Beta Reader Profile
Name: Mystical Spirits
Beta Experience: I have been a Beta for 27 people [not including people from Perfect Imagination] in the past few years, most of them users from fanfiction.net.
Ratings I Will Beta Read : NC-17 and under.
Categories I Will Beta Read: Action/Adventure, Angst, Crossover, Drama, Fantasy, General, Horror, Humour, Hurt/Comfort, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Supernatural and Tragedy.
'Ships I Will Beta Read: Naruto/Hinata, Other Male/Female, Sakura/Ino, Sasuke/Sakura, Shikamaru/Ino and Shikamaru/Temari.
Additional Ship Information: I don't have anything against any pairing whatsoever. I do like Sakura/whoever stories, though, so anything with her is definitely a go. :] Crack pairings are perfectly fine with me. I also like a variety of other couples, such as Kiba/Ino, Chouji/Ino, Asuma/Kurenai, Neji/Tenten, and so on. Yaoi and yuri also does not bother me.
Lengths Of Fanfiction I Will Beta Read: 5,000 to 15,000 words, 15,000 to 25,000 words, 25,000 to 50,000 words, 50,000 to 100,000 words and Over 100,000 words.
My Strengths: Canon/Consistency, Characterisation, Grammar & Spelling, Plot, Point of View and Preventing Melodrama.
Additional Strength Information: Considering this is an anime fanbase, Japanese is used quite a lot in stories. I know a lot of Japanese lingo, and I know how to spell them and when they should be used. I also know when there is too much Japanese being used, and I like to fix that so it doesn't sound overly done.
As a Beta and a reader, I am very honest and like to give a heap of constructive criticism (and, for the record, I do my best not to be rude about it). I am well-known for being "brutally honest", but I am also really "flexible" and "gentle", so I am willing to work on the story with you in order to improve it.
PLUS, I'M REALLY NICE :3
Note: I AM completely up-to-date with the manga.
Beta Style: Brutally honest With Comprehensive Critique
Time Taken To Return A 4000 Word Document: as fast as you'd like.
Additional Comments: There is no need to be formal with me! Writers usually think that since this is an application, they have to be formal and polite and so on, but I'd rather just be casual. :]
My main preference (genre-wise) is romance, but I will work on other pieces as well.
I do not enjoy song fics whatsoever. There are a few exceptions, but as a whole, I do not like stories that base their plots on song lyrics (it means there is a lack of creativity). Aside from song fics, though, I will read/edit anything else.
Additional Help I Can Offer: None
Contact Information: Please make sure that you have read the beta profile thoroughly before you send a preliminary email to Mystical Spirits. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action.