Hello Friends! I am nearly finished with chapter 8! Yay!
This is just to say; I am in need of a Beta-reader!!
I'll be holding auditions, okay? So email me at: denisegvalencia(at symbol)yahoo(.)com ((just take out the Parenthesis)) or PM me on Multiply (sweetwhitechocolate is my username). Do not, I repeat, do NOT PM me on If you do, I'll disqualify you immediately. Follow the rules, my friend.
There are a few requirements though:
1. You must have impeccable grammar and spelling.
2. You must know when and how to place your punctuation marks.
3. You must be a reader of my story.
4. You must—when applying for this—give me your username, name, age, country, language spoken most often and email. That way I can email you the document.
5. You must be a food fanatic. Or at least enjoy food.
6. You must know your MS Word and how to use it.
7. You must have a wide vocabulary or know how to use your dictionary and thesaurus quite well (making sure they're updated). Or like me, I have them in my laptop.
8. You must be able to read and understand fast, so that all the necessary changes can be finished quickly.
Okay, this is going to happen:
I changed what you are going to do. Email me if you weren't emailed. I just changed it today, February 25, 2008.
Important Note: When you are my beta-reader, you will send me back the document and I shall read it over, comparing it with the original manuscript and then contemplate whether I should post your copy or mine, or a combination of the two. Secondly, you are to notify where you have corrected.
Finally and most importantly, I should be able to trust you. If I found out that you are leaking information or posting a story like mine or using my style of writing without my permission, I shall report you as a carbon copy. Are we clear on this?
I don't want anybody stealing my story.
I'm really excited for this!! I hope my future beta-reader is also a Filipino, but if you're not, that's fine. It would just be easier, more contact. But I won't treat you any different if you weren't a Filipino or living in the Philippines. I am not—in any way—racist.
I encourage you all to try! This will be so much fun :)) If the likely case that there are two 1st place winners, you both will be my Beta-readers :D Is that okay?
Oh, and I'm sorry if this seems too formal or so serious. I just hate bad grammar and I don't want my story to have bad grammar because of a bad Beta-reader. Thanks for pointing it out Sakuraangel1327.
Sakuraangel1327, it's just that my story prides itself with good grammar. That's how I get my reviews, aside from the plot. Realize that.
March 25, 2008
Okay Friends! I posted this quite some time ago and I just want to tell you all that I have my new beta team and please stop applying :D
But don't loose hope, maybe I'll need one more in the future :D
Chapter 8 will be up soon!
--Denise