Writing partner/beta reader/editor (a la continuity/believability)/confidant?

[xguhx.livejournal.com]

Okay, so I'm on my hundred billionth "first draft" (mostly false starts and do-overs and a little bit of "taking out the trash" haha). Just now I brainstormed about 20 characters.

Going to try to flesh them out tomorrow.

And then...

?

I need help keeping it all straight. But I AM thinking that if I can flesh out my characters each, they can each tell me a thing or two about how they connect to another one or more characters, and I'll hopefully be able to build on my story that way.

I still need a lot of assistance, though. This is exactly as lonely a sport as everyone would have me believe, but that's why I feel it's that much more necessary to have one or two people helping to keep me in check along the way!

Is anyone willing to help a dude like me with my story a little bit?

Comments

[frost-solcom.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on all the work! ^_^ I'd be happy to do this! I've done it in the past, and it's kind of fun.

But, I'm curious, what kind of personality are you hoping for? Maybe it's just my personal issue of always feeling like a consolation prize, but I'd hate for you to realise you wanted something different too late!

Also, for anyone else who might be interested in responding, maybe you might want to add something on the story, the potential warnings or the age-range, for example, so people know what they're in for? If there's incest or graphic descriptions of mastication or some such, it might put some people off.

Hope you find the perfect person!

[badkitten09.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'd be interested, but maybe some more details would be useful. Anyway, here's my beta account: http://community.livejournal.com/originalbeta/17966.html
I do a lot of character-development of my own, so I'd be happy to help.

[dreamerdaily.livejournal.com]

I'd love to help, though this would be a learning experience for the both of us. :) Let me know if there's anything you still need assistance with!