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Ratings I'll beta: •G •PG •PG-13 •R •NC-17 •Adult Only
I can help with: •Canon Elements •Plot Suggestions
Turnaround for an average length chapter: 4-7 days
Beta experience: I've done fic on and off (more recently off, until Avengers came out, and hit me over the head with a 'ship) for about 15 years.
Story types/topics I will not beta: I'll try to help with anything, but most AUs and most smut is not my cuppa. Feel free to ask!
Additional Comments: I am sub-awesome at spelling. I can be decent at voices. I grew up in the rural South. I have a fairly large backgound in science/natural history.
Ratings I'll beta: •G •PG •PG-13 •R •NC-17 •Adult Only
I can help with: •Canon Elements •Grammar •Plot Suggestions •Punctuation
Turnaround for an average length chapter: 4-7 days
Beta experience: Extensive ghost beta experience in the X-files fandom. Honors English and Literature courses in college. Experienced in fiction, professional and business writing. I will ask that I not be credited for beta reading. I'm tough, but it's good for you.
Story types/topics I will not beta: Beastiality (long story, but it has been requested before). I can't think of much else, but I reserve the right to turn down a beta request if the subjects involved make me uncomfortable.
Additional Comments: Quietly keeping authors off of BadFic! sites since 2001.
Ratings I'll beta: •NC-17 •Adult Only
I can help with: •American-isms •Canon Elements •Grammar •Plot Suggestions
Turnaround for an average length chapter: 4-7 days
Beta experience:
Story types/topics I will not beta:
Additional Comments:
Ratings I'll beta: •G •PG •PG-13 •R •NC-17 •Adult Only
I can help with: •American-isms •Grammar •Plot Suggestions •Punctuation
Turnaround for an average length chapter: 1-3 days
Beta experience: Been writing/reading fic for over 15 years. Have helped numerous authors in that time.
Story types/topics I will not beta:
Additional Comments: I'm a published author IRL.
Ratings I'll beta: •G •PG •PG-13 •R •NC-17 •Adult Only
I can help with: •Canon Elements •Grammar •Plot Suggestions •Punctuation
Turnaround for an average length chapter: 4-7 days
Beta experience: I've beta'd for a few people in the past on small projects but nothing too large.
Story types/topics I will not beta: Bestiality, Bethyl (I'm afraid, sorry, just some things rub you up the wrong way)
Additional Comments: I can be lazy so please kick me if you need a fast turnaround. I've written many, many stories and a few metas so I guess that's where my strengths come from.
Ratings I'll beta: •G •PG •PG-13 •R •NC-17
I can help with: •Grammar •Punctuation
Turnaround for an average length chapter: 1-3 days
Beta experience:
Story types/topics I will not beta:
Additional Comments:
Ratings I'll beta: •G •PG •PG-13 •R
I can help with: •American-isms •Grammar •Plot Suggestions
Turnaround for an average length chapter: 1-3 days
Beta experience: I have been betaing for various fandoms for around ten years now. While I am yet to do anything for this fandom, I have passed the beta tests in a few different Harry Potter archives, and have done many a story in the Inuyasha fandom.
Story types/topics I will not beta: I will not beta things with overly graphic sex scenes.
Additional Comments: I have been told that I'm difficult to work with because I am a bit of a nit picker. If something doesn't look right, I will tell you. I am not trying to be a jerk, I'm trying to be constructive so you can make you story better.
Ratings I'll beta: •G •PG •PG-13 •R •NC-17 •Adult Only
I can help with: •Canon Elements •Grammar •Plot Suggestions •Punctuation
Turnaround for an average length chapter: 4-7 days
Beta experience: I don't have any beta experience on here or on fanfiction.net, but I'm excited to try it out! I love to read, and I love to write, so I think I would be pretty good at beta-reading.
Story types/topics I will not beta: I'm pretty open-minded, so give me whatever you got!
Additional Comments: Even though I haven't actually done any beta reading, I think I would be really good at helping authors with spelling, punctuation, and grammar. I also think I would be good at helping with character developement and making sure the writing is clear and makes sense. Also, I'm from the South, so if anyone needs help in that area, I would be a great help!
Ratings I'll beta: •G •PG •PG-13 •R •Adult Only
I can help with: •American-isms •Canon Elements •Grammar •Plot Suggestions •Punctuation
Turnaround for an average length chapter: 4-7 days
Beta experience: Many moons ago, I used to beta often for a friend of mine then I stopped betaing for the most part but I still do it occasionally.
Story types/topics I will not beta: There really isn't anything, I suppose. Too graphic of violence, rape or torture might be pushing it, but I'd still read it.
Additional Comments: I can be really blunt and most likely I will tell you straight up exactly what I thought and I'll tell you as nice as is physically possible for me to do. I'm always willing to lend a hand to a fellow writer because I know what it's like to just crave feedback and not get it and I know how frustrating it can be. I do bite, but it's just a little nibble.
