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[Closed] Looking for beta readers for trans gay novella!

A topic by noogie created 84 days ago Views: 197 Replies: 6
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Hi! I'm shai/noogie (he/they)! I'm looking for beta reader(s) for my novelette project I'm planning on doing for this jam. Here's the jist of the project:

The main characters are Hans (transmasc nb, they/them) and their partners, Jakey (questioning cis man, he/him) and Daesung/Dougie (cis man, he/him)! They're all retired hockey players in their late 30s/early 40s and adjusting to "being normal again" after leaving the sport.

  • Short story/novelette (around 15k words), free/PWYW*, 18+ only, a few explicit scenes but mostly focused on romance and relationship
    • *You'll get a cut of the earnings if I make anything off of PWYW. We can negotiate this.
  • "Plot": they to go skinny dipping and fool around while camping somewhere in late summer northern California. There's bickering and teasing, as any old throuple would
    • I'll have the outline and WIP available for you to look at as I'm working on it!
    • Will be on Google Docs
  • Timeline: I'll be chipping away at this slowly between other work, but I'll lock in the outline and main scenes by the end of March.

Please keep in mind this will be unpaid, as I'm a postgrad student with not a lot of spending money. I'll be very appreciative of you, though, and can pay you in art if you'd like (I specialize in portraits and character designs). You can check out my art at https://shai.pink/ or https://vgen.co/shai

If you'd like a sample of my writing, check out sleepover (2024) which was also a jam project!

Comment below, shoot an email to noogie@shai.pink, or send a Discord DM to noogies if you're interested in working with me! thanks for reading :)


EDIT: Closed now! Thank you for the interest, I'll be sending out drafts to those who reached out soon.

Jam Host

Hi! I'd be happy to beta if you're still looking for someone

Hi!! So sorry for the late reply (been sick all week), but yes I’m definitely still looking for beta! How do you prefer to communicate?

hi ive just sent you a request on discord by hmr0, wondering if youre still looking? 

Howdy! If you're still looking for a beta reader, I am open to helping out. I have some experience as an amateur editor, and could give specific feedback if needed. For example, you could leave a note like "Hey, I had a rough day today and need some cheer editing please" and I could highlight the stuff in your story that you're doing awesome and need more of.

Hi! I've got two beta readers already, but I'm always happy to get more eyes on it! Please dm me @ noogies on Discord if you're still interested, I'll hopefully have a draft ready in a week or so.

Sent a friend request so that we can DM