THE FILE ROOM

Beta needed!

bm_shipper — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 20:23:38 GMT

Application - Author In Need Of Beta

Name: bm-shipper
Title Of Fic: Maybe
Genre Of Fic: Slash, PG-13, One-Shot
Pairing[s] Present: Harvey/Mike
Characters Present: Harvey & Mike
Beta Services Needed: English isn't my first language, so this is difficult for me, so I need someone to spend the grammar and check if everything "makes sense" and such...
Length Of Fic: 2,213 words
Warnings: Slash? Men kissing?
Brief Summary: It plays directely after episode 2x01 and Mike finds out through Jessica what Harvey did for him (I haven't even watched further because I didn't want to get "my idea" destroyed :P) and Mike is just really confused, so he shows up at Harvey's doorstep in the middle of the night

Application - Author in Need of Beta - Harvey/Mike h/c

rories — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:41:23 GMT

Application - Author In Need Of Beta

Name: rories
Title Of Fic: Hearts Will hold
Genre Of Fic: slash, h/c, romance, fluff
Pairing[s] Present: Harvey/Mike
Characters Present: Harvey, Mike, Donna
Beta Services Needed: grammar, spelling, flow, plot, etc. basically i need someone to tell me if parts of this sound realistic or if i've been watching too much ER.
Length Of Fic: well right now it's over 4000 words so
Warnings: hurt!Mike, possibly some light sex
Brief Summary: When Mike is injured, Harvey recalls the good and bad times in their relationship.

Suits Meme's Weekly Challenge

casness — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:39:51 GMT

suits_meme is proud to present:
The Weekly Challenge,
a writing challenge to inspire and have fun!

The First Challenge is located here.
More information on the rules of the Challenge is located here.

Thank you to the mods for allowing the promotion :)

Beta Application

aubrey_roselee — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:15:51 GMT

Application - Beta For Hire

Name: aubrey_roselee
Position: Beta
Categories I Beta: slash, gen, angst, d/s, rom/com, humor, au
Categories I Do Not Beta: noncon, death, crack!fic, mpreg,
Pairings I Beta: harvey/mike, mike/rachel, harvey/donna, louis/oc
Pairings I Do Not Beta: rps, harvey/jessica, louis/harvery, louis/mike, louis/harvey/mike, trevor/mike
Characters I Beta: Donna, Harvey, Mike, Louis, Jessica, Rachel
Characters I Do Not Beta:
Type Of Beta I Provide: I will spell check, grammar check, help brain storm, and be a great cheerleader that will help out anyway I can. :)
Length Of Fics I Beta: anything from a drabble to a novel!

Optional - Reference link to a previously beta'd story:

beta application

elva_barr — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 05:16:31 GMT

Application - Beta For Hire

Name: Elva Barr
Position: Beta
Categories I Beta: slash, het, gen
Categories I Do Not Beta: non-con
Pairings I Beta: anything not below
Pairings I Do Not Beta: Louis/Mike, Louis/Harvey
Characters I Beta: all
Characters I Do Not Beta: none
Type Of Beta I Provide: SPAG, fact-checking, pacing, wording, tone
Length Of Fics I Beta: generally anything under 10K (over if I know you/special circumstance/etc etc)

Optional - Reference link to a previously beta'd story: Nothing in this fandom, e-mail/PM me if you want something from another fandom, or a snippet of beta notes.

New Community

roshni06 — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:33:32 GMT

Introducing suits_gen_bb ~ This community is for hosting gen big bang challenges centering around the show Suits! I welcome your participation. This is meant to be a fun and creative place for authors and artists to meet and share their work.

Please see the Community for more information.

Please feel free to promote this comm.

Code for banner:

A SIMPLER WAY TO CONTACT US

c8h7n3o2 — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:44:45 GMT

Here at suits_beta, we value everyone's opinions and input. If you have a question, comment, concern or suggestion - please feel free to leave us a comment here and we will get back to you. The purpose of this post is to simplify the way in which you all can reach us directly.

Comments on this post will be screened to provide security / confidentiality to those who may seek it.

We, c8h7n3o2 and ladyknightanka, are the maintainers of this lovely community, and want you all to feel comfortable and welcome at all times.

Introducing Suits Bunnies - a Suits Plot Bunny Community

megami284 — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 08:44:47 GMT

suits_bunnies

Presenting suits_bunnies - a ranch or wild life reserve for all of those evil, random, rabid plotbunnies that tend to run amok when authors already have too much on their plate. These bunnies deserve to be developed, nurtured, and maybe they'll bite just the write author and grow into full fledged fic!

Please see the profile page for more info.

Thank you mod for letting me posts this here. Please feel free to promote suits_bunnies because the more Suits fanfic out there the easier us fangirls and fanboys will sleep at night. :)

beta application

myystic — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 14:30:34 GMT

Application - Beta For Hire

Name: myystic

Position: beta

Categories I Beta: gen, het, slash, genderbent, AU, h/c, angst/drama, humor, romance/sex, and darkfic are fine; deathfic, dub-con, and non-con only with advanced warning

Categories I Do Not Beta: mpreg, crackfic, character bashing, non-con with canon good guys as the aggressor; also be advised that I know next to nothing about proper D/s play to be of much use

Pairings I Beta: all

Pairings I Do Not Beta: none

Characters I Beta: all

Characters I Do Not Beta: none

Type Of Beta I Provide: spelling/grammar, fact-checking, characterization, plot help, story flow, story/writing mechanics. I can be interactive or I can sit back with a metaphorical red pen -- whatever an author wants. Also, I am from eastern MA only a few train stops away from Harvard. I don't know much about Harvard itself, but I'm good on the surrounding area.

Length Of Fics I Beta: all, but longer fics will need a longer turn-around

New Suits Community - Legally Binding

xanthe — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 11:08:14 GMT

Introducing legallybinding, a new community for Suits BDSM.

legallybinding

panda_the_bear — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 05:36:23 GMT

APPLICATION: AUTHOR IN NEED OF BETA

Name: panda_the_bear

Title of Fiction: Untitled

Genre of Fiction: tragedy, suspense, romance, hurt/ comfort, general, drama, angst

Pairing[s] Present: Harvey/fem!Mike, fem!Mike/ OC

Characters Present: Harvey, fem!Mike, OCs, others . . . .

Beta Services Needed:

I really need somebody who has a bit of experiance being a beta reader. Besides being able to pick out spelling and grammer mistakes, I need help with sentence flow. I'd also like someone, so when I ever get stuck or feel depressed, can spare some time to chat for an hour or two, and throw story ideas around with

Length of Fiction: WIP

Warnings: genderbending, genderflip

Brief Summary:

I haven't made up a summary for this yet, but basically its about fem!Mike, and she takes up a case that Harvey wouldn't take, because it has little to no evidence and he just believes it's a waste of time and money, until more evidence presents itself.

What Harvey doesn't know is the reason fem!Mike is so interested in this case is because, it involves a possible suspect who fem!Mike knows is responsible for a murder that happened years ago, but was never convicted for. She now sees this as her chance to put him away for something she was never able to let go

Application- Author In Need Of Beta

blackat_t7t — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:56:04 GMT

Application - Author In Need Of Beta

Name: blackat_t7t
Title Of Fic: Building a Family
Genre Of Fic: slash, first-time, kid-fic, family, drama, fluff
Pairing[s] Present: Harvey/Mike
Characters Present: Harvey, Mike, various OC's including Mike's daughter Kayla and Harvey's brother Malcolm
Beta Services Needed: basic grammar/spelling, sentence flow, plot flow, anything that just seems "off" to the beta
Length Of Fic: WIP. Going to be long- I'd say it might end up around 20,000.
Warnings: mentions of past Mike/OFC
Brief Summary: Mike and Harvey both deal with family issues, while on the way forming a family of their own.

Title Of Fic: The Man You Deserve
Genre Of Fic: slash, first-time, angst, drama, hurt/comfort
Pairing[s] Present: OMC/Harvey, Harvey/Mike
Characters Present: Harvey, Mike, Donna, Jessica, various OC's including Harvey's boyfriend James
Beta Services Needed: grammar/spelling, sentence and plot flow
Length Of Fic: WIP- who knows where it might end up
Warnings: domestic abuse
Brief Summary: Harvey is being abused, and Mike will do anything he can to stop it.

Title Of Fic: Grammy Knows Best
Genre Of Fic: slash, first-time, drama, romance
Pairing[s] Present: Harvey/Mike
Characters Present: Harvey, Mike, Grandmas Ross, Trevor (later), probably others
Beta Services Needed: grammar/spelling, sentence flow, also basic plotting- I don't have much idea where this is going yet
Length Of Fic: WIP- no idea how long it'll be
Warnings: none I can think of
Brief Summary: Grandma Ross wants her grandson to find a new friend so he'll stop hanging out with Trevor. When Harvey Specter crashes her interviews, it might be the begining of something better than she could have hoped for.

What I'd really love, honestly, is to find a permanent beta- someone who will work with me on all of my Suits projects. In addition to these, I'm thinking about taking on one or two (or three. Or four. Oh god!) other long, chaptered fics, and various smaller ones, and I'd like to have someone to turn to with all of them. Of course, if you can only do one, I'd still appreciate it very much!

New Suits Community!

lantean_drift — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 12:34:49 GMT

legal_tenders legal_tenders legal_tenders

legal_tenders ~ Where Kisses are Currency

legal_tenders is a new Harvey/Mike community dedicated to bringing you kisses and more. If you have stories or artwork or vids, icons, fan mixes, etc, that feature Harvey and Mike as the main pairing then please come along and share them.
We’d like a welcoming, happy, thriving, community, so please join us and start posting and enjoying yourselves as soon as you’d like. (Please check out the Bylaws on the User Info page).

This was posted here with the very kind permission of the Mods (thank you, again). Please feel free to promote legal_tenders wherever you can. The more Harvey/Mike hotness, the better!

♥
.xx.

Application - Author In Need Of Beta

casness — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:43:12 GMT

Name: casness
Title Of Fic: Untitled for now
Genre Of Fic: slash, bdsm, maybe from d/s.
Pairing[s] Present: Harvey/Mike
Characters Present: Harvey and Mike
Beta Services Needed: Everything. I want to make sure that it flows right, grammar is good, characterization is okay oh and would prefer someone that has some experience (either reading or beta-ing) bdsm. It's my first time writing something like this. Also, since it's written for the kink-bingo, I want to make sure that it satisfies the prompt.
Length Of Fic: ~700
Warnings: Contains Harvey and Mike in a D/s relationship. Also written for the prompt (confinement/cages), so it has a cage in it.
Brief Summary: A lazy afternoon of Mike in his cage. Mike thinks about his past and present feelings toward his cage.

phreakycat — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 02:04:51 GMT

Application - Beta For Hire

Name: Phreakycat

Position: Beta

Categories I Beta: Slash, gen, angst, AU, H/C (my favorite, esp if Mike is the one being whumped!), humor, 5+1, anything really except...

Categories I Do Not Beta: ... Het, major character death, fics where the main characters are seriously out of character in a very dark way (i.e. serial killers, rapist, etc)

Pairings I Beta: I much prefer Harvey/Mike but will beta other pairings so long as it's lead-up to Harvey/Mike in the end.

Pairings I Do Not Beta: Het pairings that are not plot devices to an ultimate slash pairing.

Characters I Beta: I feel like my strength lies in dealing with Mike, Harvey,and Donna, but the fandom is still so new that I feel I could probably adapt to dealing with other characters with a little effort.

Characters I Do Not Beta: Jenny. Sorry, she just seems really underdeveloped in the show to me so I have a hard time writing/beta-ing her.

Type Of Beta I Provide: Grammar and flow are my strengths. I'm good at letting you know if a sentence feels awkward, a paragraph seems out of place, or a scene needs some fleshing out. I'm pretty good at sentence structure so I might suggest alternate wording here and there, or point out repetitiveness or cliched phrases. I'm always happy to help with characterization (i.e. "How do you think Mike would react if Harvey did _____?" or "Does it seem out of character for Harvey to _____?" etc) and plot. It you've read my prompts on the meme you know I have an over-active imagination, so if you need some help getting un-stuck or figuring out possible directions to take the plot, I'm happy to help with that, too. I will mention that I'm pretty meticulous when I beta for someone, so if you're just looking for someone to give it a once-over I'm probably not for you LOL. I generally give a LOT of input because I'm anal retentive about it, so if you're looking for that I'm your gal! I have a Suits fic on my journal if you want to check out my writing style and see if you think my form of characterization etc matches up to what you want. :)

Unfortunately, I know jack-squat about law, so if you need help with the nuts and bolts of a case, I won't be much help. I do, however, have a background in psychology, so I'm good with fics realting to things like trauma and I'm fine with beta-ing fics that include non-con, trauma, abuse, etc (just as long as neither Mike nor Harvey are the ones doing the assaulting). I'm also a survivor of abuse and sexual assault, so I can lend insight from a personal perspective as well (I promise, it doesn't bother me to write/read/beta that subject matter!).

Length Of Fics I Beta: I'm open for all lengths of fic - drabble to multi-chapter is fine! I might not have time to do something Big Bang length at the moment, though. I'm waiting on more surgery on my leg and hip, which is the only reason I'd hesitate to take on a massive fic. I'd hate to leave you hanging mid-fic while I went off to the hospital and got all dopey on pain meds! LOL

ETA: Feel free to PM me or comment here if you have any other questions! I'm also fine with tackling more than one fic at a time as long as they're not epically long, so don't hesitate to ask me even if it looks like I'm already beta-ing for someone else. :)

Application for Beta for hire - random00b

random00b — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 02:27:22 GMT

Application - Beta For Hire

Name: random00b

Position: Beta

Categories I Beta: Angst, H/C, AU, Crack-ish/Trope Fic, you know, the usual...

Categories I Do Not Beta: Extreme BDSM and high school AU (I can do all other AUs, but high school, no, thank you). Also, if Pearson Hardman is ever a dog kennel or barn or something similar, with associated characters as animals, I'll have to pass.

Pairings I Beta: Any combination of the following characters: Donna, Mike, Harvey, Jessica, Ray.

Pairings I Do Not Beta: I can not see Louis with anyone.

Characters I Beta: (see pairings, plus Louis)

Characters I Do Not Beta: Jenny, Trevor, unless it's less than positive characterization.

Type Of Beta I Provide: (This is taken verbatim from my Suits Big Bang posting) My number 1 strength: I have a grammar hammer and I wield it hard, unless specifically asked not to. Grammar hammer includes: verb tenses, sentence structure, punctuation, spelling, and the like. Second strength: story coherency and consistency. Third strength: what I like to call sexual positioning, i.e. "his foot can't be in that position if he's flush against the wall."

I am not particularly good at characterization, except for Harvey. I know many Harveys, for some reason, so have very particular thoughts on what he would or would not do and say. Other characters I'm much more flexible on.

Lastly, I am a VERY good researcher, so, even though I have no legal background and have only been to NYC once (in 1992), I could probably find out those pesky details you need...Well, unless you need Lexus-Nexis or something similar, because I don't have access to that database. That being said, if research is needed, add an additional 48 hours to the turnaround listed below.

Length Of Fics I Beta: I'm open. Turnaround time is 24 hours for <10k words, 72 hours for >10k words. Now, if we're getting into 100k word category, yeah, we'll need to negotiate. Seriously.

Optional - Reference link to a previously beta'd story::

Here are two:

What I Am To You (Is Not Real) (Star Trek fandom)

You'll be the Death of Me (Star Trek/Inception crossover)

Application for Beta for hire - hips_xx_hearts

hips_xx_hearts — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:38:30 GMT

Application - Beta For Hire

Name: Jac. (personal lj; hips_xx_hearts. writing lj; noteto__self.)
Position: uhh beta?
Categories I Beta: ALL THE CATEGORIES! except mpreg, crack, violence, noncon.
Categories I Do Not Beta: mpreg, crack, violence, noncon
Pairings I Beta: ALL THE PAIRINGS. my OTP is Harvey/Mike, but I'll beta (and read) any het or slash pairing (I'm equal opportunity ;])
Pairings I Do Not Beta: Louis/anyone. sorry, just cannot view him as a sexual being.
Characters I Beta: The main characters? Harvey, Mike, Louis, Jessica, etc.
Characters I Do Not Beta: Random Associate #47 unless you want them to be generic Mary Sue/Gary Stu types.
Type Of Beta I Provide: Whatever the author requires, from simple spelling/grammar checks, to hand holding and cheerleading and helping flesh out plot points.
Length Of Fics I Beta: Any length. Obviously the shorter the fic, the quicker I'll be able to provide beta.
Optional - Reference link to a previously beta'd story: "Not-so-Secret Confessions" by rougewinter

eta; I know zero about law myself, but do have a friend who is currently studying law, so may be able to provide limited knowledge in this area if your fic is heavily reliant on lawyer talk and court proceedings etc.

Application for Beta for Hire - LoneTread

lonetread — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:14:16 GMT

Application - Beta For Hire

Name: Justin
Position: Beta
Categories I Beta: Pretty much anything. D/s, H/C, transfic, and bodyswap are particular favorites.
Categories I Do Not Beta: Alternate history.
Pairings I Beta: Any (I prefer Harvey/Mike) or gen, except...
Pairings I Do Not Beta: ...I'm not terribly fond of pairings including Louis.
Characters I Beta: Any and all.
Characters I Do Not Beta: None.
Type Of Beta I Provide: SPAG, fact-checking/research, plot holes, titles, cheerleading. :) (If you need a second opinion on your characterization, though, know that that's not one of my strengths.)
Length Of Fics I Beta: Any, but shorter fics will have a significantly faster turnaround time. If you do have a longer fic, I'm partial to smaller files (ideally <10 pages or so, 15 max) that I can beta in one or two sittings and return right away, as opposed to one really long file.

Reference link to a previously beta'd story: Distraction (Inception/NCIS)

ETA: I prefer to beta using the Reviewing tools (Comments, Track Changes) in MS Word. Let me know at some point if you would rather I didn't; I may not remember to ask.

Application for Beta for Hire - gracefulriver

gracefulriver — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:28:05 GMT

Application - Beta For Hire

Name: Grace
Position: Beta
Categories I Beta: Slash, smut, kinks, fluff, crack, UST
Categories I Do Not Beta: MPreg and AU
Pairings I Beta: Havery/Mike for the most part, but I'm open to beta any slash pairing
Pairings I Do Not Beta: Not a specialist in het fics
Characters I Beta: Any and all
Characters I Do Not Beta: None
Type Of Beta I Provide: Grammar, fact checking (lingo and laws), punctuation, flow of story, and characterization
Length Of Fics I Beta: 0-1000 can mostly be done in a day or two, 1000-5000 is about three to four days, 5000-10,000 will probably land just under a week, 10,000-50,000 equals roughly week maybe plus a day or two depending on how rushed you are. Anything higher will be handled on a chapter by chapter basis.

Application for Beta-for-hire: slashfanatic22

slashfanatic22 — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 16:31:44 GMT

Application - Beta For Hire

Name: Abby
Position: Beta (but I'm also an Author)
Categories I Beta: Slash, Gen, Het, crack, smut, anything really
Categories I Do Not Beta: Mpreg
Pairings I Beta: Any (I love Harvey/Mike, Mike/Greg, Harvey/Donna, Donna/Mike, and Mike/Trevor)
Pairings I Do Not Beta: None
Characters I Beta: Any
Characters I Do Not Beta: None
Type Of Beta I Provide: Grammar, Punctuation, Ease of Reading, Plot Holes (I can be as harsh or as gentle as you want)
Length Of Fics I Beta: Any, but I prefer shorter works

application of beta for hire- lepetrichor

lepetrichor — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 09:23:51 GMT

Application - Beta For Hire

Name: Dani
Position: all of them I mean betaaaa
Categories I Beta: Slash, het, crack ships, gen, romance, comedy, drama, characters dying all over the place. Pretty much anything.
Categories I Do Not Beta: Nothing with really kinky sex or super dark themes. I'm pretty vanilla that way, so no BDSM, torture, rape, dubcon, or anything really dark.
Pairings I Beta: Harvey/Mike, Mike/Rachel, Donna/Everyone. I'm best with Harvey/Mike but if you ask nice I'll do pretty much anyone.
Pairings I Do Not Beta: Mike/Jenny, Mike/Louis, and Trevor/Everyone.
Characters I Beta: Mike, Harvey, Jessica, Rachel, Donna, Louis, etc.
Characters I Do Not Beta: Trevor. Sorry, I just hate the boy.
Type Of Beta I Provide: Grammar, ease of reading, appropriate punctuation, and plot holes.
Length Of Fics I Beta: any and all, anything under 1k or so will take me a few hours if I have time, but over that and it may take me a few days.
Reference link to a previously beta'd story: I've never beta'd a story that's been published so I don't have a link. :(

Application for Beta for Hire - obsessivelisa

obsessivelisa — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 23:52:24 GMT

Application - Beta For Hire

Name: Yelyzaveta (Lisa)
Position: Um. Beta? (sorry, I don't really know what you mean)
Categories I Beta: Slash, Gen, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Self-harm, mostly.
Categories I Do Not Beta: Mpreg, Character Death.
Pairings I Beta: Harvey/Mike, Rachel/Donna, Donna/Louis, Harvey/Donna, Mike/Greg.
Pairings I Do Not Beta: Jessica/Louis, Harvey/Jessica, Rachel/Mike, though none of those actually disgust me or anything. They're just the pairings I'd rather not work with.
Characters I Beta: Everyone sans Jessica or Jenny.
Characters I Do Not Beta: Jessica, Jenny (though, again, not stringent).
Type Of Beta I Provide: Grammar, syntax, ease of reading, especially comma splicing and verb tenses/noun agreement.
Length Of Fics I Beta: Not particularly long? Nothing above, say, 50,000 words. I take a couple of days for longer fic, anything under 1,000 words should be done that day if I'm not too busy.

WELCOME TO SUITS_BETA!

c8h7n3o2 — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 00:51:41 GMT

Welcome to suits_beta - The one and only beta community for the Suits fandom!

Our goal, in summary, is to unite both the writers and the beta readers of this lovely fandom!

PLEASE READ ALL POSTED RULES - AND PLEASE FOLLOW PROPER POSTING FORMAT!

☆ RULES OF SUITS_BETA! ☆ PROPER POSTING FORMAT! ☆ BETA READER MASTER LIST! ☆

Sincerely, your lovely maintainers, c8h7n3o2 and ladyknightanka

MASTER BETA READER LIST!

c8h7n3o2 — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 04:18:59 GMT

MASTER BETA READER LIST

This post is the official master list of all the beta readers we have here at the Suits_Beta community! Once we gather the required information - this post will be updated!

If you are a Beta Reader - Please post a "Beta For Hire Application" and we will add you to this list.

If at any time your information changes, please leave a comment here and we will update your status!

Remember - when posting - to please follow the rules and the proper format!

THANK YOU!

Beta Readers!

-obsessivelisa - Status:GREEN - Application Here

-lepetrichor - Status:GREEN - Application Here

-slashfanatic22 - Status:GREEN - Application Here

-gracefulriver - Status:GREEN - Application Here

-lonetread - Status:YELLOW - Application Here

-hips_xx_hearts - Status:GREEN - Application Here

-random00b - Status:GREEN - Application Here

-phreakycat - Status:GREEN - Application Here

-myystic - Status:GREEN - Application Here

-elva_barr - Status:GREEN - Application Here

-aubrey_roselee - Status:YELLOW - Application Here

PROPER AUTHOR / BETA APPLICATION FORMAT!

c8h7n3o2 — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 03:22:56 GMT

Here is the proper format that ALL Authors and Betas must use when posting!

If your application / request of services post does not follow this format as well as the posted rules...
IT WILL BE DELETED!

Application - Beta For Hire!

Application - Author In Need Of Beta

Simply copy and paste the coding from the appropriate box above into the beginning of your post and fill it out.
Thank you.