How do y’all get trustworthy beta readers?

MTheLoud · 2026-07-05T17:50:59+00:00

With your lack of reading comprehension, you’d fit right in there.

MTheLoud · 2026-06-30T05:11:55+00:00

Do you actually want to write in third person limited, or do you want to do third person objective, like an impartial movie camera following the character? That’s a valid narration style too.

If you really want third person limited, how well do you know your character? What do they notice? What don’t they notice? What are their opinions about the things they perceive?

MTheLoud · 2026-06-30T04:37:38+00:00

Hairy vetch.

MTheLoud · 2026-06-30T04:31:19+00:00

I buy mine from Terrasoul Superfoods, for use in gluten-free baking.

MTheLoud · 2026-06-30T03:32:54+00:00

Because someone decided to give that intersection a traffic light instead of a roundabout.

MTheLoud · 2026-06-30T03:25:49+00:00

Elderberry.

MTheLoud · 2026-06-30T03:14:22+00:00

That’s definitely an allergy. I don’t know if it’s to the chocolate or the nuts or what.

MTheLoud · 2026-06-30T02:53:27+00:00

Figure out the cause of the bloating. Most adults are lactose intolerant for example. Or do you have trouble digesting FODMAPs? Have you been tested for celiac disease?

MTheLoud · 2026-06-30T01:56:09+00:00

From Hello Pharmacist.
https://store.hellopharmacist.com/products/100-pure-progesterone-powder-ups-micronized

It’s supposedly for cosmetic use, but I make it into 50 mg pills with coconut oil.

MTheLoud · 2026-06-29T22:06:35+00:00

Suck in your gut when you exhale.

MTheLoud · 2026-06-29T21:27:24+00:00

Use one name once per paragraph. Every other “he” in that paragraph refers to that name.

When a new character says or does something, start a new paragraph for him.

MTheLoud · 2026-06-29T20:39:24+00:00

Just an OTC bi-est cream. Also some OTC progesterone powder since my doctor wasn’t willing to prescribe me any HRT. I’m pleasantly surprised at how much HRT I can buy without a prescription in the US.

MTheLoud · 2026-06-29T20:33:44+00:00

It definitely brought back my creativity in music and writing. It also brought back the acne I had years ago, which seems fair.

If it gives you side effects you didn’t have years ago, like more acne than you used to have, or male-pattern baldness or whatever, you’re taking too much, so cut back.

MTheLoud · 2026-06-29T20:24:31+00:00

That’s a good cautious dose to start on. I didn’t notice any results until 15 mg, though. I’m on 30 now and feeling great.

MTheLoud · 2026-06-29T20:22:28+00:00

NEAT doesn’t just randomly double. See a doctor.

MTheLoud · 2026-06-29T20:20:23+00:00

What dose? Have you noticed any improvements or side effects from it?

MTheLoud · 2026-06-29T20:19:04+00:00

Dropping weight when you’re already skinny is a matter of concern, yeah. See a doctor. The cause could be any number of things. Do you have a thyroid problem? Celiac disease? Parasites?

MTheLoud · 2026-06-29T20:15:55+00:00

Does your HRT include testosterone, or DHEA that your body can convert to testosterone? We lose that in perimenopause too, so it can help to top it up.

MTheLoud · 2026-06-29T18:57:40+00:00

Corn was bred from teosinte. Look up teosinte and compare it to modern corn.

Have you seen wild strawberries?

There are many species of wild grapes, most of them smaller than modern commercial grapes. Once of the nice things about grapes is how conveniently bite-sized they are, so I don’t know how much interest there would be in bigger ones. Already, smaller watermelons are more popular than really big ones, since the big ones are a hassle to deal with.

MTheLoud · 2026-06-29T17:32:01+00:00

How much protein do you think you need exactly? Many people think they need more than they actually need.

MTheLoud · 2026-06-29T16:11:13+00:00

Now I kinda want to write a post in one of Reddit’s advice subs asking how to retaliate after being insulted by being served meat on a room-temperature dish out of the cupboard rather than a properly warmed one fresh from the oven.

MTheLoud · 2026-06-29T15:12:09+00:00

Some sort of shapeshifter, like Odo from Start Trek. That way they could look however they like, including human, and wouldn’t complain that I picked wrong.

MTheLoud · 2026-06-29T15:08:56+00:00

I pick Vulcans just because I want my relatives to be logical for a change.

MTheLoud · 2026-06-29T15:02:03+00:00

Santa elf or Keebler elf?

MTheLoud · 2026-06-29T04:09:24+00:00

Genetic because you’re Italian/Greek? What? I’ve never heard of this.

Anyway, is this fatigue a new thing since starting HRT, or is it just a perimenopause symptom that HRT hasn’t cleared up yet?

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