Emmyllou 's Beta Reader Profile
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since: 05-13-17, id: 9212952
Author has written 7 stories | Merlin, Firefly, Harry Potter, Dresden Files, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, and Buffy: The Vampire Slayer.
β : Emmyllou is a registered beta reader and is currently accepting beta reading requests.
Beta Description
Beta Bio: general description as a beta reader
Hello, and thank you for your interest in having me as your beta! I offer three levels of beta services. Low: mostly line edits, spelling and grammar checks, and other technical aspects of writing. I recommend this if you are confident with your style and prose and just want someone to look over your work like a slightly more intelligent spellcheck. Medium: line edits and style. I can help with the flow of your writing; I can help de-purple (or re-purple) your prose; generally, I can help you make your fic fun and engaging to read. I recommend this if you are confident with your plot but want someone to help make it sparkle; this is the default for most beta reading. Spicy: the previous two levels, plus plot and characterization help. Don't know where your plot is taking you? Totally lost the thread of your outline? Characters are behaving out of character and you don't know how to make them stop? We've all been there. I'm probably there right now. I can help you get your plot and characterization back on track. Be warned: this is probably the option that will net you the most amount of constructive critique, so I recommend this only if you know you can accept it. That being said: I am never mean or rude with my suggestions for edits, and I try to explain any suggestions I make that aren't just minor spelling or grammar corrections. My goal is to help you write the fic you want to write, however that looks. If you want me to look for something specific, or if you want me to stop making certain suggestions because I keep correcting a Thing You're Doing On Purpose, let me know and I will adapt my beta style. I am more than happy to read fandom blind! If you'd like me to be your beta, let me know which level (low, medium, or spicy) you'd like me to use, as well as anything specific you'd like me to look out for or any changes to your chosen level you would like me to make to better suit your needs and the needs of your fic, if applicable. Looking forward to reading your fic!
My Strengths: beta, writing, or reading strengths
-grammar and spelling, dialogue, characterization through dialogue, narrative flow, semicolons and em-dashes, creating distinct character voices through narrative style
My Weaknesses: beta, writing, or reading weaknesses
action scenes, pacing, description of character appearances.
Preferred: types of stories I prefer over others
I'll read just about anything! That said, I love romance in all flavors and any orientations, fantasy, adventure, mystery, sci-fi, or any combination of the above. Any length is fine too, though if you are in the process of writing a story or a series that is planned to be over 100k words, I'd like to get in on the ground floor. And by that, I mean "please don't dump 50k words on me and then tell me that there's another 75k coming, oh by the way I'm going to post the first chapter this Thursday." Basically, just get me involved early if it's going to be a long' /br /br /br /br /br /

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I will read fics of any rating. Violence and sexual content are fine, but please warn me if there's gonna be anything graphic.

Would Rather Not: I do not beta for these stories
I don't like reading kidfics, mpreg, A/B/O, any kinks involving bodily excretions, romance fics where the pair (or more) involves an underage person paired with someone much older than them. Age gap is fine as long as they're both adults. I won't read fics involving graphic depictions of violence or torture. If you're not sure if that applies to your fic, just ask me and I'll let you know if I'm comfortable with beta reading it.
Beta Preferences
Language: English
Content Rating: Fiction K » M
Categories: categories in black are ones this beta has authored for
All Anime/Manga
All Books
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All Comics
All Games
All Misc
All Movies
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All TV Shows
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
Western
Crime
Family
Hurt/Comfort
Friendship