Beta Bio: general description as a beta reader
I have been both reading and writing fanfiction off and on for five years. Recently, I've a couple writing classes at school, and found that proof-reading and editing other people's work was fun, so I decided to try doing it here, too. |
My Strengths: beta, writing, or reading strengths
As a writer: I'm best at writing action/adventure, humor, and, to a certain extent, friendship fics (as in casual, "hanging out with friends and having a good time" fics, not sappy, "We'll be friends til the end of time fics"). Also, I can be insanely nerdy about the nitty little details of a series I like. As a beta: I'm pretty good at spotting bad grammar, syntax, sentence flow, and other general problems/awkwardness in writing style. Also, having read fanfiction for five years (and having written a LOT of bad fanfiction myself), I've gotten pretty good at spotting the most common traps and mistakes in writing that most amateur writers fall into. |
My Weaknesses: beta, writing, or reading weaknesses
As a writer: I am really bad at writing romance/fluff, and can only do angst in small doses. Also, I frequently forget to add in descriptions (of characters, settings, background events, etc.). There's probably a whole vault full of other issues in my writing that I probably have no idea about. As a beta: I'm very prejudiced against OCs, mainly those who are major characters in a fic or the love interest of a major character. This is because, in my experience, they're usually outrageous Mary Sues and not infrequently thinly veiled self-inserts by the author. I've seen OCs that were well written, but it's rare, and I tend to hold the bar a lot higher for them than I do for canon characters. |
Preferred: types of entries I prefer over others
In general, I'm only going to beta stories where I've actually seen/read most of the episodes/books.(except for Warriors- I stopped reading that series after New Prophecy.) These include: Slayers; Digimon (Any season except for 5- never finished that one); Harry Potter; Fullmetal Alchemist; Bleach; Inuyasha; Yu Yu Hakusho; Neon Genesis Evangelion; Fushigi Yuugi; Azumanga Daioh; Tamora Pierce; Artemis Fowl; Avatar The Last Airbender; |
Would Rather Not: types of entries I do not want to beta for
No smut or songfics. |
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