EmilyMiller
Good men did nothing
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When I was stuck in moderation hell with my first story, the suggestion in the boilerplate part of the reply was to contact an editor. I used the search facility to find people in the category and contacted one. No reply. Still no reply. So I tried the next on the list. Same thing. And the next.
Then I finally got a reply. But the guy (they are all guys) said he disliked anal (which suffused my story) and so couldn’t help. I tried a few more. The only other reply was someone saying that they didn’t like the category (no idea why they were tagged with it). So I gave up.
Since then, I have developed some stories by sharing sections with Lit friends as I write them. Partcularly if fictionalized versions of them appear in the text. This sometimes leads to errors being found or suggestions for improvement.
When I wrote my first story with a male narrator, I ran this by two male Lit friends. But this was mostly to get their perspective on my take on the male voice, not as general editors.
Some people are kind enough to give me feedback based on published works and I try to take notice of what they say. But I guess I have never worked with an actual editor.
Have you? If so, what was it like?
For the avoidance of doubt, this is not a clandestine request for an editor. It’s just me wondering about other people’s experiences.
Em
Then I finally got a reply. But the guy (they are all guys) said he disliked anal (which suffused my story) and so couldn’t help. I tried a few more. The only other reply was someone saying that they didn’t like the category (no idea why they were tagged with it). So I gave up.
Since then, I have developed some stories by sharing sections with Lit friends as I write them. Partcularly if fictionalized versions of them appear in the text. This sometimes leads to errors being found or suggestions for improvement.
When I wrote my first story with a male narrator, I ran this by two male Lit friends. But this was mostly to get their perspective on my take on the male voice, not as general editors.
Some people are kind enough to give me feedback based on published works and I try to take notice of what they say. But I guess I have never worked with an actual editor.
Have you? If so, what was it like?
For the avoidance of doubt, this is not a clandestine request for an editor. It’s just me wondering about other people’s experiences.
Em