DominaUmbra666 's Beta Reader Profile
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since: 01-07-12, id: 3604639
Author has written 14 stories | Vampire Diaries, Infernal Devices, Cassandra Clare, Harry Potter, Supernatural, Captain America, IT, and Hunger Games.
β : DominaUmbra666 is a registered beta reader and is currently accepting beta reading requests.
Beta Description
Beta Bio: general description as a beta reader
My general editing style is to first read for an overarching narrative and characterization and then line edit when the overall story is fleshed out. This may lead to multiple drafts and I am fine looking at the same work or chapter multiple times. Any characterization or narrative flaws I see I make note of for the author to fix and make suggestions for how the work can be changed. I will not make a note of anything that I cannot make a suggestion of change for. I am a reader who enjoys a wide variety of fanfiction and would be okay betareading for both beginners and experienced writers. I have been reading fanfiction for 8 years and have been a writer for that entire time. I know what growth looks like and want to help new writers grow and continue growing myself along the way.
My Strengths: beta, writing, or reading strengths
I have taken multiple classes on editing/grammar and would be able to help with any formatting or grammar issues a writer is having. Formatting issues I often see writers have is paragraph breaks and dialog tags. I am the person to reach out to if you just want your work looked over with a fine tooth comb. I can also critically read works for characterization (I am fine editing works with OOC characters, but I will check for internal consistency throughout the work) and plot inconsistencies. Dialog is what I really excel in writing and editing. I am able to tell when something sounds forced or cliche and help create dialog that flows smoother.
My Weaknesses: beta, writing, or reading weaknesses
I do not enjoy writing or reading flowery or overly descriptive writing styles, so it is something that I would have a hard time reading without bias. I have no clue how to write or edit smut. I know a good smut scene when I see one, but could not inform a writer how to fix a bad one. Reading and editing large battle sequences is also not my forte as I can never keep track of so many things going on at once.
Preferred: types of stories I prefer over others
I would prefer to beta for stories with tropes I enjoy reading. My favorite tropes are soulmate AUs, crossovers, time travel shenanigans, and enemies to lovers
Would Rather Not: I do not beta for these stories
I would not like to betaread for any tropes or ships that I actively dislike due to the bias it would bring to my reading. Some of these tropes include pregnancy or babies, ABO, and love triangles (unless they resolve as a triad). Ships that I will not betaread are destiel or stony. OC main characters are also not something I am interested in. I am new to writing smut and thus would not feel comfortable being a beta for a story in which centers around or heavily contains it.
Beta Preferences
Language: English
Content Rating: Fiction K » M
Categories: categories in black are ones this beta has authored for
Tv Anne with an E
Movie Avengers
Movie Captain America
Tv Doctor Who
Tv Game of Thrones
Book Hunger Games
Movie IT
Tv Supernatural
Genres: genres in black are ones this beta has authored for
General
Romance
Drama
Adventure
Mystery
Angst
Supernatural
Sci-Fi
Fantasy
Tragedy
Family
Hurt/Comfort
Friendship