Name: Trialia

Email: trialia at gmail dot com

Experience/Brief Bio: I'm a British, twenty-something, lesbian, disabled and Unitarian choirgirl living in the north-west of England. I have a collection of almost two thousand books at last count - they've taken over my house! I love cats and will probably turn into the epitome of the Crazy Cat Lady when I'm older. I like most kinds of music, video RPGs, and have wanted to be a librarian since I was a little girl, as I have a mania for alphabetising.

I've been in online fandom for over a decade, offline for even longer, and have been beta-reading in various fandoms and none at all - that is to say, original fiction - for around half that time. I've been reading since the age of two and was tested as having a reading and spelling comprehension age of eighteen when I was eleven. I also code websites and create graphic art, and occasionally play with podfic.

Strengths: Spelling in any form of English; I'm quite good at stylistic notes and grammatical corrections, and I speak some French and German if translated terms are needed. I also have a reasonably fast turnaround time (when I'm well) and don't mind doing things on short notice if I'm not too busy (which I'm usually not, as I'm disabled and unemployed).

Weaknesses: I can be a little tactless with correction, though I try to be as honest as possible, and I am chronically ill, so can't always meet a deadline if I'm given less than a week.

Fandoms: Battlestar Galactica (2003), Chalet School, Abbey Girls, CSI (pre-s6), CSI: Miami (pre-5), CSI:NY, NCIS, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (early seasons), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (first two seasons), Firefly, Gentlemen Bastards, House (early seasons), Buffy (books esp.), Sanctuary, Stargate: SG-1, Stargate: Atlantis (pre-s4), Tamora Pierce's Circle of Magic series & Aly books, Kathy Reichs' novels (not Bones), anything by Lois McMaster Bujold, Diane Duane, David Eddings, Agatha Christie, John Dickson Carr, Karin Slaughter, Colin Dexter... Basically, if it's SF, fantasy or crime drama related, ask and I might! But NOT Twilight. Never Twilight - or Laurell K. Hamilton.

Preferred Genres: Almost anything except crack, including crossovers where I know both fandoms.

Preferred Lengths: I can do anything; short I can get done more quickly, naturally. Epics might take a few weeks. I prefer short fic or beta-reading stories chapter-by-chapter as it's easier to keep track (I have some trouble with short-term memory).

Preferred Ratings: Anything.

Would Rather Not: Mpreg, manslash above a PG rating, non-con, dubcon, kink beyond bondage. There are a couple of pairings I wouldn't like to beta, but I'm generally a multi-shipper in most fandoms. Also, no Laura Roslin deathfic please. I'm still having trouble getting over the end of BSG!

Original Fiction/Nonfiction: Yes - again, I'll have a look at anything, but would prefer not out-and-out Harlequin-style romance in this case.

Additional Info: My fanfiction and original fiction archive is located at joyunending.net, my primary domain at unfaithful-mirror.net (try typing that when you're tired!). My username everywhere is Trialia, so if DW is down and you can't get in touch through here, feel free to try Twitter or LiveJournal.