hey yall so I'm opening up slots to do beta reading and editing/proofing work for the next couple of months while I try and get my shit sorted irl since money is extremely tight right now.
if anyone needs examples of my work, my AO3 is here. fees per project can be discussed via DMs.
if you're not a writer and you'd like to help me out anyway, my kofi is here. I'll save you the sob story but just to emphasise where I'm at, I've got less than $20 and 7 days until my partner's next paycheck.
AND HOW TO AVOID THE IMAGE URL APPEARING BELOW THE GIF. i know that for a lot of roleplayers, storing loads of gifs on computers or external hard drives just isn’t feasible. what i’ve seen a lot of since the switch over to beta, is (particularly legacy) roleplayers complaining about the fact that when copy and pasting gifs for threads, there is a new link that shows up beneath the image once the post has been made. this tutorial explains how you can avoid saving your gifs, and not have the image url on your gifs in your new threads.
before you even start copy and pasting gifs, as a gif maker it is my duty to remind you to check the rules of the maker, that you can use the gifs that way and for the themes the thread contains! gif makers spend hours upon hours producing their content, so please be polite and adhere to their rules. thank you!
in legacy editor, users were able to copy and paste gifs via the image url without much issue. when following that same process using the beta editor (which is now widely being rolled out), the following happens:
for some reason, we end up with the url sitting below the image of the gif, and it just kind of takes away from the thread. i for one find it distracting, and also doesn’t look particularly great to me. while this is only an issue on the dash/dash view of blogs, i’ve had a number of people express their discontent with it. in order to get your gifs looking how they did in legacy, while you are editing the post you will see a link button appear in the bottom left of the gif when you hover over it:
by clicking on that button, it pulls up the image url of the gif you’ve just pasted. you can delete that link, and the gif still remains on the post. just make sure once you delete the link you click done or else it won’t delete.
you can then save your post to your drafts (i recommend just to check it worked) and you’ll see that the link below the image has gone.
like so! i know this tutorial is purely for the aesthetics of it all and not necessarily functional, but sometimes that’s how it is! if you do wish to look at other tutorials of how to use the beta editor, i’ve included some reference links below:
a short and easy workaround for reblogs with beta & xkit rewritten, by @heartxshaped-bruises
how to use beta editor + trim reblogs, by @brekkersource
how to use xkit rewritten / trim reblogs on mobile, by @rpclefairy
upload gifs to a page with the beta editor, by @spacejams
what is going on with cutting posts? by @rpschtuff
"No, it's not, especially when you live in a chaotic home and don't even know what to do you in your life because of it and mislead your way" Heiya replied with a sigh. "Sorry, I don't usually rant with strangers" she added.
open to: m/f/nb
plot: you look so hot but i can’t go near you with all these people around so i’m just going to send you dirty texts until we get an opportunity to leave without looking suspicious (secretly dating kinda thing) (x)
they had been exchanging covert glances all night -- both of them careful not to let their gaze linger for too long, or show more than was customary for a fleeting look. a part of her wished they could be more open about it, but mostly she loved the secrecy -- the thrill of being caught was exciting.
aurora decided to kick it up a notch. she took out her phone and typed out a message before pressing send. nothing too risky, just a simple you look nice. she waited a moment before glancing over to see if they had seen it yet. when she saw them looking down at their phone, she sent another one: i got you a present. followed by a photo of herself in pretty pink lingerie.
Hi. UPS fucked up my PC and I have to buy a new one, but I have just moved to a new city to escape anti-trans legislation and my job does not start paying me for another month. SO:
Have a WIP you need beta-read? A class paper that you’ve looked at for so long that it no longer makes sense? A first draft novel in need of a review before being sent out?
Hi! I’m Lee/mysterioussinkhole and I can help. I’m an honors English/Creative Writing graduate and an experienced editor who can help unfuck your shit. For just $0.005 per word, I can copy edit, leave detailed editorial comments, and provide suggestions for changes.
I am just wondering when tumblr will phase out / say goodbye to the legacy editor and fully change over to beta?
Answer: Hello, @blue-beast!
Right now, we are still working through feedback. But, as things stand, we plan on removing the legacy editor sometime later this year. You’ll hear about it on @changes when we start that removal process.
We would love to give you a more definitive answer, but that is as good as we can say right now. Thanks for your question, and have a good day!
Bestie fic writers, it’s time for another edition of Helpful Homophone Hint from your friendly neighborhood beta!
If you’re pulling on/straining something — a string, tension, a Force bond, etc. — you’re pulling it taut.
If you once learned something from a teacher, you were taught.
I naturally have an eye for these kinds of homonym mixups, so it’s okay if you don’t! Let me beta read your fic and I’ll catch all these for you. 😃 It’s my way of giving back, for all the hours of enjoyment fanfic has given me!
(As always, fic writers, thank you for sharing your work with the world!! I appreciate you!)
