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since: 03-27-08, id: 1535881
Author has written 59 stories for Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century, Sherlock Holmes, Batman the Animated Series, and Sherlock.
β : Bowen Cheshire Cates is a registered beta reader and is currently accepting beta reading requests.
Beta Description
Beta Bio: general description as a beta reader
I am straightforward and honest; I tend to ere on the positive side.

I like to let the author breathe, I do not smother, and I prefer to know what you think of any ideas or changes I may have.

It is your story, and I am here to help, not write it for you.

I do not like being handed things at the last minute, but if the need arises, I work quickly and with a good attitude.

I can work verbally, using a microphone or the files can be sent to me and I will go over them.

I am inconsistent, sometimes working from dawn until dusk one day and doing nothing the next, but if you have a deadline I WILL meet it.

Whatever I do it is always easily understandable and organized, I use highlights and different colours of text to make my changes and the original text easily distinguishable.

I am Canadian so sometimes word spellings may conflict if you are American.
My Strengths: beta, writing, or reading strengths
I am very obsessive with detail and have extensive experience with Victorian speech and the Sherlock Holmes stories; I can convert language easily and instantly.

I am a hard worker and am able to put myself in the place of any character no matter their age or the time in which they exist.

I have an extensive vocabulary and a knack for description.

If there is anything I find I am not able to correct as I go, I am more than willing to acquire the knowledge by my own means.

I am a home schooler and have odd time constraints, but this also means I am able to make time to match any given deadline as long as it’s not crunch season (which lasts for two months maximum but I can never tell when it will be, during those two months I am able to meet deadlines, but not I will need advance warning.)

I have written novels, but I my background is in poetry, both rhyming and not.
My Weaknesses: beta, writing, or reading weaknesses
My grammar is weak, but anything I don't know I will learn when the need arises.

My mother is a professional editor and I am able to learn whatever I need to from her.
Preferred: types of entries I prefer over others
I prefer Sherlock Holmes stories, but I will do anything with a good plot and strong writing that I can take pride in helping with.
Would Rather Not: types of entries I do not want to beta for
I will not read anything to do with the television show ‘House’.

As for other dislikes, well, I won’t know unless I read them now will I?
Beta Preferences
Language: English
Content Rating: Fiction K » M
Categories: categories in black are ones this beta has authored for
Book » Sherlock Holmes
Cartoon » Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century
Genres: genres in black are ones this beta has authored for
General
Romance
Humor
Drama
Poetry
Adventure
Mystery
Suspense
Fantasy
Tragedy
Crime
Family
Hurt/Comfort
Friendship
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