Active Beta and Sensitivity Readers
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Ratings I'll beta: •NC-17 •Adult Only
I can help beta read: •American English •Grammar •Plot Suggestions •Punctuation
Turnaround for an average length chapter: 4-7 days
Experience: I don't have any fanfic beta experience yet, but I do have peer editing experience from Honors College writing intensive classes I've taken. Also, I love to read and write as well as give and receive feedback for works in progress. I find it helps the process go more smoothly to have another set of eyes on my work. Hopefully we can collaborate. Looking forward to exchanging drafts! :)
Story types/topics I will not beta or sensitivity read:
Additional Comments: I've been in the fandom since the series was on the air, and reading fanfic for almost as long, but this is my first serious foray into the world of writing and peer editing fics. I'm excited to be joining the Spuffy community in a more interactive way! Looking forward to getting to know you.
- IvoryPetals
Ratings I'll beta: •G •PG •PG-13 •R •NC-17 •Adult Only
I can help beta read: •British English •Canon Elements •Plot Suggestions •Punctuation
Turnaround for an average length chapter: 4-7 days
Experience: Beta-ed Harry Potter and Buffy stories for a couple of authors on ff.net a few years ago, and By Any Other Name for Evlane on here.
Story types/topics I will not beta or sensitivity read: No parodies or all human high school AU's please.
Additional Comments:
Ratings I'll beta: •G •PG •PG-13 •R •NC-17 •Adult Only
I can help beta read: •American English •British English •Grammar •Plot Suggestions •Punctuation
Turnaround for an average length chapter: 4-7 days
Experience: No experience at beta reading, but I do have to write a fair bit for my job.
Story types/topics I will not beta or sensitivity read: No tragic endings
No AH - they are just not my thing
Probably not the right person if you story is mostly porn, I don't object to it, but I'm not sure how much I could contribute.
No underage spuffy
Additional Comments:
Ratings I'll beta: •G •PG •PG-13 •R •NC-17 •Adult Only
Ratings I'll sensitivity read for: •PG-13 •R •NC-17
I can help beta read: •American English •Grammar •Plot Suggestions •Punctuation
Turnaround for an average length chapter: 4-7 days
Experience: I have beta'd for more than five stories and a couple of these partnerships were with repeat authors. However, all this work was in a different fandom.
Story types/topics I will not beta or sensitivity read: No incest or Buffy being sexually abused as a child.
Additional Comments: I have read Spuffy for years now and it would be great to be able to give back to the community in this way. I read a lot of BDSM and stories with those smut scenes would be more than welcome. I am not the person to go to if you want help with canon, you probably know it better than I do. An area where I have a specific intense level of knowledge is historical dress, from the Victorian period till the 1940’s. I have only used Google Docs to beta in my past experiences.
Ratings I'll beta: •G •PG •PG-13 •R •NC-17 •Adult Only
I can help beta read: •American English •Canon Elements •Grammar •Plot Suggestions •Punctuation
Turnaround for an average length chapter: 1-3 days
Experience: I don't have any beta experience, but I have always been the go-to gal for my family and friends for writing help (re: resumes, letters, school essays, and creative writing.) I don't miss much when it comes to grammar and spelling, but I do have some comma issues.
Story types/topics I will not beta or sensitivity read: I can't think of anything I would not beta.
Additional Comments: My knowledge of the show and the comics is pretty encyclopedic, and I have all of the comics and the show on DVD that I can double-check for canon elements. I have not watched AtS (yet!), but I know quite a bit from reading fanfic for so long. I'm not the most creative person, but I'd love to participate in fandom more by being a beta!
The best way to get a hold of me initially is through a PM on the site - after initial contact is made I will know to check my gmail regularly.
Ratings I'll beta: •G •PG •PG-13 •R •NC-17 •Adult Only
I can help beta read: •American English •Canon Elements •Grammar •Plot Suggestions •Punctuation
Turnaround for an average length chapter: 4-7 days
Experience: My beta experience was primarily in the Captain Swan fandom while the show was airing, so it's been a while since I've worked in an active fandom. I have done early reads for professional authors, however, and I have experience as an ARC reviewer for genre fiction.
I teach in the liberal arts at the college level so I have a reasonable grasp of standard American English grammar and mechanics and can probably handle British English in a pinch. My background as an academic is in history and philosophy so I can help with history or world building.
Story types/topics I will not beta or sensitivity read: I'm not comfortable with reading for sexual assault, BDSM, underage (outside of canon), incest, or strong dub-con. Some dub-con stories are ok. Ask me.
I don't want to read Buffy or Dawn getting turned.
I'm not interested in all human at all.
Additional Comments: I gravitate to stories that focus on character building over straight adventure or extremely sweet stories. I also prefer stories where Buffy is a young adult or older (post-Chosen).
I'm not as familiar with Angel as I didn't watch the series and really only know it through Spuffy fic.
I was an adult during the show airing period so I remember that time (late 90s and early aughts) reasonably well. I also watched the show in real time if that is a help to anyone.
I read and comment quickly but I may not be able to get to something right away if my grading and teaching load is heavy that week. If you need some feedback quickly just ask me. I do communicate quickly and will not leave anyone in the dark.
Ratings I'll beta: •G •PG •PG-13 •R •NC-17 •Adult Only
I can help beta read: •American English •Canon Elements •Grammar •Plot Suggestions •Punctuation
Turnaround for an average length chapter: 4-7 days
Experience: I have never been a beta reader, but I would love to.
Story types/topics I will not beta or sensitivity read:
Additional Comments:
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 •Plot Suggestions •Punctuation
Turnaround for an average length chapter: 1-3 days
Experience: I have no official experience, but I am constantly reading. I read a book a day, and I couldn't put a number on the amount of fanfics I have read.
Story types/topics I will not beta or sensitivity read:
Additional Comments: I read an insane amount of buffy (spuffy) fanfic and want to become more a part of the community. I know Buffy lore inside and out. Also, I have really good spelling and grammar - I keep finding mistakes in fully published books lately and I'm like ??
Ratings I'll beta: •G •PG •PG-13 •NC-17 •Adult Only
I can help beta read: •American English •Plot Suggestions
Turnaround for an average length chapter: 4-7 days
Experience: Ive never actually beta for any one before :)
Story types/topics I will not beta or sensitivity read: Incest
Additional Comments: Im a huge history nerd and have a lot of years knowledge of European and American history if you need any help with getting historical elements arcuate please check me out.
Ratings I'll beta: •G •PG •PG-13 •R •NC-17 •Adult Only
I can help beta read: •American English •Grammar •Plot Suggestions •Punctuation
Turnaround for an average length chapter: 4-7 days
Experience: none
Story types/topics I will not beta or sensitivity read:
Additional Comments: I have an B.A. in English and I like editing