*Please* Contact me if you want to join the list, I will need the following information:
| Name (+Email) | Prefer to Beta: | Will not Beta: | How long would it take: | Any comments? |
| Cheysuli | Legolas slash (any rating, any warning, any pairing), I will also beta Legolas gen. | Het. | If it's short, I will have it back to you the next morning. If it's long, it'll take two days at least. | Just try to make me cringe, cry, and have a heart attack. I dare you. |
| Meredith Oeur | I prefer to beta stories about Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, Elladan and Elrohir. Rating doesn't matter. | I will not beta slash stories or Mary Sues or other "personal" stories. | As to how long it will take-depends on size of story/chapter and my schedule. I am pretty much free this summer but will return to school this fall... | |
| Fan81981 | Anything | Incest Fics | Generally a day (if I have any computer issues I will inform the author) | I am not a native speaker of English, though am very fluent in it. Therefore I write in an highly idiosyncratic way which might allow some "errors" through. Also, I am very particular about "the point" of the story. Most people call it nit-picking. ;) Other than that, I am a generally nice beta-reader. No complaints yet. |
| Paper Crane | Anything, really | slash | Usually a day, it depends on how long the story is and if I'm doing anything that day. | I'm nice, really! I'm great at English, and most everyone I've beta-ed has found me helpful. |
| draekon | anything. Love comedy, action/adventure and romance. | Nothing. I will review Slash, though I rarely read it on my own time. | I check email every day after classes so long as I can get into the PC lab. I can read and review quickly if it is urgent, but prefer to take my time and do a thorough job. You can give me a due date. | Please include the word "BETA" if you send something to me so i can recognize it. Something like "uh... hello?" I tend to take as spam (and i get a lot of it). I am a native english speaker. |
| Robin | I go for romances and humor and even a Mary-Sue. I *love* elves and hobbits. I do het and slash. | A little blood-shed is fine, but no explicit gore or drawn-out torture for me, or anything gross that will make my skin crawl. | We deliver overnight guarenteed (except on personal holidays) | Click me if your fic needs a test-run. I'll tell you just how funny, sad, or sexy it is, plus a pointer or two! |
| Bri | I'll beta anything but slash. | I won't beta ANY slash. | It will take me 1 day for short stories, and 2 days for long stories. I have a lot of time on my hands. | I tend to get lost in my own twisted plots, but am very good at correcting other peoples stories, because I pay a lot of attention to the details. |
| Jayme | All slash, any rating, any warning (incest, gore, BDSM etc), any pairing except one (see next) | Het, fics with original characters or Legolas/Gimli pairings. | Usually only a day or so. But I can't get on the comp fridays, sats and sundays. So if you submit a fic to me on one of those days, you would get it Tuesday. | Nothing can gross me out! Please put 'beta fic' or something of that nature if sending me a fic so I don't mistake it for spam.. and I only speak english. |
| Selphius | Anything with Elves. Any Elf and Human pairing, but no Human/Human. Lots of Angsty stuff! Any rating/warning. | Hobbit, Drawf, Orc, Wizard, Maiar, or OLD MEN SLASH! | One day minimum and four days maximum. | I don't want to read anything over 10 verylong chapters. Please add the word BETA in your e-mail. :) |
| Libby | I'll beta anything | I can't stand Mary Sues and am liable to fly into a rage if reading one. | It could take anything from a day or two to a week, depending on my spastic parental units, their internet nazi habits, and the length of the fic. | I'm a bit of a grammar/spelling stickler...Otherwise, I'm pretty good about different things. |
| Natalie | G to R, any Good But not Wimpy Thranduil story. prefer Hobbit's stories and Elves' Stories above all else. Humour stories are welcome as well. | I will not beta Evil!Thranduil stories. I will not beta Mary Sues. humour is fine except the "Me and my friend landed in ME and we are CRAZY!" Kind of stories. | from an hour to a week. I'm pretty flexible :) | English is not my native language, I'm pretty fluent but if you need any grammar/spelling help, don't click me. I'm a bit of a Tolkien obsessed, click me if you are unsure about something, if you have any question regarding Canon. I will review your story and let you know my opinion, what should you change and what I think is good. I am softer than the Canon Police, BTW, trust me ;) I can HTML your fic to make it more presentable, and I will fix any format errors. just ask. |
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| Ty | I will beta anything het. | will not beta incest, slash or comedy. | If the chapter is short and simple I can get it back to you the next day. If the chapter is long and you want a thorough job it will take me two days to get it back to you. | Angst is a very strong point for me, also, I'm very good with grammar. I love to write, so I know how important your story is to you and I will treat it accordingly. |
| Rachel | anything | i'll beta anything | depends | |
| Rainien | Slash or het - makes no difference to me. All ratings. Doesn't matter if it is book/movie characters or RP. Plot or no plot; but please let me know if you intend for it ot be that way. Very few things cross my ick barrier, but they are listed next. | Incest or pairings with either Gimli or Smeagol/Gollum. No detailed non-con with a minor. I can handle references to past abuse, but please keep the details to yourself. *S* | Fics will normally be returned in 1-3 days. If it will take longer than that, I'll let you know. | I have a strong command of grammar/punctuation rules and well as an eye for details. I'm a little weak on Silmarillion canon but very strong on LotR and The Hobbit. I can tell you what works or doesn't work for me and *hopefully* give some good suggestions. |
| Gemma | I will beta anything really. I mainly like Legolas/Aragorn stories and Frodo/anyone else. I like male/male realtionships and female/female relationships. | I don't really like Arwen so no stories about her. | I can pretty much look at the story as soon as it gets sent to me, unless I am working late. | |
| Lailonniel | Anything, but elves are my favorite. | Slash, Smut, NC-17 | 3-4 days. If the fic is short it may be sooner. If it is really long it may take a little longer. | I will do anything to the fic that you want: spelling, grammar, plot, characterization, dialogue, you name it. I have a great knowledge of LOTR movies and books, especially the movies. So send me your stories and I will beta them! |
| Tracey (tfutcher) | I will beta anything esp slash, elves and men and even incest (if it has a plot). I esp love angst | Should be back within a couple of days depending on how long it is. | Try to make me cry, is very hard but when you get me going I can't stop | |
| Marie | Het, In-Character, Canon stories. People who actually have an interest beyond the movies. | Slash, mpreg, incest, young uns... ugh. Anything squicky. | Depends on the length of the piece and the depth needed on it. Light, PWP smut is fun to beta, and I usually have a turnaround of a day or two. Chapters... from a week to more. I like to take my time and get things done right. | I'm a full-time student and I also work. I am getting a degree in English as a preparation to a Masters of Arts in Editing, so I'm pretty good with the whole grammar thing. I'm good with non-native speakers of English, in terms of fluency and coherency in translation. I can also provide some book-based knowledge, from Hobbit to LOTR to Silmarillion. |
| Kika | Anything; I especially love elf fics | Slash and PWP | I beta as soon as I check my email; usually returned within one day of it being sent | I am a fairly new beta, but am a native speaker to whom grammar and such has always come very easily; I am only in high school, but I have a 100 average in my English II Honors class and the people who I beta for have always been satisfied with my work. References available. |
| Koretta | Elves, dwarves, and/or men. BDSM or dark fics. Hurt/Comfort. Sickfics or sneezefics. Angst. | Obvious Mary-sues or OOC, original characters in main roles, mpregs. | 2-4 days. I can rush if necessary, but I'd rather take the time to do it well. | I'm Canadian, so I tend to use British spelling unless someone tells me not to. It's annoying but my editing will be far more accurate if I'm told which to use. |
| Squirrelchaser | Will beta any elf/elf, any rating | Absolutely no RPS | time slot varies with how crazy life is; it'll vary | |
| Elizabeth | I favor Legolas, but will also do Aragorn or Arwen, preferably het., but will do slash/femslash. Must have at least one Elf. The more graphic everything is, the better, from sex scenes to how people feel to battle scenes. I will also help you if you need help describing things. | Incest, and please, there are enough Legolas/Aragorn and Legolas/Gimli stories out there. I'm bored of those, so please no more! | It depends on the length and the amount of corrections I need to make, but usually not longer than a day or two. | Put BETA AFF in the Subject line so I can see it. I won awards for editting, so I do a wonderful job. |
| Heather | I'm not partial. | No limits. | Hour at most. | |
| Rachael | I like to Beta alot of things really, I like stories about the hobbits, but anything is good. I don't mind Mary-Sues, If you want, I can de-Mary-Sue-ify your character. I also don't mind vil. | I will not beta slash, or graphic... stuff. Ya' know what I mean. | It depends on how busy I am, or if I'm on vacation, but most likely 1-3 days. I want to do it good. | I'm pretty good at grammer, and I also am good at suggestions for writers block. I have a ton of knowledge of the books. I've also read The Hobbit and the Silmarillion. |
| Donna | I'll beta romance fics, Mary Sues, self-inserts (what can I say? I get a kick out of them!), action/adventure, angst, comedy, parody, pretty much anything. | I WILL NOT beta slash, smut, incest, or anything written in net speak (any messages I recieve that are written in net speak will not get a reply). | How long it takes me to beta depends on how long I have to work, how much studying I have to do (I'm a student), and how much energy I have. It will probably take me 1-3 days. I'll e-mail the author if it's going to take me longer | Comments: I'm picky about grammar/spelling errors, and if I get sent a Mary Sue that has a charater with rainbow hair, eyes that change colour with her mood, and a pet panther, I'm likely to reply with something like, "BWA HA HA HA HA!!! Great troll!" or just tell the author to start over. There are enough bad Mary Sues out there. I will probably be able to help you if you're having writer's block, and I have a good resource for authors who want to have "authentic" elvish, black speech, etc. in their fics. I would ask that authors put the word "beta" in the subject line so that I don't mistake the message for spam. |
| Jessi | Most genres, im not squicked by a fair bit of slash apart from what i'll put later. Throw any rating you want, no I mean it. | EvilThranduil and Legolas/Thranduil. Sibling/Sibling is ok but no Parent/Cihild please. If you can help it then Hobbit, Orc, Dwarf, Fell beast or balrog or wizard slash. And Mary Sues. I THINK thats it. | Anything from a day for a short story to a week for a really long one. And I feel obliged to tell you that the school internet is..ah....occaisionally (to put it without swearing) a bit of a mare. As a friend of mine would say. | I'm not remotely professional and i've only done this a couple of times for a friends original writing at school so if you want an expert I don't think i'm your girl. If you really want American spelling then I can't help you either, I'm an English kid :) Not much can squick me apart from slash of the characters before so knock yourself out!!! I'm good with Tolkien and i've been told I am a reasonably good student. Can you do the usual thing with Beta in the subject when you send it? ok, I'll stop talking now. |