Shadow Hand Zealot 's Beta Reader Profile
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since: 12-13-06, id: 1181508
Author has written 4 stories | Avatar: Last Airbender, X-Men: Evolution, and X-Men.
β : Shadow Hand Zealot is a registered beta reader and is currently accepting beta reading requests.
Beta Description
Beta Bio: general description as a beta reader
I am very thorough in my work, I hold high standards for my fellow authors in many regards and humbly admit I too strive to meet my expectations. I believe that criticism is just as warranted as praise.
My Strengths: beta, writing, or reading strengths
CAN HELP PEOPLE WRITE SUMMARIES OF THEIR STORIES. I'm immediately skeptical of a story when its summary includes the line says "it's better than it sounds" or some rendition of that.
Stories that concentrate on select amount of characters. Character assessment (OC or otherwise)
Character analysis (OC or otherwise)
Character evaluation (OC or otherwise)
Plot developement Accuracy on spelling, grammar, conventions Can bounce ideas off of me
My Weaknesses: beta, writing, or reading weaknesses
I can get nit-picky over spelling, grammar, etc. I am not well-versed in anime. I have trouble writing stories that have a lot of characters; finding a balance between giving enough attention to all the characters without making the story boring is hard for me to do.

Deciding how to best begin a story so it hooks readers. If I can't even get interested in my own works at the beginning then how can I expect others to do the same?

Preferred: types of stories I prefer over others
Marvel Comics stories (X-Men mainly)
Romance Action General

I'm fairly open to a lot of different kinds

Would Rather Not: I do not beta for these stories
Noncanon same sex pairing stories - nothing personal I just don't have the same point as reference as others on such things nor care for them.
Anime stories - not my expertise.
Stories with chapters under 1000 words - not enough content for me to get invested let alone care.
OC stories in the first person - These stories are often too centered around the original character. Unless the OC character comes off to me like Nick Caraway, then you can bet I won't give the story the time of day.

Bound to add more as I go through stories.

Beta Preferences
Language: English
Content Rating: Fiction K » M
Categories: categories in black are ones this beta has authored for
Cartoon Avatar: Last Airbender
Comic X-Men
Cartoon X-Men: Evolution
Genres: genres in black are ones this beta has authored for
General
Romance
Adventure
Hurt/Comfort