PPC Beta Reader Directory

This is a list of all members of the Board who are willing to beta on a regular basis. Feel free to add yourself (alphabetically)! Include fandoms in which you are knowledgeable, along with areas of specialty (SPaG, Britpicking, dialogue, etc.), and don’t forget to update your entry with new fandoms and the like.

In a sincere attempt to keep this list up to date, we removed all beta readers who have not been seen anywhere near the PPC for over one year, and we plan to repeat this annually.

LAST CLEANUP: July 8, 2016.

Calista

 * E-mail: lisa450 at yahoo dot com - or leave a note on my Talk page.


 * Fandoms
 * Animorphs
 * Dungeons & Dragons
 * Ender's Game
 * Lord of the Rings
 * Musicals
 * Narnia
 * Sims 2
 * ''Star Trek
 * Young Wizards

Cassie Cameron-Young

 * E-mail: cassie dot dramateacher at googlemail dot com

Prefers to work in Gdocs. Best at SPaG and canon details, and is notorious Britpicker; please specify if Britpicking is desired or to be avoided. Willing to do last-minute jobs, and if you've heard nothing from her for more than three days, poke her.


 * Fandoms

Off the top of her head, and with the help of her bookcase, she can handle:


 * Angels and Demons/The Da Vinci Code (bookverse only)
 * The Belgariad/Malloreon and Elenium/Tamuli
 * Assorted Disney films
 * Chobits (manga only)
 * Chronicles of Narnia (bookverse only)
 * Discworld
 * Earth's Children
 * Good Omens
 * Harry Potter (bookverse only)
 * His Dark Materials
 * The Life of Brian
 * Lord of the Rings (including Silmarillion and HoME)
 * Monty Python and the Holy Grail
 * Pirates of the Caribbean
 * Redwall

Can handle various other books, check with her as required.

Data Junkie

 * E-mail: tidwell.raven@gmail.com

It's much easier to just ask if I know a fandom or not. If not, I'll usually go look it up just so I can still be of some little use. Fairly good as SPaG, though I may miss a punctuation misuse, or misuse one myself. Also, if you submit a Word document, don't be terribly surprised if my corrections show up in red text. The other option is me scanning the print-out that's been written on with a red pen and sending that back.

Note: Wheel of Time beyond book 4 or so, and any Tolkien beyond LotR and The Hobbit are going to be a no. I know vague details, but not major plot points or anything like that. Same deal for Harry Potter book 7 and pretty much all of Torchwood.

doctorlit
doctorlit is temporarily on hiatus from beta work until the archive is complete. I prefer to work in Microsoft Word, but am warming to GoogleDocs. Please, put me to work beta-ing your stories, and help keep my brain focused on the PPC. Have little time in winter and spring, less busy the rest of the year.
 * E-mail and AIM: keyoflit[at]yahoo[dot]com (both checked regularly)


 * Fandoms
 * Full Knowledge:


 * Sherlock Holmes (original and Sherlock)
 * The Chronicles of Narnia (books)
 * Animorphs
 * Harry Potter (novels and movies)
 * The Foundation Series
 * Les Misérables (novel and play)
 * The Phantom of the Opera (novel and Webber)
 * Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
 * Magic: The Gathering
 * Heroes
 * Lost (series and game)
 * Pirates of the Caribbean
 * Labyrinth
 * Pokémon
 * Final Fantasy VIII and X
 * Portal
 * Kingdom Hearts
 * so many books; just ask and there's a good chance
 * Partial Knowledge:


 * Stephen King multiverse
 * Inkheart (first and second)
 * The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit (movies; I am dishonored)
 * The Children of Húrin
 * The Dark Is Rising (first two)
 * Kim Possible
 * various Disney movies, and some of the novels they were based on
 * Star Wars (live-action movies)
 * Indiana Jones
 * Batman (90's cartoon and Nolan movies)
 * Monty Python
 * Halo (main games and some novels)

Ekyl

 * E-mail: kyle[.]garrett[41][@]gmail[.]com

Fandoms: Versatile, and can do non-fandom-specific betaing too.

Hieronymus Graubart

 * E-mail: h.graubart[at]t-online[dot]de
 * Fandoms: Harry Potter (bookverse)
 * Also good for: SPaG, continuity, Krautpicking

JulyFlame

 * E-mail: JulyFlame At Gmail Dot Com
 * Fandoms: Harry Potter, Discworld, 1632, DCAU, DC (to an extent), Marvel (to an extent), so on.
 * Note: Also willing to do intense betaing and content help for original works; this involves one on one IM/chat sessions and homework. Yes, homework.

Makari

 * Email at makari.crow@gmail.com
 * .doc files preferred


 * Fandoms
 * Tales of the Abyss
 * Tales of Symphonia
 * Final Fantasy X, X-2, XII (I can read for VII through IX, but backup is recommended)
 * Persona 3
 * Legend of Zelda
 * Kingdom Hearts (I, CoM, II)
 * Katekyo Hitman Reborn!
 * Pokémon
 * Cardcaptor Sakura
 * Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle
 * xxxHolic
 * Tokyo Mew Mew (shhh.)
 * Ouran High School Host Club
 * Princess Tutu
 * Includes basic knowledge of Bleach, Naruto, Code Geass, One Piece, Shaman King, and Loveless, but does not come with intricate plot details
 * Harry Potter
 * Young Wizards
 * Can read for LotR, but if it involves The Silmarillion at all it's a horrible plan
 * Assorted others that slip the mind; inquire within. I lean toward SF&F and JRPGs.

Miah

 * E-mail: miah.arthur at gmail dot com

Will beta any type of mission for style, consistency, plot, etc. Cannot beta for SPaG. Prefers Google Docs. Perfectly willing to beta fandoms that she is not familiar with, but is familiar with the following list.


 * Fandoms
 * 10th Kingdom
 * Artemis Fowl
 * Avatar: The Last Airbender
 * A Wizard in Rhyme book series
 * Blackadder
 * Bones
 * Disney animated movies
 * Dragonriders of Pern
 * Fawlty Towers
 * Firefly (not Serenity)
 * House, M.D.
 * Iron Man
 * Merlin
 * Monty Python
 * NCIS
 * Sherlock Holmes (books and movie, some of Granada)
 * Shrek (except last one)
 * Stargate Atlantis
 * Stargate SG-1
 * Star Trek (In descending order of knowledge: The Next Generation (very good), DS-9, The Original Series, Voyager, Enterprise (basically none)
 * Star Wars: X-wing book series, Han Solo Trilogy, Corellian Trilogy
 * Tin Man
 * Various cartoons
 * Various slap stick/goofy humor movies
 * Warriors

Neshomeh

 * E-mail: neshomeh [dot] soul [at] gmail [dot] com

Neshomeh will beta any type of mission in any continuum if asked nicely, as long as her work schedule allows it. Don't be afraid to send a request by e-mail. She is especially good at catching mechanical errors&mdash;SPaG, word choice, capitalization, paragraphing, etc.&mdash;and for matters of PPC canon and compatibility therewith. She does not do rush jobs and likes to go through the process at least twice, once before edits are made and once again after, so don't ask if you're not willing to wait.


 * Fandoms

Neshomeh is especially fond of and functionally (*) to thoroughly (***) knowledgeable about these continua:

She may be particularly willing to beta missions in these continua, especially if her favorite characters are involved.

Phobos
Prefers to work in Google Docs. Not great for SPaG. Better for style, flow, and making sure it makes sense.
 * E-mail: Baridthetroll at gmail dot com


 * Fandoms

Books:
 * Dragonlance Saga
 * Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
 * Wheel of Time series
 * Discworld
 * Harry Potter
 * Stephen King (especially the Dark Tower series)

Movies:
 * The Lord of the Rings
 * Harry Potter
 * Star Wars
 * Chronicles of Riddick

Games:
 * World of Warcraft
 * Mario series
 * Team Fortress 2
 * Megaman series
 * Resident Evil series
 * Legend of Zelda series
 * Metroid series

Television and Anime:
 * Family Guy
 * The Simpsons
 * Witch Hunter Robin
 * Fullmetal Alchemist
 * Akira
 * Neon Genesis Evangelion
 * .hack//sign
 * Fruits Basket

PoorCynic
I can check SPaG and dialogue structure. Response times will vary, but I'll try to get anything sent to me back as soon as possible.
 * E-mail: poorcynic AT me DOT com


 * Fandoms
 * Avatar: The Last Airbender
 * Batman (Diniverse)
 * Discworld
 * Kingdom Hearts (I, CoM, II, 358/2)
 * Left 4 Dead
 * Mass Effect
 * Red Dead Redemption
 * Red vs Blue
 * Scott Pilgrim (graphic novels and film)
 * Sherlock Holmes (books and film)
 * Teen Titans (cartoon show)
 * X-Files
 * Many other cartoon shows and video games; ask for specifics

Sergio Turbo

 * Email: stginelli [snaillikethingy] gmail [point] com

Prefers to work with GoogleDocs, but will accept .doc files too. Can do plot and flow consistency and check for canon and PPC compatibility. Willing to beta missions in continua he's not familiar with. Can't do SPaG due to being a non-native English speaker, but can check for readability and point out ambiguous phrases due to a tendency to read them with the wrong meaning first. Checks the mail very often.


 * Fandoms
 * Ace Combat (3, 04, Unsung War and Belkan War. Not 100% reliable with all the others. Will not touch Assault Horizon with a mile-long pole)
 * Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! (original series, WGP and MAX)
 * Bones (not 100% reliable)
 * Card Captor Sakura
 * Detective Conan/Case Closed
 * Doctor Who (only New Who)
 * Fairy Tail
 * Inspector Gadget (original series, Last Case, and Disney movies. Not 100% reliable with Gadget and the Gadgetinis.)
 * Knight Rider (1982 series and 1991 movie. Not 100% reliable with 2008 series)
 * Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (original series, A's, StrikerS, Innocent and movies. Not 100% reliable with Force or ViVid.)
 * Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (not 100% reliable)
 * Metal Gear Solid
 * NCIS (main series only)
 * Puella Magi Madoka Magica (main series, movies and Oriko)
 * Touhou Project (only main setting and characters)

Voyd

 * E-mail: DBooker67@gmail.com
 * Fandoms: See my page.
 * Notes: I'm kinda bad at SPaG, as I'm usually distracted by the story being told. Thus, my areas of expertise are information and story.