Beta Bio: general description as a beta reader
As a beta-reader; well, I'm usually easy-going and I like to help with just about anything. I'm pretty flexible, too, which helps- I don't care what pairing you use as long as it's well-written, and I'll do my best to help ensure that. My beta-reading style? Not sure I have one. Mostly I read it, and I like to mess with the copy given with me until I deem it error-free; from there, comparisons can be made by the author, and they can take or leave my advice, whatever they like. It's their work, after /br /br / br /br / br / My only expectations of authors that would like me to be a beta for them would be to (obviously) provide me with a copy of their work, and allow me to mess around with it, make whatever subtle changes I think could help improve the flow, clarity, and coherency of the work in question. From there, it's completely non-linear, and as I stated before, you can take or leave my suggestions; However, if you have a mood or atmosphere that I don't recognize at first, please let me know so that it's easier on me. /br / br / br /br / br / My only other request is that I am given an outside way to communicate with you: skype, email, steam, just something that we can IM through, simply because I require (sometimes) a little reminder that what we're working on exists. I tend to do a lot of things and sometimes things get 'forgotten' about until way later. |
My Strengths: beta, writing, or reading strengths
My strengths are more along the lines of grammar, syntax, and detail. I'm a slight perfectionist when it comes to these three points. But, I also think of myself as adequate with vocabulary. It is important- after all, saying "Red" every time you mention a blood-stain can be pretty annoying, and more than a lot dull for the readers. I consider myself decent at mimicking a given style. |
My Weaknesses: beta, writing, or reading weaknesses
Huh. Well, my real weakness is remembering things. If someone asks me to do something like read a fic, I'll usually start right away. But if I can't finish it in one sitting, I'll need reminders or I may forget about it to the point that people get very annoyed. I'm trying my best to work on it, but hey, I'm human. No one is perfect! |
Preferred: types of stories I prefer over others
My preferred type of stories are the ones I'm more familiar with- I mostly know books, along with a few anime/manga, a few cartoons, a few shows, and some games. Out of these categories, I really don't have much of a preference; I'll do anything from bloody murder to a romance that's so sickly sweet it's disgusting. |
Would Rather Not: I do not beta for these stories
Hmm. Any stories that aren't my cup of tea? Probably not, unless there's no plot or a lot of plotholes, which I will be sure to try to correct; I can deal with most things. Please, spare me the fictions with a character turning around and seducing their arch-enemy for no reason but to amuse the writer through means that are impossible, where someone falls in love with a rock, and/or where someone is somehow brought back to life because another person yelled "LIVE DAMNIT"... Unless it's really dang funny. |
