This is a list of people willing to betaread for you. Please, be considerate of the time and effort they put into their work, and treat them with the hero-worship they deserve. *g*
Seriously, though, it's polite to email the person first and ask if they'd be willing to beta for you - *before* you send them your 31MB masterpiece. Maybe they're in the middle of final exams at the moment, and really can't spare the time - so, go to another betareader. They're plenty here. *g*
If you've found this section useful, please drop me a line, so I know if I should expand it. Many thanks.
KATE NICHOLAS
PREVIOUS BETAING EXPERIENCE: None, but I mentally critique everything I read anyway!
CONTENT/GRAMMAR/SPELLING: I am an English student at university, so spelling, punctuation and grammer are my speciality. Especially the possesive apostrophe! However, I like to think that my obsessive knowledge of BtVS trivia would come in handy to some one.
SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE: I'm a Brit and also a history buff; therefore I think I'm in a position to be able to help American writers with any particular British things that Spike would know of. That could help his dialogue, which is something that lets most people down.
OBJECTIONS TO OTHER PAIRINGS IN A S/B FIC: nope
GENRE PREFERENCES: Comedy I love, action-adventure's alright too.
DISLIKES: Major character deaths; I just can't deal with a world without any of the Scooby Gang. Sorry!
SPEED OF RESPONSE: 2-3 days
LEVEL OF HARSHNESS: I'm never rude; I also write and I appreciate how hard it is to do and how hard it is to let others see your stuff. However, if you make a glaring error, I will point it out to you. I just won't be nasty.
DEANNA BURNETT
PREVIOUS BETAING EXPERIENCE: none
CONTENT/GRAMMAR/SPELLING: I'm pretty good at grammar and spelling, as I write a great deal myself. I'm also comfortable with doing character critiques.
SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE: I don't have a specialty, per se, but I am a fount 'o useless knowledge, and I'm sure I can look up anything I'm uncertain about.
OBJECTIONS TO OTHER PAIRINGS IN A S/B FIC: I'm not real big on B/R, but I'm open to anything.
GENRE PREFERENCES: I love angst. Comedy/adventure are good, too.
DISLIKES: I'm not very big on fluff.
SPEED OF RESPONSE: Normally 1-2 days. However, I may get busy and drag on a few. No more than a week on those.
LEVEL OF HARSHNESS: I believe in being direct, but polite. Constructive criticism is a writer's best friend. However, destructive criticism can shut someone's career down before it gets off of the ground. Not good.
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