Leak Free Blog

Call me Jarl. He/Him. This is my ML Sideblog! Here we love and support Marinette and Adrien. 99% Fluff content. Spoilers are tagged #ml spoilers, #[episode name] spoilers. Shares lots of #Chouette. "(You are) Chouette fanfiction writer extraordinaire" - Ladyblargh.

[thewritewolf]

Well, I finally took the dive and made my blog for my original world. I'm getting closer and closer to publishing, so I figured it might be a good idea to actually, you know, let people know that it exists!

Just as a little treat, here's a piece I commissioned a while back with my core group of characters all together:

(art by the wonderfully talented @purpledemonart who also did my True Sight finale piece!)

[brainstreams]

how it feels reading a fic that was severely undertagged

[brainstreams]

[writingdose]

one of the best feelings tbh

[heauxbathhh777]

I love this feeling, when a fic has me giggling and rubbing my feet together lol

[inthevoixd]

Mother's day, then and now

happy mothers day <33 originally wasnt gonna do anything, then i decided to this morning anyway, and then half way through i lost all motivation and gave up and i hate how it turned out but oh well. ive never drawn scenery/bgs before so idk how i did tbh lmfao

[circlejourneyart]

all aboard the Julerose train

[kyurinoir]

I dont rly understand how he functions with night vision on. like I'm assuming its only activated when dark (??) but in dark castle it seemed maybe a bit foggy at best... isn't it hard to see 😭

sorry if this is incoherent I just had some joke to make about him not being able to distinguish colors with it on but couldnt think of a good excuse to make it fit 😬 clearly im not a writer LMAO

[writingdose]

one of the best feelings tbh

[heauxbathhh777]

I love this feeling, when a fic has me giggling and rubbing my feet together lol

[inthevoixd]

Mother's day, then and now

happy mothers day <33 originally wasnt gonna do anything, then i decided to this morning anyway, and then half way through i lost all motivation and gave up and i hate how it turned out but oh well. ive never drawn scenery/bgs before so idk how i did tbh lmfao

[kyurinoir]

im so very normal about them

bonus??

(little do they know...)

* alya is supposed to say intimate. oops i had a brainfart sorry

[kyurinoir]

I dont rly understand how he functions with night vision on. like I'm assuming its only activated when dark (??) but in dark castle it seemed maybe a bit foggy at best... isn't it hard to see 😭

sorry if this is incoherent I just had some joke to make about him not being able to distinguish colors with it on but couldnt think of a good excuse to make it fit 😬 clearly im not a writer LMAO

[kyurinoir]

im so very normal about them

bonus??

(little do they know...)

* alya is supposed to say intimate. oops i had a brainfart sorry

[seamoonki]

Lovely cutie patootie couple

[1etters-n-lin3s]

idk what this dynamic is but i love it

[korarueam]

oop...

we definitely need an marichat scene considering its marichat may

[seamoonki]

Lovely cutie patootie couple

[ao3commentoftheday]

What exactly do betas do?

That depends. I’ve been a beta a fair number of times, and with each author it’s been a bit different. Betas can do any or all of the following things (and more):

check for grammar mistakes and typos

check for “flow” or logical progression

point out plot holes or other problems

suggest possibilities for the story when the author is stuck or can’t choose

cheerlead and fangirl over the best bits

provide translation help for non-native speakers of whatever languages are used in the story

point out inconsistencies in style/tone/voice etc.

make suggestions for trimming or expanding sections of the story

What a beta actually does depends on what the author wants them to do. Some writers just want the grammar help or the translation help, other writers want a cheerleader and that’s it. Some writers want someone to take a massive red pen to the entire story. 

If you’re looking to be a beta, make a post somewhere where authors in your fandom can see it. There’s always demand, and I’m sure someone will take you up on it  :)