2017 Beta Readers Post

[galfridian]

Expect your assignments to arrive within the next ten minutes or so.

For now, let's open this year's beta readers post.

While we do not require stories to have a beta reader, we strongly recommend it.

If you're volunteering as a beta, please comment here! Tell us:

• Which fandoms you can work in (full list of Crossovering fandoms)


• How to contact you: email, @Twitter, Tumblr, Skype, PM on LJ/DW, etc.


• If you're offering SPAG, worldbuilding, character, or plot help ... or all four!


• An estimate of what your turnaround time is


• Your dealbreakers, aka what you won't beta, e.g., violence, non-con, cheating, mushrooms, talking animals, etc.

Looking for a beta but none of the volunteers have listed your fandom(s)? You can leave an anonymous comment here listing the fandoms you need help with. Do not reveal other details of your assignment.

Anonymous comments will be unscreened and can be replied to by beta volunteers with their contact info.

If you're looking for a beta and are worried about revealing your assignment, you can email the mods, and we'll act as go-between on your behalf.

Comments

[isis]

I am Isis, and you can contact me by DW PM or by email isiscolo@gmail.com. My beta procedure is to read through the fic and flag everything that sticks out to me, whether good or bad; this encompasses spelling, grammar, typos, repeated or omitted words, confusing bits, amazing bits, awkward phrasing, gorgeous phrasing, plot holes, and basically anything else that catches my eye. I am relatively tolerant of characterization if it seems consistent, so if you're particularly concerned about characterization, let me know. Fandoms marked with an asterisk are ones I last read/watched some time ago and probably don't remember well enough to canon-pick or evaluate characterization.

Turnaround varies depending on length, but will likely be in the 2-5 days range. I will be unavailable August 29-22 and September 19-25. No restrictions on content. I speak American English but am fine with British English, though I may not notice Americanisms, so don't ask me to Britpick.

Fandoms:
Aubrey-Maturin
Blue Castle
David Blaize
Dragonriders of Pern*
Dresden Files* (have only read first 4 books)
Fairy Tales
The Goblin Emperor
Greek and Roman mythology
Harry Potter
The Hobbit (book and movies)
Hunger Games (books and movies)
The Invisible Library
The Lord of the Rings (books and movies)
Old Kingdom
Outlander
Percy Jackson
Pride and Prejudice
Raven Cycle
Rivers of London
A Song of Ice and Fire
Avatar: TLA*
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
James Bond*
Master and Commander
Silverado*
Thoughtcrimes*
The Wizard of Oz*
You've Got Mail*
Hamilton
Battlestar Galactica*
Black Sails
due South
The Expanse
Game of Thrones (have not yet seen this season)
The Man in the High Castle
Stargate Atlantis*
The Tudors*
The Witcher (third game and dlcs only)