ThisSilenceIsMine 's Beta Reader Profile
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since: 01-25-15, id: 6452828
Author has written 5 stories | Legend of Zelda, Dark Souls, and Final Fantasy XIV.
β : ThisSilenceIsMine is a registered beta reader and is currently accepting beta reading requests.
Beta Description
Beta Bio: general description as a beta reader
I am a rather experienced, sophisticated writer that favors quality over quantity. Many of my stories are brief but charged with emotion and development. I've been working at becoming the best writer I can be for over ten years now and I remember the days when I wrote very, very poor stories. Honestly, the only reason I even kept at it was because I received a very mean, brutal review when I was 15 that made me determined to prove that person wrong. So here I am, writing for fun and wanting to help people become better writers. There is, of course, one thing you should know about me.

I'm not going to be nice. If you want to improve you need to hear your work is terrible, that everything needs work, that it's a complete pile of filth. You'll need to hear how grammar is used poorly, how conventions are ignored, and how horribly warped you wrote the characters in comparison to their canon variation. I will be honest, I will be blunt, and I will help you improve. I don't say anything out of malice, so if you come to me and I tear your story apart, know it's because I want you to be a better writer than what you are.

I just ask anyone coming to me actually want to improve. I won't sit here and praise you constantly for mediocrity. If you can't handle real, honest constructive criticism then you may want to look elsewhere. Otherwise, I'm your gal.

My Strengths: beta, writing, or reading strengths
My strengths are having extremely strong, well balanced characters and an ability to adhere to cannon very well. I also like to think I have a knack for writing action sequences and epic fight scenes. I'm a very visual writer, which means my descriptions are on point as I am very good at visualizing scenes in my head and merely writing down what I see in my head. If characters, dialogue, and descriptions are your weaknesses then I will show you exactly how it's done.
My Weaknesses: beta, writing, or reading weaknesses
I'm rather poor at writing long works of fiction and remaining coherent across a very drawn out story. My attention span is somewhat limited and it shows in the style of writing I take on. Consider me the opposite of Tolkin. In under a hundred pages I can spin a tapestry of emotion and fiction, but beyond that the threads begin to unravel.
Preferred: types of stories I prefer over others
I'll admit I'm a total sucker for romance plots. Anything involving character heavy stories are my forte, which isn't surprising given my named strengths. I also enjoy short stories and ones with a good amount of action/combat in them. My tastes in cannon are usually a little on the mature side and I enjoy those themes in my fiction, both reading and writing.
Would Rather Not: I do not beta for these stories
I don't have specific genres I don't like reading, however... I'm putting this out here now. Anyone who wants to write mainly involving Sonic the Hedgehog or self-insert OCs might want to skip over me. To be honest, bad Sonic Fanfics are literally the reason I even do this, because I don't ever want to see another one again. You have been warned, coming to me with stories involving these will be spared little of my ire, but again... It won't be malicious, just... More pointed than usual.
Beta Preferences
Language: English
Content Rating: Fiction K » M
Categories: categories in black are ones this beta has authored for
Anime .hack/SIGN
Game Dark Souls
Game Final Fantasy XIV
Anime Hellsing
Game League of Legends
Game Legend of Zelda
Anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica/魔法少女まどか★マギカ
Game Silent Hill
Game Warcraft
Genres: genres in black are ones this beta has authored for
General
Romance
Humor
Drama
Adventure
Horror
Supernatural
Suspense
Fantasy
Tragedy
Crime
Family
Hurt/Comfort