Beta volunteer
Genres you will beta: Everything not on the list of what I won't beta.
Genres you will not beta: This is a long list, but look at it this way: I know my limits. They include: anything with a sad ending; non-serious Mpreg; non-consensual sex; non-consensual or dubiously consensual sex where the victim says no, but wants it anyway; any sexual assault where the victim's physical pleasure or conflicted emotions make it okay; anything where the POV character is younger than 16; anything that involves sexual conduct with a character younger than 16; anything that involves the permanent death of a major character who was presented sympathetically in the story; bestiality (shape-shifting or lycanthropy is fine); scat play; excessive gore or blood play (some vampirism is okay); tentacles; 'rape is funny'; infantalism; probably other stuff. There are a variety of elements of sexual conduct that I am unusually sensitive to and triggery about for personal reasons. I've even written some of these situations myself, but that does not mean I would be able to read them without reaction. I'll have to judge on a case-by-case basis. But in general if you have to justify the moral basis for your story ("It's okay that X took advantage of Y in this way because ..."), then I probably couldn't beta for that story because I'd want to argue with you about it. Immature or highly unlikely scenarios aren't my cup of tea.
Pairings you will beta: Any, with the exceptions below.
Pairing you will not beta: Sexual pairings involving people under 16. I'm not real wild about parent-child incest either, even when the kids are consenting adults, but I can beta those for spelling and grammar and leave the rest alone. Mr Muggles in a sexual context.
Beta Strengths: Thorough, reasonably quick (I'll turn around 2500 words or less in a week). English as a first language, very familiar with the fandom. I'm a decent writer myself and I've written a lot of stuff, so I'm familiar with common writing issues. The people I've beta'd for say good things about me.
Beta Weaknesses: Cranky. Insensitive at times. Blunt. Poorly socialized. Some people love me; I drive others up the wall. If it is clear that you haven't used a spell-checker on your fic, I will return it to you and request you do that before re-submitting it to me. I can be a bit touchy about authorial prejudices, such as racism/sexism/misogyny/etc. That a character might hold those points of view is fine. For the author to espouse them bothers me. If I am beta'ing for people I don't know, then I will require the fic sent to me be in a Word .doc format (please note this is not .docx) or .txt. I will also require some conversation to determine exactly how much and what style of beta you want.
Length of fic you'd prefer to beta: 2,500 words or less, until I know you better. Stories **must** be finished. I am not interested in beta'ing an unfinished story. However, if it is a self contained chapter in an ongoing, unfinished story, that would be okay.