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Beta Reader Checklist
(Adapted from a checklist created by AO3 Comment of the Day.)
Development:
- brainstorming
- plotting
- research
Grammar:
- tenses
- spelling
- punctuation
- pronouns
- subject/verb agreement
- paragraphing
Writing:
- tone
- flow
- pacing
- continuity
- plot holes
- structure/plot
- clarity/removing ambiguity
- awkward metaphors/phrasing
- overuse of certain words/phrases
Sensitivity:
- racism
- sexism
- homophobia
- transphobia
- ableism
- religious intolerance
- potential squicks/triggering content
Canon:
- characterization
- timeline
- references
Other:
- first impressions/reactions
- positive feedback
- language (e.g. US/British English)
- formatting
- smart quotes vs. straight quotes
AO3:
- fic title
- chapter titles
- summary
- tagging