I'm in. Beta and Reviewer.
Hello
Ah yes, the wonderful life of beta reading. surprisingly, I'm experienced in this (blame school, college, reading, and those weird invisible people that follow me all the time!)
Availability:
As of 8/23/2011. Status:
Not available. Because of my current betas and college I cannot beta anything new right now. However, you can still send emails and get on the waiting list which is actually small as of now. See sig. However, no guarantees that you'll be beta'd right then and there. Use me as a back up plan and be prepared for possibly a long wait.
Schedule:
College will start soon, but I'm a big reader and writer.
Preferences:
YA fantasy only. (First person is my main preference, but if you insist, I can step outside that boundary for 3rd person.)
Ya Fantasy: romance, adventure, urban, whatever. NO TWILIGHT-LIKE YA. I repeat, NO TWILIGHT-LIKE YA PERIOD. You'll one day understand why its painful for a male like myself to read things like that. I really, really, really, like series. (book 1, 2, etc.) Of course I can only read 1 at a time.
TIME FRAME:
I'm the fastest there is, period. I can get readings done in less than
1-2 nights. *laughs* This is what you want me to say right? Truthfully, I can be this fast on some days (as in, I'm truly reading your story and can't put the book down) AND on other days, I'm really busy.
But I'll try not to go over 6-7 days - 2 weeks.
Free Critique AKA personal opinion:
Yes...I'll give you a nice and lengthy review --but not too long that you'll lose interest. I'm also humorous in most of my reviews. Here are my review points:
1. Storyline: Was it actually a story or did you simply give me a boring overview?
2. My favorite characters
2.5 - Character development, strengths and weaknesses.
3. Voice. If you voice is strong or its weak. I'll give you a simple answer and an explanation.
4. Rating 0-10. I know this is petty and unimportant in most cases, but I'll give an honest rating whether it be harsh or in some cases: Negative numbers. Use this review and rating to your advantage and PLEASE don't take anything personal. I want to contribute to this site and helping out those that want help or have helped me is the best way.
note: If your review actually reaches the negative side, then your novel is really trashed. I'm saying this because I never give out negative numbers. So please... no spam.
2nd note:
I'm generous. But if I select you to deliver a harsh review, don't fret. I really want something out your work -- as in becoming one of your future readers.
Words: You should know the typical word count of a completed YA. Around 40K, 60K, 80K. Not 100K, 200K, etc.
However... 1st person YA's that are that long will be considered. Just send me an email if you want a beta of that long
and I'll see if I can do it.
About me:
I've been a member of Absolute write since 2008. I released a book, Bound, not too long ago and now I'm promoting that now.
I'm working on publishing my novel series The Destined and will greatly appreciate beta for betas..
Contact me:
If you like my standards and want a beta from me, just send an email. I mean you can PM in you would like but whenever I log into a wifi hotspot, the first thing I check is my email then gradually tackle everything else. You'll be lucky if I even get to absolute write in a speedy manner.
Email:
[email protected]
Also, for YA shorts, Please tell me first. I prefer to beta novels only, but will consider shorts if I have time.