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Emma Lake 's Beta Reader Profile
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since: 09-04-07, id: 581247
Author has written 11 stories for Romance, Life, Essay, Young Adult, and Fantasy.
β : Emma Lake is a registered beta reader and is currently accepting beta reading requests.
Beta Description
Beta Bio: general description as a beta reader
I read and reread each chapter carefully, making sure that characters and their descriptions match up throughout the stories as well as checking grammar and spelling. But, but! There's always a catch. I've never beta-read for someone before, so I really have absolutely no idea what I'm doing. Of course, I've edited zillions of pieces before, but never via internet connection. So that's your caution. And if someone would like to take me 'under their wing' as a type of 'beta reader apprentice' so to speak (message me and tell me HOW I'm supposed to communicate with the writers) that would be the most brilliant thing in the world. Cheers, guys.
My Strengths: beta, writing, or reading strengths
My strengths are spelling and grammar (such as punctuation, word order, etc.) and checking character description match-ups.
My Weaknesses: beta, writing, or reading weaknesses
My main weakness is possibly checking sentence structure. I can get by with how it sounds, but if you'd like someone who is an expert with how a sentence is made up, you might want to check elsewhere. I'm a freshman in high school, so you could say I have time, but finals are coming up and I'm in a hard school and I've taken on extra writing activities outside school, so my writing obligations there precede fictionpress (tear) but I promise to get back to anyone as quickly as humanly possible!
Preferred: types of entries I prefer over others
Hmm... romance, humor, maybe a little historical. Basically, take a peek at my stories and if they're similar, I'd be more than happy to beta.
Would Rather Not: types of entries I do not want to beta for
Hmmm... the uber hard-core fantasy stuff (wizards, mages, vampires) while I like to read it, I'm not one to beta for content. I'd edit grammar and whatnot, but checking whether all the mythology makes sense, nu-uh. Also, super slashy? I don't do. I pop in for a refreshing slash every once and a while, but I'm not good for editing slash because it all gets too angsty for me. I don't do angst.
Beta Preferences
Language: English
Content Rating: Fiction K » M
Categories: categories in black are ones this beta has authored for
Fiction » Romance
Genres: genres in black are ones this beta has authored for
General
Romance
Humor
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