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[AsylumSeeker]

I'm starting to accumulate story "read" requests (and LadyC is quietly giggling in a darkened corner, thinking 'You asked for it, AS'). But I'm more of a mentor and not so much of an editor, so I'm wondering.

Is it okay to multiplex? You know, read a part of each story and provide daily feedback to all, yet still work on my own subs? (I'm pretty good at multiplexing for reasons I don't know).

I guess I'll answer my own question and say that there are no hard and fast rules except the rules we make up ourselves and the submitters agree to.

But how do the others do it? Do you multiplex or is there a waiting line? What if a story is very long? Do you focus on he one and ignore the others?

If nothing else, maybe those who are waiting my help will see this and realize I mean well. They've all been happy thus far.

Wink!

 

[LadyCibelle]

I'm starting to accumulate story "read" requests (and LadyC is quietly giggling in a darkened corner, thinking 'You asked for it, AS'). But I'm more of a mentor and not so much of an editor, so I'm wondering.

Is it okay to multiplex? You know, read a part of each story and provide daily feedback to all, yet still work on my own subs? (I'm pretty good at multiplexing for reasons I don't know).

I guess I'll answer my own question and say that there are no hard and fast rules except the rules we make up ourselves and the submitters agree to.

But how do the others do it? Do you multiplex or is there a waiting line? What if a story is very long? Do you focus on he one and ignore the others?

If nothing else, maybe those who are waiting my help will see this and realize I mean well. They've all been happy thus far.

Wink!

Yes you're right here dear, I AM quietly giggling in my corner......even more knowing that I'm sending you people..lol

Now, for your serious question.......there aren't any steadfast rules and you already know it. We all have our way of working, I'm sure of it, and I can only tell you about the way I work.

I don't multiplex as I find myself lost and not knowning what exactly I am doing or what exactly I have to do. What I do is simple, I take them one at a time and go to the next one only, and only, when I'm done with the one I'm working on. Yeah sure it means you'll have a queue and it might take a bit longer than you thought at first....but if you say it to the writer upfront there shouldn't be any problems. Problems arise when you promise something and can't deliver on your promise......that's something the writers don't like.

Be honest with your writers, tell them it's gonna take X amount of time and you should be fine.

Just my 0.02.

 

[AsylumSeeker]

Sigh..."She" responded

I invited your response, knowing what the answer would be. Still haven't arrived at a solution in my mind. I ask different questions, I guess. A new writier presented his story. I responded with questions regarding how the characger was envisioned, traits, etc. I'm anal that way I guess. But I believe a writer has to envision (put his/her feet into) the one he/she is writning about, especiallly if I'm to respond and edit.

You are indeed a "Queen".

 

[snooper]

In the days before - when I was editing a lot, I had three stories at a time: the one I was editing; the next to be done; and then a third. I NEVER let the queue get longer than that. If I had allowed more than three at a time, I would not have returned the last one in less than a week, which was my promise to writers.

 

[M-Y-Erotica]

I invited your response, knowing what the answer would be. Still haven't arrived at a solution in my mind. I ask different questions, I guess. A new writier presented his story. I responded with questions regarding how the characger was envisioned, traits, etc. I'm anal that way I guess. But I believe a writer has to envision (put his/her feet into) the one he/she is writning about, especiallly if I'm to respond and edit.

You are indeed a "Queen".

I think it depends on the type of feedback you want to give. If you are just proofreading, which it sounds like you are not, then it seems easy to switch back and forth from one to another. The rules for commas stay the same. For me, I spend a lot of time on character, tone, and atmosphere, and for that I simply cannot switch from one story to another without getting all messed up. Was this the aggressive, lusty one, or the tender, eternal love one?

M-Y

 

[kbate]

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Multiplex -- ahaa

I drop as much editing and proofreading as possible when I am writing. Writing is more important to me.

I do not think I would like receiving back the first thousand words only - I tend to tinker and change things around - so were you to edit for me in partial blocks - the text you edit and the one I have at the end - might not even be close to similar.

 

[CopyCarver]

I sometimes switch back and forth from one mansucript to another--usually if I've hit a problem in one that needs extra thought, or if I'm simply in the wrong mood for that story--but I don't return partials to the author. It seems to me that an edit and a final rewrite need unity of flow.

The exception is long works. I am currently doing a novel for a very talented Litster. I couldn't do a good job on that many words in a single evening if I swallowed a whole bottle of speed. Here, I do one chapter at a time and return them to the author three chapters at a time. When I get the last chapter finished, probably in the next day or so, I'll go back through the completed chapters sequentially, looking for any little glitches in continuity that may have escaped both the author and my first edit .

That, of course, is what works best for me, but your mileage may vary greatly. There really are nine and ninety ways to construct a tribal lay--good thing for Literotica, cuz we'd probably get tired of reading if the tribe knew only one way to get laid.

 

[snooper]

... nine and ninety ways to construct a tribal lay ...

Far be it from me to carp and cavil ...

...but I will. There aren't that many. I have it on good authority that:

"There are nine and sixty ways of constructing tribal lays,
And every single one of them is right!"

This quotation tempted me to write an academic thesis entitled Hidden sexual imagery in the works of British poets writing in India but I never finished it.

 

[CopyCarver]

Oops-cybernetic redundancy

 

[CopyCarver]

Far be it from me to carp and cavil ...

...but I will. There aren't that many. I have it on good authority that:

"There are nine and sixty ways of constructing tribal lays,
And every single one of them is right!"

This quotation tempted me to write an academic thesis entitled Hidden sexual imagery in the works of British poets writing in India but I never finished it.

What can I say...I try not to kipple more than once per decade, and details get lost during the respite. 69 is probably more fun than 99 anyway (unless a young Barbara Feldon is playing 99)

 

[Selena_Kitt]

Be honest with your writers, tell them it's gonna take X amount of time and you should be fine.

A fine policy, Lady C

 

[LadyCibelle]

A fine policy, Lady C

Thank you Ms Selena I try to let everybody know where they stand with me so that way there isn't any bad surprises or misunderstandings.