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Jack Of None

  • May. 15th, 2009 at 7:42 PM
Name: Jack, or Tilly if you prefer
Email: jackofnone@clockwork-harlequin.net
Experience/Brief Bio: I am a 25-year-old library science major with a background in classical studies; I've been in fandom for going on 6 years now, mostly as a fic writer (albeit not the world's most prolific one). I've done a little bit of editing work -- odd jobs proofreading someone's thesis, mostly -- though I'm hardly a professional editor by any means. I also draw, make jewelry, and play an enormous amount of tabletop RPGs. As far as reading goes, I mostly like fantasy (of the YA and weird variety), old-fashioned adventure novels, historical fiction of certain eras, and trashy crime novels from the turn of the century. I also play a lot of old video and retro video games, and World of Warcraft. If you're interested in my work, my site is here.
Strengths: I am pretty strong on grammar, and I also consider myself relatively good at picking up awkward sentence structure and dialogue. Also, I know Latin.
Weaknesses: I am enormously forgiving with plot inconsistencies (I think it comes of reading too many pulp serials), so if you want a harsh continuity review, I'm probably not your best choice. I also don't particularly like uber-minimalist writing, so I am probably not great at picking up the subtleties of that particular type of style.
Preferred Genres: Not a big fan of crack, though humor is fine. I am not especially fond of really long fics, but I am willing to read them if you give me ample time and warning.
Fandoms: My main fandoms are Final Fantasy 4, Final Fantasy 6, Chrono Trigger, Earthbound, Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman, Avatar: the Last Airbender, and Sherlock Holmes. I am familiar with a LOT of video game and literary fandoms, as well as some anime, so don't hesitate to ask! However, I barely ever watch TV, so I probably can't do TV fandoms at all.
Preferred Ratings: Anything is all right, though I don't have a great deal of experience writing NC-17 fic myself.
Would Rather Not: I am pretty flexible as far as kinks and squicks go, but I'd rather not beta super-lengthy works or poetry.
Original Fiction/Nonfiction: Yes, though I'm mostly interested in historical fiction, horror, and fantasy. I am probably least interested in the science fiction and literary fiction genres. I am also willing to beta OC descriptions.

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yaoifunboi: Relates to novel project (Default)
[personal profile] yaoifunboi wrote:
Nov. 22nd, 2009 09:17 pm (UTC)
Would you mind beating an original fantasy fic posted in the form of a series of diary entries from two teenagers, one of whom is the son of a necromancer who rules a coalition of outlaw villages. The other boy is the son of the king of a nearby kingdom, Bavaria. The first episode is already posted- I realized I needed a beta afterwords, when someone pointed out some inconsistent spelling. Spelling is my biggest worry, as well as unintentional grammar errors.

Would you be willing to help me out? Thanks.
[personal profile] jack_of_none wrote:
Nov. 23rd, 2009 07:57 pm (UTC)
Sure! I'd be happy to look at it, though with Thanksgiving coming up and NaNoWriMo still going on, I might be a little slow about it.
yaoifunboi: Relates to novel project (Default)
[personal profile] yaoifunboi wrote:
Nov. 24th, 2009 07:10 pm (UTC)
Thank you very much. I've sent you an email from my address, ofotherworlds@rocketmail(dot)com, with the first two chapters of the fic attached in the latest word format. If you can't read that I can save it as something else.

Thanks again!

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