#ao3 editor

[urlocalbylershipper]

Hi, I'm looking for an editor/beta reader for my jeverus fic. I've not completed writing chapter one yet because I've been researching on how to write better. I'll release it chapter by chapter inconsistently since I'm quite scatterbrained. If you're busy that's okay. I don't expect you to edit it immediately or to reply to me immediately when I message the chapter to you.

Dni if you will use a¡ to edit it or put my story into an a¡, I worked very hard on it thank you very much.

[ctadiablotin]

HEY !! if anyone ever wants someone to beta read/edit/proofread their fanfic HMU!

my qualifications:

been reading fanfic SPECIFICALLY AO3 since mIDDLE SCHOOL lol. did so the classic wattpad to ao3 pipeline. read wattpad in like SIXTH GRADE.

did journalism in highschool/was a head editor at one point

TA-ed ap lang my senior year

to rlly toot my horn i also got a 5 on ap lit

regardless all that said if you ever want a fic edited/proofread i promise to basically only proofread for misspells/grammar that kinda stuff!! unless you want like LITERAL feedback as well but i'll only give that if you ASK. but i used to love editing/proofreading and tbh i'd love to do it for fics! i don't write but i LOVE reading and i want to give back to authors/writers more often cuz i consume a LOT of fanfiction lol .

(btw i'll edit anything cuz im just starting out haha. the fandoms/tags i have aren't like my restrictions they're just what i'm putting so ppl see this)

(if there's a different way to go about becoming a beta reader or proofreader plz let me know i don't want to step on anyone's toes or seem like cocky or anything lol)

[unwanted-editor]

Whilst reading yet another fanfic, I came across this line by the author:

“… her fire wasn’t the usual orange flame that we see- it was instead blue Fire still, just a bit cooler, a bit gentler.”

1st- The sentence would flow better/ be more grammatically correct if it was written “… her fire wasn’t the usual, orange flame that we normally see; it was instead blue fire- just a bit cooler, a bit gentler.” Still, though, even if the sentence was written this way, it would still be factually incorrect- which brings me to my second point.

2nd- Blue fire is hotter than orange fire.

This bugged me, so I scrolled down and looked to see if anyone had said anything in the comments section. Which, someone had:

Reader: “… Just an fyi, blue fire is actually hotter than orange/red fire. Of course if its magic then I guess ignore whatever rules you want.”

Author: “… Haha, seriously just thought that it sounded cool. But, that’s and interesting fact! Yupp, please assume it’s another one of those ‘magical’ reasons. Thank you!!”

(Please note that the reader was being nice and respectful about the criticism! I took it out, because there were potential spoilers/irrelevant stuff, but the reader began by complimenting the writing and expressing interest in what might happen in future chapters. This is exactly how you should go about giving constructive criticism!)

The reader was right, of course. Blue fire is actually hotter than even white fire! And the hottest fire is a white-blue flame.

“When all flame colors combine, the hottest flame color is white blue.”

“The color of the blue flame indicates that it is even hotter than white. Typically, blue flames can go up from 2,600 degrees Fahrenheit to 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit.”

However, there are actually two different ways to turn a fire a different color- temperature, which we’ve already discussed, and the fuel’s chemical composition.

So what chemicals can be used to turn a fire blue? Here is the list I have come up with: Copper Chloride, Copper Halide, Bismuth, Arsenic, Cesium, Germanium, Indium, Niobium, Phosphorus, Selenium, Lead, Tin, Tantalum, or Zinc.

As you can see, there’s actually quite a variety of chemicals that could be used to create blue fire (although the exact shade would need specific ones). However, I have no idea how the chemicals effect the fire temperature, because as one of my previous pictures stated, “… blue flame is typically fueled by natural gas, and natural gases tend to burn hotter than organic materials such as wood.”

“But Unwanted-Editor! None of that matters if it’s magic!” That is correct, my dear readers, magic is a handy little tool that we can use to ignore science and logic. And truly, I would be content with letting it be, if not for a line just a little bit after the one I read that initially got me into this rant:

“Blue fire was known to meld and carve”

Meld. Meld!

Now, the author isn’t incorrect to say that blue fire is used to meld, but melding (and I assume the author is referring to welding) is bending metal to your will. Logically, don’t you think that the fire would need to be at a higher-than-normal temperature in order to actually do that? Yes. Yes it does.

“Temperatures high enough to produce blue flames are unusual in campfires, which is why they are more often seen when metals are used, as in welding.”

Now, magic can excuse a lot, but I draw the line at having a low-temperature-blue-flame-that-can-also-be-used-for-melding/welding. It just doesn’t make any sense, especially since the magic of the world we’re in relies heavily on the balance of things. Please, if you’re going to make the dragon breathe blue fire, than at least do it right.

Anywho, if you look at one of my previous pictures, you can see that I was already on Chapter 16 when this all happened, so clearly the author wasn’t actually a terrible writer. In fact, I even finished the fic and started the Part 2 of the fic (unfinished) that the author had written before I made this post. So, Kudos to the author for still engaging me, even when my brain rebelled against certain things! Thanks for being brave enough to share a piece of your heart on a public platform, and best of luck on all future writing endeavors!

Sources:

How to Make Blue Fire

Learn how to make blue fire. Choose colorants that turn flames blue and fuels that either burn blue or don't mask the color.



What Are the Colors of a Fire & How Hot Are They?

Fire is typically thought of as being orange or red, but it can be other colors too. Types of flame color can come from the material that is

What Is The Hottest Color of Fire and How Hot Do They Get? - getfireproofed.com

What's the hottest color of fire? This article explains what are the colors of fire and what's the hottest among them!

[unwanted-editor]

So I was scrolling through AO3, when I noticed this tag for one of the fics:

“Soundproofing sucks in medieval castles”

Okay, let’s just think about this for a hot minute. Medieval castles had thick stone walls and thick wooden doors— essentially some of the best materials to use if you want to keep sound within a room. In other words, there’s no way soundproofing sucked in medieval castles. Logistically, this just doesn’t make any sense.

Now, the reason the author wanted bad soundproofing was because they wanted a character to overhear something they weren’t supposed to. There are a few ways the author could have gone about this, though, without creating holes in their own logic. For example, the door could have been cracked open— maybe the character was about to enter the room when they realized the person they were looking for was in the middle of a conversation, thus pausing and accidentally overhearing what was being talked about. Another way they could have done this, is have the characters be outside a closed room, and in a busy area. With how busy medieval castles can be, maybe they thought they wouldn’t be heard over the noisiness of everything going on around them. Or perhaps the characters could be inside of a room that doesn’t even have a door, or a place that doesn’t have stone walls— thus creating the illusion of privacy, without actually having it.

As you can see, there are ways to keep the plot, without compromising the science and history of the setting. Was the fic any good/worth reading? I have no idea, I didn’t actually read this one. I’m sure the author has a delightful writing style that engages their readers, or that they are developing their writing voice. Either way, kudos to the author for writing and publishing on a public platform, and best of luck for future writing endeavors. :)