wherein Liz conditionally defeats her remix and asks for beta-readers

[edenfalling]

Ha! Finished the long version of my remix, did some preliminary edits, posted the beta draft, and sent it off for beta-reading.

...I am so sorry I am making my little sister read porn. I mean, I know she is a grown woman. I'm sure she's read plenty of erotica and porn on her own time. But we've never really talked about that sort of thing, not to mention this is porn that I wrote, which is therefore completely different. I told her all I really need edited is the thematic stuff and she does not have to comment on the hotness (or lack thereof) of the porn. We shall see if she takes that convenient escape clause.

*twitches in reflexive embarrassment*

Um. On that note, is anybody else willing to look over some porn-plus-themes for me? It's not in one of my big fandoms, but I have written in it before, and it has a broad base for culturally osmotic familiarity. (In other words, I'm sure you've heard of it and know a few details even if you've never had direct contact with the canon.) And anyway the basic thrust (ha, whoops) should be clear even without specific fandom familiarity.

Also, I could use feedback on the porn. *wry*

It's over 3,000 words and under 10,000, and I will tell you any further details if you are interested and give me an email address at which to contact you.

Comments

[rthstewart.livejournal.com]

I did notice btw that you do have a story written for you now!! Huzzah! Isn't the posting tonight?

[edenfalling]

Yes, stories go live at midnight EDT. *anticipates*

[rthstewart.livejournal.com]

nothing posted for me yet. Sigh. I'll feel badly if they have to delay because even the pinch hitter can't do anything with my work. I've not done enough exchanges but this does feel a little personal. Would I really have been THAT difficult to remix? I've got a lot of shorter work. I even posted a bunch of the 3SFs to make it easier.

[edenfalling]

It's never a good feeling to be one of the last waiting for a gift. :-( I doubt it's anything personal, though. Sometimes life just happens to people, and posting at the last minute is a long and... um... semi-honorable fic exchange tradition. *wry*

[edenfalling]

The gifts are also a little weird this year, because of the way Remix Madness was set up. I mean, if I find my "prompt" on the challenge page, I can see that somebody has written something for me... but it doesn't show up on my gift page at all. (I know this because the Madness fic was posted over a day before my official remix. Life is weird like that sometimes.) When you hit the "fulfill" button from a prompt claim, it doesn't autofill the "this is a gift for" field the way an exchange assignment would, and apparently not everyone remembered to fill it in manually.