#i would offer to beta for folks but i dont even skim my own fics tbh

[quillsareswords]

Alt: choose one follower you see in your notes a lot and ask if them

Def right about the koala thing tho. Latched on and started randomly screaming compliments from my shin for three days while I went about my business until one day they stood up like a person, cleared their throat, and said hello. As if the previous three days were a hallucination.

Take notes from Red if you wanna make friends online ig

how do you find beta readers for fics?

Ahh, you mean friends I force my hyperfixations on.

A lot of it boils down to reaching out and hoping something sticks. I used to be in a discord with a bunch of other popular batfam writers and there were so many channels purely so we could get our fics proofread. We'd all be each others' proofreaders, some would put untintelligable thoughts, screaming, and motivation, while others (me lmao) would offer advice and grammar.

I left that discord like, a hot minute ago, but I did miss that kind of collaboration. After I got comfortable writing for myself, I started reaching out to other content creators simply because like, why not?

Worst case scenario they're not interested or say no to talking. Best case? You get a cool online friend to bug all the time. People forget all content creators on here are just humans screaming about their hyper fixations to a crowd, sometimes they could enjoy a new friend.

How do you think I scored a friendship with @birdy-bat-writes?? I made a dumb joke in their tags and I blink and we're meeting up for coffee. @unmotivatedwrit3r?? They reached out to me about a fic they were writing and guess what, they can't get rid of me even if they tried. They've heard my voice, they're in too deep now. @quillsareswords????? honestly I spammed their page until they let me be their friend. I am like an annoying koala hugging their leg.

Are they soley my beta readers? Not at all, they're friends first, but they're also fanfic writers and if I talk about a fic I'm writing, most often they enjoy reading it. And I like reading their work too! But I wouldn't have gotten to meet any of them without someone starting that connection.

I've scrolled through my dash and see people asking to be beta readers. I can't speak for many content creators but whenever I have any of you guys enter my inbox or dms asking me to beta read something, I literally kick and scream and squeal like a child. I love that shit. I will always offer to beta read stuff and the idea that people find my writing good enough to want to listen to what I say?? Insane.

So yea, reach out to people, branch out. Find discords with other fic writers! Those are always a great way to find other content creators to bond with and most times those creators become friends.