Ratings I'll beta: •G •PG •PG-13 •R •NC-17 •Adult Only
I can help beta read: •American English •British English •Canon Elements •Grammar •Punctuation
Turnaround for an average length chapter: 4-7 days
Experience: I've worked with a couple of authors so far, but I'm not a master-beta*—yet (wink).
Get it?! Sorry. I love innuendo and lame puns!
I'm a Word-gal myself, but I must admit to enjoying life on the dark side (Google Docs) for how easy it is to edit, suggest and comment in real time with the author.
I don't want to over-check and cramp your style, but I am a stickler for traditional grammar rules. I'll always try to give positive and constructive feedback!
Please proofread your own work before handing it off to be checked. I know from personal experience that if I look over my own stuff a day or so after I've written it, I can usually find a tonne of mistakes I was blind to.
If you can give me a heads-up on what your deadline is, I'll try to get it back all ship-shaped and shiny by that date.
Story types/topics I will not beta or sensitivity read: I'll read almost anything, but please don't scar my poor, imaginative beta-brain with gratuitous violence, torture, or rape scenes if it's not essential to the story or character development. I remember that shit and DREAM about it.
I love a good smutty Spuffy story (also alliteration!), so bring on the PW/P or PW/OP, BDSM, erotica, whatever!
The spicier, the better!
I love All Human and AU. You take those characters and fly, girl!
Sorry, but I'm not a fan of fics written in the first person.
Additional Comments: I teach grammar (ESL) and speak Australian English, which is mostly British English, but with a few Americanisms and some weird slang no one understands. I know nothing about US or UK school systems.
I've binge-watched BTVS too many times to count, so canon, quotes, and stinky herbs are a go. I hate Angel, so I've only watched AtS maybe twice, but I know all the crossovers. I'm reading the comics now, but comic dyslexia is a thing, and I'm struggling.
I'll use whichever system you're using (UK or US English) for spelling and punctuation, but together they are unmixy, people! When in doubt, I'm going to refer to the Chicago Manual of Style, but if you have a personal style you'd like to keep (E.g. "Wha--" vs. "Wha—"), then let me know and I will follow your lead.
I mostly use QuillBot and ProWritingAid for first checks, then do a thorough check afterwards. I do not like Grammarly. It is the devil and makes characters' speech sound like AI robots.
Oh, and I'm fluent in Japanese. Pfhht. Like anybody needs
that . If you come to Japan, I'll be your Spuffy-friend tour guide, though.
On that note, I use a Japanese keyboard (Japanese keyboards have like a billion extra kinds of dashes and dots), so I'll try to be careful not to use characters that don't appear correctly on English-only computers. Also, our time zones are likely to be different, so keep that in mind for deadlines and response times for messages, emails, etc. Yoroshiku! I hope we can make great Spuffy together!