Editor required

[rockpaperscissors]

Hi all, I submitted a story, but I've had it rejected on the basis of...

Please fix the punctuation of your dialogue. The convention is that you include periods, commas, exclamation points, or question marks inside the quotes. The essay "How to Make Characters Talk" in our Writer's Resources section has more information on the formatting of dialogue if you have further questions.

Any help appreciated as I'm finding it difficult trying to edit my own work.

BDSM Femdom genre

 

[PennLady]

Have you looked at the essay that was suggested?

 

[masterandmargarita]

Here is a link to the essay to help you with dialog. Check out Lesson 2.

http://www.literotica.com/s/how-to-make-characters-talk

When it comes to dialog punctuation, I think it would be best if you tackle that yourself. I say this because, I had my wife editing my dialog and it was just too much work for her to point out the same issues over and over again. Instead, I just learned how to do it correctly so that she could focus on other issues.

I'm new here too and haven't been published yet, but I'm pending. I hope it works out of you too!


Here are all of the writers resources:

http://www.literotica.com/storyxs/writ_stor.shtml

 

[rockpaperscissors]

PC peeps read no further

Punctuation Nazi's, its not like I'm totally illiterate, but i don't need to be held down by a horny bunch of semi colons and fucked up the ass by an exclamation mark.

Yes, looked at the essay, yawn fuckity yawn, I have the attention span of an uncommitted hard-on while looking at porn but thinking of Nana's teaspoon collection.

So needless to say, kiss my ass rejection letter writer, I don't even know what the fuck convection means and I'll be fucked if I'm Google-ing it.

And yes I still need a mother fucking editor please.

 

[PennLady]

How long is your story? I'm willing to help, just want to make sure I have the time.

I will say that whatever your attention span, you do need to learn this stuff. I'm willing to help you learn, but this is pretty basic stuff. If you can't learn the basics, then indeed people will get tired of correcting the same things all the time.

It is difficult, I know, to edit your own work. That's why it's important to learn the basics; the more you get right the first time around, the easier it is to reread and edit.

 

[beachbaby179]

Let's hope that little rant was because it was the middle of the night and you were frustrated and tired. Because that is ABSOLUTELY not the way to get someone to help you when they're a volunteer. Wow.

 

[sr71plt]

Certainly was a contradiction in terms. Following I'm not interested in following editorial conventions with a plea for an editor. Why would one bother?

 

[lovecraft68]

Punctuation Nazi's, its not like I'm totally illiterate, but i don't need to be held down by a horny bunch of semi colons and fucked up the ass by an exclamation mark.

Yes, looked at the essay, yawn fuckity yawn, I have the attention span of an uncommitted hard-on while looking at porn but thinking of Nana's teaspoon collection.

So needless to say, kiss my ass rejection letter writer, I don't even know what the fuck convection means and I'll be fucked if I'm Google-ing it.

And yes I still need a mother fucking editor please.

So....interpreting this you don't feel anyone should care about grammar while reading about sex?

Some do some don't. You don't have to be a Pulitzer winner to get a story posted here, but they require some basics.

My first story was rejected for the same reason I read the link that was provided here by another poster and read a couple of more and got enough out of them to get my work through.

I doubt you are going to get an editor here because you are coming across that you could give two shits and although an editor will help you no one is going to do it for you.

 

[rockpaperscissors]

Its about 5000 words.
No I'm not throwing a tantrum, but I likes me some conflict to stir shit up, and theres always the inevitable bit from the literary snobs. And lets face it, my first attempt just made people say, "Fuck off and do it yourself"
Yes sr71, you sound intelligent to the anonymous hordes, congrats cock gobbler, your pretense makes you sound like a twat.

Could you imagine how boring and uniform sex would be if we fucked like we were expected to write with so many rules. So I don't use many semi colon, I can never remember if that was a 2 or 3 second pause, big deal.

As I said, its my first attempt, and I realise learning it and self editing is the best thing ever!!!, but if someone would be gracious enough to point out my fopaux and maybe, just maybe I'll go, "Oh, that's where Ive been going wrong."
And it will be a valuable lesson learnt, and we can go forth and ejaculate in grammatical glory.

 

[sr71plt]

Well, it's certainly good to know it wasn't a tantrum.

(Fun that you picked me out of everyone else to rail uselessly against.)

By the way, it's spelled "semicolon." One word. It's in Webster's.

So, you've had a start on free editorial help here.

 

[_Lynn_]

Its about 5000 words.
No I'm not throwing a tantrum, but I likes me some conflict to stir shit up, and theres always the inevitable bit from the literary snobs. And lets face it, my first attempt just made people say, "Fuck off and do it yourself"
Yes sr71, you sound intelligent to the anonymous hordes, congrats cock gobbler, your pretense makes you sound like a twat.

Could you imagine how boring and uniform sex would be if we fucked like we were expected to write with so many rules. So I don't use many semi colon, I can never remember if that was a 2 or 3 second pause, big deal.

As I said, its my first attempt, and I realise learning it and self editing is the best thing ever!!!, but if someone would be gracious enough to point out my fopaux and maybe, just maybe I'll go, "Oh, that's where Ive been going wrong."

And it will be a valuable lesson learnt, and we can go forth and ejaculate in grammatical glory.

As I said, this is my first attempt. I realize learning is the best thing ever, but if someone would be gracious enough to point out my errors, maybe I'll see where I've been going wrong.

Here you go. Another freebie.

 

[lovecraft68]

Even though I suck at grammar and would never dare edit anyone's work I'll add a freebie too.

It's Faux pas

 

[PennLady]

Its about 5000 words.
No I'm not throwing a tantrum, but I likes me some conflict to stir shit up, and theres always the inevitable bit from the literary snobs. And lets face it, my first attempt just made people say, "Fuck off and do it yourself"

It wasn't your first attempt that did that.

I'm still willing to help, but if you're going to bitch about the advice before you even get it, I don't see the point. Sex is not writing. In fiction writing there are certain basic guidelines/rules, which are to make it easier for the reader to follow your story. If you don't want them to, or don't care if they do, then I don't see why you'd bother posting a story for anyone to read.

If you do want me (or anyone) to read your story, then you can make the effort to make sure it's readable.

As I said, its my first attempt, and I realise learning it and self editing is the best thing ever!!!, but if someone would be gracious enough to point out my fopaux and maybe, just maybe I'll go, "Oh, that's where Ive been going wrong."
And it will be a valuable lesson learnt, and we can go forth and ejaculate in grammatical glory.

The sarcasm is recognized but hardly necessary. As I said, I'm willing to help; send a PM if you'd like. Otherwise, go forth and ejaculate all you like, in grammatical or other glory, but in a direction other than mine.

 

[LadyVer]

I think PennLady just took off her gloves.

 

[rockpaperscissors]

err, where to start, thank you all who have corrected my sentence structure, my spelling and other numerous errors. I'm glad Ive given you a rewarding New Years this year instead of your usual void. There is NOTHING more awesome than the online forum contributor that takes their gloves off to reveal their Websters. Spelling Nazi's for forum posts are such valid retorts, that I can no longer compete.
In my part of the world realise isn't spelt realize, so potato, potatoe.
I get it, the old timers that have invested thousands of hours here take offense easily, its nice and dramatic to act incensed at everyone else's input lower than themselves. Their over zealous use of PC netiquette is always backed up by the other Nana's. And none of the old guard will stand up and say otherwise.
But here's the catch you dried up old snatches, the more you make this an exclusive club, the more people say screw this and move on.
So English wasn't my best subject at school, and so I asked for help. I was told to learn it instead. I did receive one offer but never heard back (this was back when I was being polite). So for lack of trying again with a new thread, because I really really don't get it editing myself (I tried, and by all means, call me stupid, but I just cant do it). I tried a different tact to get readdressed, but no, I guess there are vocal people that enjoy being "superior".

Well, fuck that, I had a story or two in me, but it appears no one can critique or correct a story, they can only critique or correct the person.

I'm outa here, have fun in your ever decreasing collective elite-ness.

"Hey do you remember back in the day when new people would regularly join our cool online community, and they were hopelessly average but we were patient, and nurturing, and we collectively instilled a passion in them that would outlast us all, almost like a legacy. And overtime they learned the craft and contributed and we were all richer for it. Arnt you glad we had the patience and perseverance ..... Oh wait".

 

[sr71plt]

It isn't really that those here take offense easily--it's more that you offended greatly and unnecessarily. You posted up front that you didn't respect and wouldn't use what you were asking folks here to give to you for free. Which is fine--it's your problem. It's just sort of a headscratcher why you wasted your and our time posting to begin with with the attitudes you project.

But, you're right. You were entertaining. It sort of looks like you set all of this up to do that--that you just manufactured an "issue" for the hell of it and perhaps are a bit upset that no one worked up a sweat over it.

You purport to be a brand new member here. What do you know of "back in the day"? Just some regular playing games with us, I take it. (Maybe another AS visitation?)

 

[_Lynn_]

That'll teach me for being nice.

 

[PennLady]

I think PennLady just took off her gloves.

But I tried to do it in a nice, polite way.

 

[Tsotha]

Punctuation Nazi's, its not like I'm totally illiterate, but i don't need to be held down by a horny bunch of semi colons and fucked up the ass by an exclamation mark.

Yes, looked at the essay, yawn fuckity yawn, I have the attention span of an uncommitted hard-on while looking at porn but thinking of Nana's teaspoon collection.

So needless to say, kiss my ass rejection letter writer, I don't even know what the fuck convection means and I'll be fucked if I'm Google-ing it.

And yes I still need a mother fucking editor please.

Sometimes I have a hard time believing people on the internet are real.

 

[sweet_lusciousdesire]

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[sweet_lusciousdesire]

Enjoy the people around you while you have the opportunity.

 

[LadyVer]

But I tried to do it in a nice, polite way.

"go forth...ejaculate all you like, in grammatical or other glory," was the defining moment.

 

[sr71plt]

blah blah blah People around here are too old to work up a sweat, or to even conjure up an interesting comment. At least this person is interesting.

I said he was entertaining. Isn't that enough like "interesting"? But the thread seems to be resolved nicely. He seems to want someone to edit for him who won't do any editing and you've volunteered on the basis of saying you know nothing about editing. Sounds like a match made in heaven to me. And we were so happy to be able to bring the two of your together.

Happy New Year. Delighted you found each other.

 

[PennLady]

"go forth...ejaculate all you like, in grammatical or other glory," was the defining moment.

Every once in a while, I have a moment.

(And I'm not sure if it's just funny or ironic, but of course I had a typo in that sentence -- "an" instead of "and" -- but I have since fixed it.)

 

[sweet_lusciousdesire]

Enjoy the people around you while you have the opportunity.