[In progress] [180k] [slow burn, current chapter is whump] Looking for a temporary beta for current chapter]

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So I’m currently writing a fanfic. I’m 30 chapters, 180k words in, but this current chapter I’m writing is Super Important to the plot. It’s a reveal thats been set up since basically chapter 1 (MC is finally getting her repressed memories back) and I want it to have the right emotional impact. So I’m looking for someone who has experience writing whump/emotionally fraught scenes  >!(MC has been tortured and burned alive)!<  who can help cause I feel a little out of my depth here.

I would be looking for advice for chapter flow, and ways to make it more impactful/gut-wrenching 😈. You wouldn’t need to read the whole fanfic (but you could if you wanted) just the prev chapter and a semi-detailed plot rundown from me would probably be enough. My chapters are around 5-7k words long.

(It’s Twilight-world based, but if witches and other supernatural creatures also existed (MC is a 200yo witch) if that matters to you. The Summary/hook: “The Cullens are used to being the only ones in town with supernatural secrets. So what happens when a new girl —whose Edward’s and Alice’s powers don’t work on—moves to Forks shortly after they do? They don’t know her secret, but she definitely knows theirs.”)

I’ve had 2 beta readers before and they often took forever to respond (sometimes a week or more). I know this is a free service you’re providing in your free time and life gets in the way sometimes; but just to state my expectation, I would like somewhat timely responses (same or next day). The beta would only be for this chapter (unless you wanted to continue).

thank you to anyone who took the time to read this all the way :)!

Posted Jul 11, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC

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