Tom Collins
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Hi,
My usual editor has a lot going on in RL and doesn’t have the time to blow right now, so I’m scrounging for an editor. I love her to death, but am increasingly anxious to be done with this tale.The problem is that I have several stories in the works that I’m having trouble writing because I have this one story that I’ve completed, but can’t post until it’s edited.
It’s a chain story that I’ve written with a co-author, When Irish Eyes Are Smiling. The first three chapters are already posted, and have been for some time. Unfortunately, my original co-author got a new job and after that was too busy for writing any more, so I had to find a new co-author.
My point is that there’s been a large lag between the first chapters being posted and these last four chapters being written, and I keep getting emails and public comments asking what’s up, if the story’s been abandoned, or if it will ever be finished. So, the last four chapters have been completed, and most of them have been proof read by volunteers from the Author’s Hangout here on Lit.
I’ll stop babbling now and tell you about the story, and what we’re looking for in an editor. The story’s written in first person, but from the two separate perspectives of the main characters, Joel (me) and Devlin (3113 co-author). Basically, it’s sectioned out, with a clear, character heading each time the POV changes, so there’s no confusion about who’s doing the talking. It is, if you haven’t already deduced as much, a Gay Male story. It’s fairly straightforward, nothing very kinky going on, though there’s a mild D/s scene at the tale end of the final chapter (Ch. 7). I’ll be providing a link to the already posted chapters so that you can familiarize yourself with the story, and get a feel for the writing style (mine at least) to help you decide if you’d like to help 3113 and I out.
Each chapter consists of between 10,000 and 12,000 words, I believe, because we aim for between three and four Lit. pages per chapter. That being not too short to convey a decent amount of the tale and not so long that it can’t be comfortably read in a single session.
Right, so what we need from an editor can be summed up in a single word. Everything. *cheeky grin* Both of us have issues with passive sentences, as you may have noted in this post. I tend to babble/ramble when trying to find the right words to get a point across, as you may have also noted, so if you’re any good at taking a couple paragraphs that explain something, and distilling it to its essence in one paragraph I’ll really appreciate it. We’re looking for someone who can both make sure no technical errors have been missed, and help with plot, character development and the flow of the tale, everything that I consider the artistic side of a story. If you have any sort of suggestions, we would expect you to make them.
Another bad habit of mine is writing long, involved sentences that don’t seem complicated to me, but other editors have had issues with them at times. I know how it is, things look different to you because you’ve written it, and that’s why I won’t post anything that hasn’t been edited at least twice. Of course, that doesn’t keep things from being messed up. *chuckle* We’re only human after all.
You’d be getting the Word files from me, and after I’ve gone over my portions, I would pass it on to 3113, so you won’t have to worry about dealing with both of us. A point, we prefer comment/suggestions to be in comment boxes, rather than inline, and if you could highlight to indicate where your editorial recommendations are located, it would be great. The best way, for 3 and I, is to have things that you recommend be removed highlighted red, with anything that you think should be added simply highlighted yellow. Go the same route with the punctuation as well. A red or yellow highlighted comma or period shows up quite well.
Right, so if I haven’t bored you into a coma, as opposed to a comma *snicker*, by this point, maybe you’d like to have a look at the portion that is currently posted and see if you’d be an angel and help 3113 and I out with this dilemma. Keep in mind that I may wish to call on you again should you choose to accept the challenge this time, and you and I find that we work well together.
Thanks for your consideration and time,
Tom
This is a link to the submissions page for the identity, which the first chapters are posted under, TomNJus.
http://www.literotica.com:81/stories/memberpage.php?uid=694293&page=submissions
Either PM me, or use the contact tab in the Tom Collins profile to email me if you're interested. Hell, you could even just post a responce right here since I will be back to check this thread.
My usual editor has a lot going on in RL and doesn’t have the time to blow right now, so I’m scrounging for an editor. I love her to death, but am increasingly anxious to be done with this tale.The problem is that I have several stories in the works that I’m having trouble writing because I have this one story that I’ve completed, but can’t post until it’s edited.
It’s a chain story that I’ve written with a co-author, When Irish Eyes Are Smiling. The first three chapters are already posted, and have been for some time. Unfortunately, my original co-author got a new job and after that was too busy for writing any more, so I had to find a new co-author.
My point is that there’s been a large lag between the first chapters being posted and these last four chapters being written, and I keep getting emails and public comments asking what’s up, if the story’s been abandoned, or if it will ever be finished. So, the last four chapters have been completed, and most of them have been proof read by volunteers from the Author’s Hangout here on Lit.
I’ll stop babbling now and tell you about the story, and what we’re looking for in an editor. The story’s written in first person, but from the two separate perspectives of the main characters, Joel (me) and Devlin (3113 co-author). Basically, it’s sectioned out, with a clear, character heading each time the POV changes, so there’s no confusion about who’s doing the talking. It is, if you haven’t already deduced as much, a Gay Male story. It’s fairly straightforward, nothing very kinky going on, though there’s a mild D/s scene at the tale end of the final chapter (Ch. 7). I’ll be providing a link to the already posted chapters so that you can familiarize yourself with the story, and get a feel for the writing style (mine at least) to help you decide if you’d like to help 3113 and I out.
Each chapter consists of between 10,000 and 12,000 words, I believe, because we aim for between three and four Lit. pages per chapter. That being not too short to convey a decent amount of the tale and not so long that it can’t be comfortably read in a single session.
Right, so what we need from an editor can be summed up in a single word. Everything. *cheeky grin* Both of us have issues with passive sentences, as you may have noted in this post. I tend to babble/ramble when trying to find the right words to get a point across, as you may have also noted, so if you’re any good at taking a couple paragraphs that explain something, and distilling it to its essence in one paragraph I’ll really appreciate it. We’re looking for someone who can both make sure no technical errors have been missed, and help with plot, character development and the flow of the tale, everything that I consider the artistic side of a story. If you have any sort of suggestions, we would expect you to make them.
Another bad habit of mine is writing long, involved sentences that don’t seem complicated to me, but other editors have had issues with them at times. I know how it is, things look different to you because you’ve written it, and that’s why I won’t post anything that hasn’t been edited at least twice. Of course, that doesn’t keep things from being messed up. *chuckle* We’re only human after all.
You’d be getting the Word files from me, and after I’ve gone over my portions, I would pass it on to 3113, so you won’t have to worry about dealing with both of us. A point, we prefer comment/suggestions to be in comment boxes, rather than inline, and if you could highlight to indicate where your editorial recommendations are located, it would be great. The best way, for 3 and I, is to have things that you recommend be removed highlighted red, with anything that you think should be added simply highlighted yellow. Go the same route with the punctuation as well. A red or yellow highlighted comma or period shows up quite well.
Right, so if I haven’t bored you into a coma, as opposed to a comma *snicker*, by this point, maybe you’d like to have a look at the portion that is currently posted and see if you’d be an angel and help 3113 and I out with this dilemma. Keep in mind that I may wish to call on you again should you choose to accept the challenge this time, and you and I find that we work well together.
Thanks for your consideration and time,
Tom
This is a link to the submissions page for the identity, which the first chapters are posted under, TomNJus.
http://www.literotica.com:81/stories/memberpage.php?uid=694293&page=submissions
Either PM me, or use the contact tab in the Tom Collins profile to email me if you're interested. Hell, you could even just post a responce right here since I will be back to check this thread.
