I've had two of my stories accepted and to rejected for punctuation. Mostly due to the fact that I haven't written anything other than a check in twenty years and kinda ignored the Literotica guidelines. I'm giving myself a crash course in punctuation and re-reading the guidelines I have one story being edited and was wondering how many send their stories to an editor ?.
Who uses an editor ?
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Bramblethorn
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My partner checks my stuff, and sometimes I'll send it to other authors for a third pair of eyes before I post.
NotWise
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Most of my stories go to an editor now. I should probably learn to send the stories earlier -- before I waste a lot of time after the story is written, trying to clean up details that an editor can see far more easily than I can.
TxRad
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In the past, here on Lit, i had two people that volunteered to edit my stories. One died and the other decided to try her hand at writing and has not been seen since. Now I have a couple of friends here I send stuff occasionally. Mostly I go over it a few times myself.
If I decide to use the stories after Lit, I have a retired English teacher that edits them. Lit is a free site and you get what you pay for. After Lit the money is better so the editing is better. She gets paid part of the profits. Pure economics.
For my mainstream stuff, I have an editor all the time. I think she even edits my e-mails.
If I decide to use the stories after Lit, I have a retired English teacher that edits them. Lit is a free site and you get what you pay for. After Lit the money is better so the editing is better. She gets paid part of the profits. Pure economics.
For my mainstream stuff, I have an editor all the time. I think she even edits my e-mails.
EverLux
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I always thought I had a great grasp on grammar and punctuation... and then I took a copyediting course. Do you know how many rules there are? We're talking thousands. The Chicago Manual of Style is a fucking concrete block.
That was probably more scary than helpful.
Have you tried looking on Coursera? You can audit or participate in classes offered by a number of respected colleges and universities, and I'm sure they offer courses on writing and grammar.
(I swear, they didn't pay me to plug them)
As of right now, I do my own editing, which is why little mistakes slip through the cracks, here and there. But I have trust issues, so it's unlikely that I'll ever have someone else do it for me.
That was probably more scary than helpful.
Have you tried looking on Coursera? You can audit or participate in classes offered by a number of respected colleges and universities, and I'm sure they offer courses on writing and grammar.
(I swear, they didn't pay me to plug them)
As of right now, I do my own editing, which is why little mistakes slip through the cracks, here and there. But I have trust issues, so it's unlikely that I'll ever have someone else do it for me.
MonaVerboten
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Is anyone interested in doing an editing swap?
Hi Folks, I'm wondering if anyone out there would like to swap stories for editing/proofing. It's my plan to self-publish once a month minimum, and I'm fairly new to erotica so I'd love some feedback from someone in my target audience.
Though I've dipped into other dynamics, my work is generally Cougar/cub BDSM, so that's my audience.
Please contact me if this is something you might be interested in and we can go from there.
Stay Sexy, People.
~MV
Hi Folks, I'm wondering if anyone out there would like to swap stories for editing/proofing. It's my plan to self-publish once a month minimum, and I'm fairly new to erotica so I'd love some feedback from someone in my target audience.
Though I've dipped into other dynamics, my work is generally Cougar/cub BDSM, so that's my audience.
Please contact me if this is something you might be interested in and we can go from there.
Stay Sexy, People.
~MV
I've gone through a few grammar and punctuation exercises online, got an 80% average which tells me I need some improvement. What does it cost ? Might be worth it's if it's reasonable.
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My view is that the editor should be a more-experienced second set of eyes. An editor shouldn't be trying to take bad writing and turning it into good writing. Editing should be a buff, not a re-write. That implies that you need to bring your basic writing skills up to at least decent before getting an editor involved. If you're not willing to do that, then don't use an editor.
sr71plt
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Editors cover a whole range right down to ghost writer, but an editor for a story to put on Literotica? I agree the "a more-experienced second set of eyes" is good enough. Mostly what you'll get is just a second set of eyes, but even that's usually better than winging it on your own (usually, not always).
sr71plt
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I agree if someone has to re-write the story you probably shouldn't be writing. I completed some online grammar exercises and scored an average of 80% . My high school grammar isn't cutting it. The truth is the level required to properly write literature is above is the average person's education. I did get two shorter stories approved but I'm sure they had a few mistakes in them.
RedFireBrand
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Grammarly.com is awesome. It will point out a whole lot of issues for free. I run everything I post through it. I check it, recheck it, and usually im great. Sometimes it thinks something is wrong when its not but 99% of the time its dead on.
legerdemer
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Lately, I have had the privilege to work with an editor. Early on, I edited for myself. If I give myself time, I'm not bad, but not perfect.
I still tend to do the majority of editing as I go (and it helps grease the wheels of my imagination to go back over what I've written), but there's no question another pair or two of eyes can more easily pick out mistakes that sneak through, or errors of logic, phrasing, and so on.
I still tend to do the majority of editing as I go (and it helps grease the wheels of my imagination to go back over what I've written), but there's no question another pair or two of eyes can more easily pick out mistakes that sneak through, or errors of logic, phrasing, and so on.
AlohaStories
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Hey MV, I'd be willing to swap stories with you. Send me a PM if you'd like to talk about it some
more.
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When I was in college we hadda pass a writerly exam to advance beyond the 2nd year. The exam was a page of word salad, like a LEGERDEMER poem, and our task was to make an essay of it.
No one bitches about the exam anymore, so maybe they got rid of it so more blacks could graduate college. Many years after I graduated I noticed that most college grads couldn't write a lucid essay, especially our black 'trainers.'
No one bitches about the exam anymore, so maybe they got rid of it so more blacks could graduate college. Many years after I graduated I noticed that most college grads couldn't write a lucid essay, especially our black 'trainers.'
Last time I checked in my state and county 89% was an A...When was in HS 96% was an A they've dumbed it down to the lowest level. Political Correctness has no place in education.
What the hell ?
I didn't use Grammarly on the first story I submitted and it was rejected. I used it on the two short stories that were accepted so it definitely helped. I use it for a spell check, punctuation and to try and kept the story in the proper tense. I ignore the rest of the crap because it wasn't set up for literature.
