Beta Bio: general description as a beta reader
Though it says that I accept beta work from all categories, I don't. It'll be easier to know what I accept if you look at my favourite stories list, but it'd take too long, so I'll just list it here.
Anime/Manga - Everything. The only category I don't mind accepting everything because it's quite easy to pick up any information at the same time.
Mainly:
o Avatar: Last Airbender (anime verse)
o Ayashi no Ceres (anime verse)
o Beyblade (anime verse)
o Card Captor Sakura* (anime/manga + movies verse)
o D.N.Angel* (anime verse and until volume 11 of manga)
o Digimon* (Adventure and 02 only)
o Eyeshield 21* (anime verse)
o Flame of Recca (anime verse)
o Fruits Basket (anime/manga verse)
o Get Backers* (anime verse)
o La Corda D'Oro (anime verse for now)
o One Piece* (anime verse; limited to until before Robin joins)
o Ouran High School Host Club (anime verse)
o Rurouni Kenshin (aka Samurai X; anime verse)
o Saiunkoku Monogatari* (anime verse)
o Saiyuki* (from first series to Gunlock anime verse; Reload manga verse)
o Slam Dunk (anime verse)
o Tsubasa Chronicle (anime/manga verse until volume 16)
o Wild Adapter/Executive Committee* (manga verse, mainly W.A.)
* Even more so than other listed ones.
Game - I'm not too all-rounded in this catergory, so I'll only accept works on the list.
o Fire Emblem (The Blazing Sword and The Sacred Stones only)
o Final Fantasy VII (movie verse; Advent Children and The Last Order; game verse includes Crisis Core only, not Dirge of Cerberus)
o Kingdom Hearts (1, Chain of Memories, II: Final Mix)
o Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess
o Pokemon (anime-verse no further than Advanced Generation and ninth movie.)
Book - Not many, even though I read quite a lot.
o Harry Potter (movie and book verse)
Miscellaneous - Not many either.
o Phantom of the Opera
o Sweeney Todd (book and movie verse, not musical)
For any further info on the kind of stories I'm willing to beta, read my profile. It'd give you a clue at the very least.
And that's all. You could send me some under Cartoons or Comics, but there's no guarantee for those. There aren't any chances I'll beta anything else.
My priorities and method of beta-reading is to skim through the entire document and pick out spelling and/or grammatical mistakes. Next priority to that is to criticise the plot of that chapter/oneshot/songfic, in which I will read closer and pick out any grammatical/spelling mistakes that I had missed previously at the same time. I don't take long doing beta work, so if any requests are on a rush for uploading, give me maximum twenty minutes and it's a work done, unless I have other requests at hand.
However, if your writing has no sense at all, is so stupidly written that even a five-year-old can write better, or contains any form of 'netspeak/L33tspeak', don't you even dare think of sending it to me.
I don't like to deal with people who aren't the least bit 'rational'. If you can't even be polite in your requests or the least bit 'human' when you speak, don't bother.
A big note: I'm strictly 'Brit' in English. Not that I don't tend to write American English at times (some minor slips, really), but my beta-ing would absolutely be taking the form of British English. So if I point out that you should be writing 's' instead of 'z' or adding a 'u' in a word, it's because of that. |
My Strengths: beta, writing, or reading strengths
Grammar and sentence structure. These have always been my strongest points. Rephrasing sentences is a past-time of mine.
My vocab is not as superb as others, but it is relatively good and can sort of be depended on; but if you want something better, there's something called the 'thesaurus'. |
My Weaknesses: beta, writing, or reading weaknesses
Procrastination. Unless you give me a deadline, I can put aside any work assigned for as long as possible just to catch up on my own hobbies, mainly reading off ff.net and watching animes.
Blunt. Unless you don't like the truth and nothing but the cold, hard truth from my point of view, I suggest you don't look for me for any sort of judgment. |
Preferred: types of entries I prefer over others
Horror. It's a bit of a selfish thing though. I'm working on my 'Horror' skills, so I like to read others' works to see what kind of plots/characterisations/etc. people would tend to think of and categorise under 'Horror'.
Humour. Another selfish preference. If I'm ever feeling down, I'd love a 'Humour' story to cheer me up, no matter how little.
Friendship. I'm a sucker for stories about the strength of a bond, particularly in 'Friendship'. Ban and Ginji of Get Backers is a good example here.
Angst. I write Angst, watch Angst, read Angst, LOVE Angst. So don't be shy to give me all your Angst-filled stories. If you succeed in making me cry or my heart ache for the characters, I'll tell you and you'll know that you've done well in this genre.
Tragedy. Unless it's badly played out, the method of death; otherwise, I'd love to read one.
Romance. I'm a bit of a Romantic, but I can't handle sap. I adore fluff despite myself and I can deal with eroticism, but I hate sap and PWPs.
Erotica. As mentioned beforehand, I don't mind Erotica writings. But if it's a PWP work, don't send it to me. |
Would Rather Not: types of entries I do not want to beta for
PWP. Porn-Without-Plot. ABSOLUTELY NO.
Wh3n ppl typ3 lyk dis. ...I could start ranting, but then you'd never see the end of this.
correct not the bit grammatically least. This is just ridiculous. |
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