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[jmtorres]

Can't. Stop. Poking. Fic.

I want to post it now! I want to hear back from a beta now! Oh my god. It's been like, six hours. I am not capable of patience when there's comment-whoring to be done. This is why I don't usually get stuff beta'd! I jones for comments and I'm like IT'S GOOD ENOUGH, WHO NEEDS BETAS ANYWAY, until, you know, the next time, when I grab like five betas to give me feedback while I'm writing to soothe the addiction.

But I think this story actually needed beta, there were parts we had to beat with a heavy rubber mallet, and I want the reassurance that I've sanded the rough edges off, because if I'm going to unexpectedly write nine thousand word stories, I feel like there's some standard to be met. I don't know what it is, other than grammar that doesn't make people spork their eyes out, but yes, I have ill-defined writing work ethic and a desire for quality control.

*twitches* MAYBE I WILL TAKE A NAP AND AFTER THAT SOMEONE WILL BE ONLINE WHO I CAN SHOW THIS STORY TO.

ETA: aris_tgd linked me to this sinfest which encapsulates my antsiness rather well.

Comments

[dragonfly]

Am I the beta you're waiting on?! Because I don't have it! ::wants::

[jmtorres]

No, I am waiting for skud to assure me it's been beaten into shipshape before I try it on you! I finished writing at four in the morning, I have some minor concerns about my sanity at the time, and skud helped me break up the infodump into slightly smaller chunks, so I have great respect for her.

ps I have a beta filter on dw; I toss things up as entries so I can see the formatting. When I do show it to you do you want it that way, or email with the raw entry-level html?

[jmtorres]

And I have sent it to you. *bows*

[grey_bard]

It is a fine, fine story, and while I'm sure your control freak brain could find something to tweak, I think it could be released into the wild as is.

[jmtorres]

I am on last stage of beta. Reportedly there's a typo in there somewhere but she didn't tell me where. And I asked if the exposition breakdown works.