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For all of you wonderful authors who would like a beta as you write your next fic, here’s a current list of people in the 1D fandom willing to help! If you’d like to be added to (or removed from) this list, please message me!

Current as of January 2, 2020

*Most recent volunteers added at the end of the list

@louislouisohbaby Hiya! I’d love to be a beta for fic writers. My name is MJ, I’m a native US English speaker. I’m a trained historian and philosopher so grammar is my life. I would have to really get to know someone before daring to suggest plot points or pacing bc I’m kinda not the boldest person. But if they ask me outright, I can do it. I’d love to work with someone doing shorter pieces simply because I’m disabled and don’t want someone’s 100k baby resting on my unsteady shoulders and have them feel let down if I’m not able to work on a certain day or with a really tight turn around. I’m great at titles. I make playlists if they need inspiration to write. I’ve written a little of my own Larry fic but I’m a better editor than fiction writer, for certain. I don’t do anything with eating disorders or mpreg, but nothing else really bothers me. I’d also be open to betaing other pairings in the band. So, yeah. That’s me! Let me know if you have any questions. 😃

@astraeasfault Hi! I’m interested in being a beta for the 1D beta list. I am a native English speaker from the US (specifically Pennsylvania). I can’t britpick but I can help with plot, pacing, brainstorming, etc. I have beta’d before in other fandoms. I am pretty new to the fandom so I would not be the best person for fact checking on irl events.

@pinkcords I’m a native english speaker from the states (Massachusetts, specifically). I majored in communcation and also write myself, so I’m happy to help with grammar and typos as well as anything else literary - pacing, plot, etc. super friendly and always willing to help out! ☺️

@justthegirljada I’m interested in being a beta! I’ve done it for years now for multiple authors. I’m a native English speaker, live in the United States. can’t Brit pick. can totally help with grammar, brainstorming, plots, characters, etc. will help as much as I can with anything! Google docs is my best friend. :) thanks!

@greatpemberly I am an avid fic reader and would love to be a beta. I am a native English speaker from the US . I am pretty open - happy to just help with grammar / proofread or bounce ideas around. I am open to different work styles. As for things I would like to not work on would be rape, major character death or underage. I know you didn’t ask for age but thought I would mention I am 30+.

@oopsandhiforever I am a native English speaker from the US. Sadly I cannot britpick but I love helping people develop their fics. I would love to be someone for them to use to bounce ideas off of and develop the plot. I’m pretty good at catching typos and grammar, but I wouldn’t say my grammar is top notch… It’s passable… Any interested fic authors can reach out to me on tumblr. (Also anyone writing kid fics or royalty is my favorite!!)

@sariedee I have done a little light beta work, I wouldn’t mind helping people out. American, native English speaker.

@tristarscoop I’m a journalist by trade, so I’m very good with the writing and grammar bits, but I also love to work on plot and pacing and continuity stuff. I’m American and a native speaker.

@louisdeservestheworld-28 Hi, I’m Abbey! I’m 19, I’m from Australia and I’m a native English speaker. I’m more interested in helping with plot development and pacing of fics but I’m happy to edit things like grammar mistakes and typos as well.

@lone-midnight-dreamer I’m from India but I’m fluent in English and I can help with typos, grammar or even brainstorming for ideas.

@bitter-leaf I’m best at providing plot structure and pacing comments but can do grammar/spelling/ readability with no issues either. I’ma new writer but a native English speaker. I should mention I cannot Britpick although can un-Americanise if that makes sense. Australian English but obviously know American spellings too.

@sashinalash I’m Australian (native English speaker), older, and have lived in the UK for a long time. I can definitely help you with technical editing (grammar, consistency, Britpicking, proofreading), and am also keen to work with non-native English speakers on these elements and overall polishing of your work. 

I’m also keen to do more general beta work at any stage of the fic writing process, but short fics (<30k only) for this please. 

@tommosgun I’m only useful as a britpicker!! Yorkshire born and raised I’m happy to help with general britpicking but also making Louis sound more authentic.

@larrythedreamteam I am from Singapore, where English is the official language. We follow the British education system, and I spent a few years in London, so I can britpick to a certain extent. I inherently focus more on grammar and spelling, but can help out with anything else if needed/necessary. I am also open to any genre/tropes. :)

@itsmutual I’m not a native English speaker, but it’s my second language, and I graduated from an English-taught university. I’ve got a degree in literature and linguistics. I used to write fanfiction back in the day, but now I just read it, and focus my writing on personal projects. I can’t britpick, but I’ll happily help with plot, pacing, character development, brainstorming, and whatever else you need. I can help with grammar and typos as well. I love AUs, and I get overly excited about them.

@ponymom-stuff I live in the US but grew up in the UK, so I can britpick. Grammar, continuity, plot assistance and I also do mood boards (did two for the most recent Big Bang). I should mention that I am over 30, because it has been an issue before. Happy to help.

@imbellarosa Hello :)! I’m a native US English (and LATAM Spanish) speaker, who is also proficient in French. I’m very good at research, characterization, and plotting, and I love talking through ideas! I’m down to work with almost anything except Mpreg and unhappy ending fics, which is a personal preference. I’ve been an author’s regular beta before, and adored being part of a writing team.

@grape-nuts-vs-kelloggs Hello! I’m Maria and I’m interested in being beta reader! I’m Afro-Mexican and I’m fluent in both English and Spanish. I can mainly help out with spelling, grammar, moving the plot along, and fact-checking. I’m also very honest and I do my best to give good constructive criticism. I’m open to editing fan fiction based off of any pairing in the band (or even for a different fandom). I don’t do A/B/O, mpreg, incest (yes, step-siblings and adopted/foster siblings very much count), or sexually explicit fics. I can handle sensitive subjects pertaining to race, gender, sexuality, abuse, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, familial issues, eating disorders, and mental illness. I’m also willing to input things from personal experience as well. I’ve worked with other authors before and I’m always excited to meet and help new people! Please, always feel free to message me if you have any questions and, hopefully, we’ll get to work with each other soon! Thank you! :)

@behindmeday I am a native English speaker, and have excellent grammar! I don’t have a whole lot of experience writing, but a ton of experience reading fics. I am an excellent researcher and can help with plot, pacing, etc.

@blissfullycamren02 I’ve been a beta for almost 2 years I’m a native English speaker from the us I’m 18 and I’m more into the correcting grammar and stuff like that I will read pretty much anything except for major character death no happy ending and rape non con/dubious con I only know how to use google docs and my favorite to read is A/B/O Canon soulmates and mpreg

@destieliscanonnow Hi everyone! I’m 20 years old and I’m a university student in Turkey. I’m not a native speaker but I study in an English-taught university so basically, English is my whole life. I can always correct grammar mistakes and typos. I study in sciences so I’m always down for research or fact checking. I also love creating Spotify lists per fic, per episode whatever you want! I read really fast so be sure that word count won’t be a problem. I have a good knowledge of Eastern culture and traditions so I can always help with that. My favourite part of this experience is the communication between the beta and author so I am always open for just talking and brainstorming.

this post was the catalyst for this comic, and i was also thinking of a desi song lyric (tere dil ke sheher mein ghar mera ho gaya / in the city of your heart, my home is made) and just... hmmm.... leaving your mark.... making a house into a home..... when the marks a child inevitably leaves behind (messes, scribbles, and in this case stickers) eventually fade away as they grow older and you're left with the memories stored in what hasn't been erased....

WRONG QUESTION!

Stewart explained the pair’s dressage plan.

“Snoop called me and said he knows I know horses, and he’s a little fearful of horses,” the businesswoman, philanthropist and octogenarian Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover model told NBC on Friday.

“I’m still scared of horses,” Snoop said.

“Have you ever ridden a horse?” Stewart asked.

“No,” said Snoop. “I’m scared.”

He got to meet the horses!!

He even got to feed them carrots like he wanted to, even though he seems to be nervous! Such courage and valor! /Gen!

so, i’ll go. and i’ll stay. and we’ll be okay.

And he’s clinging to my hand like it’s a life preserver and I’m being me and talking about nonsense like Grimace from the McDonalds commercials and how R2D2 is always ready to throw hands, and whatever, and the artist keeps glancing over at me and I’m like do your tattoo bro I’ve got my buddy handled

But then I realize he’s like, looking over because he can’t tell if he’s seeing something or not, and I glance down and I see my rainbow scalemail bracelet, and how I’m talking to my buddy all fondly and I’m like stroking his arm like he’s a wounded animal, and right as it clicks in my head the tattoo artist asks in his most nonchalant voice possible, like intentionally bland, I’m just talking about the weather haha what do you mean voice:

“So, are you guys close?”

And my gay ass is over to the side internally screaming because yeah, I am gay, but like this is just me being a good bro and my buddy is COMPLETELY OBLVIOUS TO WHAT IS HAPPENING BECAUSE HE’S A GARBAGE STRAIGHT PERSON AND HE SAYS

“Yeah of course, that’s why I asked him to come”

SO NOW THE TATTOO ARTIST THINKS HE’S RIGHT AND HE HAS A GAY COUPLE GETTING A TATTOO AND MY BUDDY HAS NO IDEA AND I’M AWKWARDLY SITTING HERE LIKE SHOULD I STOP HOLDING HIS HAND??? SHOULD I CORRECT THIS TATTOO ARTIST??? SHOULD I LET MY BUDDY KNOW??? MY GAY ASS DOESN’T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE BEING INCORRECTLY ACCUSED OF BEING GAY, WHAT DO YOU DO

So that tattoo artist is like “Cool man, that’s great. Good for you.”

So then my buddy is like can I get some water, and the guy comes back with one bottle of water and my buddy takes a drink and then hands it to me, and I’m like obviously he has to lay down and needs me to hold his water so I just hold it in my hand, but turns out he was offering me water, so he turns to me and is like Colton, drink some water, and I take a drink and my garbage lizard brain is like “You’re drink sharing in front of the tattoo artist, now he KNOWS he’s right”

So we’re talking about tattoos with the artist and I mention that I’m getting a tattoo in September and my buddy is like “Yeah I’m gonna go and hold HIS hand for that one haha” and the tattoo artist FUCKING SAYS “I mean, I should hope so”

I MEAN, I SHOULD HOPE SO

I MEAN, I SHOULD HOPE SO

It's like I had one job... I had one job... And I screwed it up. I blew it. And for that, I'm sorry. I guess that's what I do. I let down the people I love.

Posting anything positive about the president here will get you called a capitalist bootlicker.

What do we expect to happen?

Anger sells better. Anger feels better, it feels righteous.

I just wish it weren’t so damn frustrating, feeling like you’re screaming into the void constantly, fighting against apathy.

CMS just announced that the government will start taking high-cost drugs that were developed with taxpayer dollars and start pulling patents to force competition and low cost generics. That’s fucking momentous.

I saw 1 news article on it. I wouldn’t have known it happened if I didn’t read the news every day. This should have caused the kind of celebration that erupted when companies started announcing $35 insulin caps. Why didn’t it?

They didn't. It was hardly mentioned. Not a blip.

Same exact thing when it came to net neutrality!! It was DEVASTATING when it was killed. People died in wildfires because Internet providers throttled data of firefighters. Xfinity actually stole identities in order to make it happen.

changed the Medicare enrollment periods for elderly and disabled individuals, so that they don’t have to literally enroll in the designated period for enrollment and then STILL WAIT for 2, 3, 4, 5, or even SIX months for their healthcare to start

along the Medicare line, they have added special enrollments for: people who just got released from jail, who lost their low-income healthcare through Medicaid, had a medical emergency or natural disaster that made them miss enrollment, didn’t enroll because they were lied to by their employers, etc

they CAPPED THE COST OF INSULIN to $35/MONTH FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES!!!!! and they are working to get it capped to that for all Americans!!! (but of course, Republicans are fighting it)

Biden pardoned all prior federal offenses for simple possession of marijuana and started the review process to get weed rescheduled federally

provided hundreds of billions nationally in funding for the repair of roads/bridges/highways, expanding high-speed internet access, improving public transportation, adding electric vehicle charging, adding clean energy sources, removing pollution still leaking into communities from industrial manufacturing from DECADES ago, and REMOVAL OF LEAD PIPES not just on state land but on TRIBAL land and TERRITORIES!

cracked down on the (frankly, abusive) overdraft fees from banks - to the point that many banks have removed the fees outright rather than deal with an investigation from the federal government over them - and the last minute surprise fees from hotels/concert venues/etc.

They are working to change Social Security taxation so that those making above $400,000/yr actually have to fucking CONTRIBUTE - because, if you didn’t know, currently Social Security taxes cap out at $160,000. Yes, meaning that those who are MOST ABLE TO AFFORD paying more taxes, and who would contribute MORE in taxes, are paying pennies (if anything).

Also, to increase the minimum SSA benefit from just a cut-and-dry figure that has to be manually increased (and is therefore subject to NOT getting increased), to a scaling percentage of 125% above the poverty line

Also, also, to increase benefits for surviving spouses who abruptly lose 50%+ of their income when a spouse dies, then are shit out of luck for paying for homes/vehicles/etc

Not only that but:

as many people who were vocally against it, they also made covid vaccines widely available and FREE for everyone during the pandemic

provided massive student loan debt relief

ENACTED A MINIMUM 15% CORPORATE TAX on large companies, who otherwise tend to skirt taxes with legally-gray methods

Rejoined the Paris Agreement - literally can’t believe I even have to say that

are providing relief to veterans exposed to burn pits

reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act and added protections for LGBTQ+ individuals and non-women victims, changed it so it now allows tribes to now hold non-native aggressors liable under tribal justice systems, and improved long and short term housing for victims (as well as increased emergency housing access)

I’m not going to say I agree with every action taken under the Biden-Harris admin (lol, looking at you specifically, IRS), but.  These things change people’s lives. Not just a little - they are the difference between literally dying a slow death from lack of medication and living happily.  Between getting heart surgery and NOT getting heart surgery, because you don’t have health insurance, because you just got out of prison for having one (1) molecule of weed stuck to your sleeve during a traffic stop. Election season is already starting, so if you have to remember one thing, remember this:

Adding to this list, the Biden-Harris administration has also:

Changed the Extra Help with Medicare Prescription Drug program, so that EVERYONE on Medicare who is under 150% of the federal poverty level can qualify for zero monthly premiums, zero deductibles, and capped prescription costs at $4.50 generic/$11.40 name-brand.

Provided $3.5 million in grants to expand internet coverage on and to tribal lands.

And $728 million to provide clean, sustainable drinking water to rural and tribal communities and support water and river conservation in the Colorado river basin.

Provided funding for the expansion of Medicaid, meaning that now 40 states offer a year’s worth of health coverage after birth, so postpartum complications can be, y'know… treated without putting you into massive medical debt.

Demanded an additional year of coverage for children’s healthcare under CHIP, via the CAA of 2023, with a hopeful continuation even further under section 1115.

Invested $265 million across 16 states for natural disaster preparation and recovery, including streambank stabilization, flood prevention and watershed restoration projects.

And honestly, this administration has done so much more that I don’t have time to list - with wide-ranging effects that won’t be fully felt for another few years, but are MONUMENTAL for our country, our healthcare, our environment, our jobs, and our futures.

Please don’t allow shills and bots to convince you that voting doesn’t matter or that your vote is inconsequential.