpiercer), Mason (Snowpiercer)
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Gen Work
Summary:
They worship their ancestors with every frostbitten breath they take; they are dutiful children, in the end.

[raveninthewind]

Nine-Ball Kiss (22143 words) by sperrywink
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Numb3rs
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Ian Edgerton/Colby Granger
Characters: Ian Edgerton, Colby Granger, Don Eppes
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Post-Series, First Time, Loners in love, workaholics, Blow Jobs, Anal Sex, Slow Burn, Chess, Pool & Billiards, Camping, Snipers, Fluff, Canon-Typical Violence, Flashpoint Shoutout, Present Tense, Minor Original Character(s)
Summary:
Ian rethinks his life's path, but fuck you, Colby, it isn't a midlife crisis.
Beta's Notes:
Loved this pairing (although I didn't before) at the end. The author made me believe in the emotional trajectory, and there was absolutely no manufactured drama/emotional porn, just two mature guys in love working things out despite both having complex histories. Also, their pool dating tickled my fancy, and I would love to have more in this universe.

*Beta disclaimer: All I did was tweak commas. So consider me impartial enough to go read this now. :D