Tech Duinn 's Beta Reader Profile
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since: 10-16-03, id: 471584
Author has written 22 stories | Bones, Doctor Who, West Wing, Supernatural, Star Trek: 2009, and StarTrek: The Original Series.
β : Tech Duinn is a registered beta reader and is currently accepting beta reading requests.
Beta Description
Beta Bio: general description as a beta reader
I’m willing to put in as much time as you need, and no nuance is too small to ask my opinion about. I’m not a beta who will just read, annotate, and send your story back. I’ll want to have a conversation about it in the broader context of what you want to accomplish as an artist, even if you just want to make few people laugh. I’m also a firm believer that getting to know you as a person will help me feel out your point of view and enrich the editing process overall, so please feel free to chat me up, even if you don’t have a story in the works, or are suffering from writer's block.

If you're interested, please send me a writing sample along with your general story stats.

My Strengths: beta, writing, or reading strengths
I would say I have a good eye for characterization and character interaction. I’ve repeatedly helped one of my friends make her OCs less Sue-ish. I'm great with plot progression, even though I’m incapable of writing a full-length story of my own. I can also help with research and general ground-up development. I excel at chapter and story outlines. I have a relatively large vocabulary, so I can also help with repetitious and questionable WC. I’m a naturally detail-oriented person, which means that if I really like the fandom I’ll have an obsessive knowledge of the series, movie, book, or what have you.
My Weaknesses: beta, writing, or reading weaknesses
I’m can be a bit brutal in my honesty. It's something I'm trying to work on, but if you're a writer that needs a lot of cheerleading, I'm not the beta for you. I'll also argue with you if I strongly feel that something needs to be cut of changed.

As a writer, I struggle with flow and finishing the damn story in the first place, but that doesn't bleed into my beta services.

Preferred: types of stories I prefer over others
I don't really have any specific preferences when it comes to genres or pairings. I do love experimental pieces.
Would Rather Not: I do not beta for these stories
I don't like to read any form of incest, even if it's canon. I hate mpeg, kid!fic, and RPF. I'm pretty intolerant of Mary Sues, badly written cliches, terrible grammar, and excessively purple prose. All other parings and story types are welcome.
Beta Preferences
Language: English
Content Rating: Fiction K » M
Categories: categories in black are ones this beta has authored for
Tv American Horror Story
Tv Buffy: The Vampire Slayer
Tv Coupling
Tv Dexter
Tv Doctor Who
Tv Dollhouse
Play Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Tv Exorcist
Tv Firefly
Play Grease
Tv Hannibal
Book Harry Potter
Tv House, M.D.
Anime Inuyasha
Tv Jekyll
Book John Dies at the End
Anime Magic Knight Rayearth/魔法騎士レイアース
Book Necromancer Series
Tv Office
Tv Penny Dreadful
Book Pride and Prejudice
Play RENT
Movie Star Trek: 2009
Movie Star Wars
Tv StarTrek: The Original Series
Tv Supernatural
Tv Torchwood
Tv Vikings
Play West Side Story
Tv West Wing
Play Wicked
Genres: genres in black are ones this beta has authored for
General
Romance
Humor
Drama
Adventure
Mystery
Horror
Parody
Angst
Supernatural
Suspense
Sci-Fi
Fantasy
Spiritual
Tragedy
Western
Crime
Family
Hurt/Comfort
Friendship