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Organizations this auction benefits: Disability Law United *, Environmental Integrity Project, Freedom to Read Foundation *, Global Project Against Hate and Extremism *, Never Again Action, News Literacy Project * (See full list. * denotes an organization that accepts international donations.)

Type of fanwork: Fan labor
Subtype(s): Betaing, Specialist expertise
Fandom(s): Merlin; Biggles Series — W. E. Johns
Highest rating: E
Minimum Bid: $5
Audience: 18+ only
Length/scope: 500 words per $1 bid.

Fanwork Details:
As a beta, I'm open to helping with anything from SPaG to story flow, characterisation, world-building, consistency and plot. In addition, I'm offering to cheerlead or alpha read as required, and have some (slightly rusty) skills in Latin and Old English if you need help to translate short pieces for spells or other purposes.

Relevant experience/background:
I've been a writing tutor for 10 years and am accustomed to working with ESOL students. I am a native English speaker and have also studied Latin and Old English at university level.

Additional notes about labor offered:
I'm usually a pretty quick reader, but turnaround time will depend on how busy I am and the length of the fic(s) involved, so please discuss it with me first if you have a specific deadline in mind, or if your fic is unfinished and you're not sure about the total word count.

My preference is to work in Google Docs, but I can probably accommodate most file types except for pdf. You're welcome to ask me to beta a whole fic, a specific chapter or chapters of a fic, or to break up the word count across multiple short fics, within reason (I can't cope with a hundred 100-word drabbles, but a couple of 2.5k one-shots is fine!). In general, my preference is for finished or nearly-finished drafts over WIPs, as I'm better able to get a feel for the flow of the story when I read it all at once.

Characters/pairings of interest:
MERLIN: Only interested in Merthur (Merlin/Arthur) as the primary ship or endgame, though romance need not be the main focus of the story. Any secondary/side ships are fine.

BIGGLES: Anything goes!

Subjects/theme/tropes of interest:
Particular favourites include mistaken for dead, hurt/comfort, angst with a happy ending, time travel fics, historical/period AUs, fantasy/supernatural AUs, crossovers and fusions.

Unwilling to address:
MERLIN: Prefer not to beta gen fic or established relationship fic.

BIGGLES: Prefer not to beta Algy/Ginger fics.

GENERAL: Will not beta character bashing, hurt/no comfort, pregnancy or kid fic, fics involving terminal illness, permanent major character death (temporary is fine), underage sex, incest, non-con or sexual violence, child abuse, gore/body horror, bestiality, anything related to cruelty to animals or animal death.

Please discuss before bidding if your fic contains dub-con or unequal power dynamics, graphic violence (beyond canon-typical levels), infidelity, BDSM or other kinks, dystopian/apocalyptic settings (including pandemic fic), or has an unhappy ending.

Other notes:
I'm happy to tailor my level of feedback to your preferences—in general, I tend to leave reaction emojis/comments in addition to editing, but if you'd prefer I stick to just suggestions, that's fine too. Likewise, if there's an element you particularly want feedback on (either exclusively or in addition to everything else), or you'd like me to explain (or stop explaining) my suggestions in more detail, just let me know. Ultimately, it's your story; my job is to help you polish it as best I can while preserving your personal voice and style, so you're welcome to reject/ignore my comments as you choose.

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