Editos: Want a challenge? You got one!

[call_me_shirley]

Editors: Want a challenge? You got one!

(.....EDITOS?? Lol, that says it all doesn't it ....)

A sunny hello to everyone here:

I have written 5 fics for which I'm seeking editor(s). English is not my first language, and my ability in it is substantially far from perfect. I'm seeking someone who not only can correct my poor English, but also perhaps offer ideas where mine may be lacking. My main issue is that I find I have a tendency to regurgitate various phrases and ideas, but I cannot seem to avoid these, and it frustrates me. Also, dialogue is not my strong point.


The 411 is thus:

1. all fics are around 8000 words (more or less)
2. m/f
3. bdsm, general violence, sexual violence, and voyeurism, are involved...and some general weirdness too (nothing kinky or fetishistic though, but is worth a mention because it may put off some people).
4. it concerns a real, living person - a celebrity, in fact - but ONLY in the realms of what he gets up to in the mind of the female protagonist.


I think that's it... Any other questions, don't hesitate to ask.

So... bite me?

 

[AsylumSeeker]

What the fuck is a fic ????

 

[AsylumSeeker]

Go back to your 'hood. Won't be wastin' my time on this shit!

 

[call_me_shirley]

and nice to meet you too! XDDDD

 

[AsylumSeeker]

Not sure what the symbols mean. Whatever.

 

[AsylumSeeker]

Okay, maybe you're ready.

Maybe.

 

[call_me_shirley]

Really, no need for hostility. Whatever did I say or do to you to warrant such a reaction?

And FYI a fic is a story, short for 'fiction'.

 

[AsylumSeeker]

Really, no need for hostility. Whatever did I say or do to you to warrant such a reaction?

And FYI a fic is a story, short for 'fiction'.

We're good. All I was asking for was a description, chill.

 

[call_me_shirley]

I am chillin'. Perhaps I'm too polite or simply missing the joke here but generally to get a reply from someone you don't know, saying stuff such as "what the fuck is a fic???...go back to your hood", it's only a warm welcome in that someone's shooting flames out their ass at you.

 

[_Lynn_]

We're good. All I was asking for was a description, chill.

Hello AS.

 

[AsylumSeeker]

Yeah, you're right. My bad. I'll go away.

 

[AsylumSeeker]

Hi, ML.

 

[call_me_shirley]

Yeah, you're right. My bad. I'll go away.

*sigh*

And if you're still reading this...what do you mean, maybe I'm ready? Does a newbie author have to do cartwheels whilst dodging mortar fire to survive getting their story torn to shreds by you ruthless editors?! Do they have to be subjected to the whole boot camp regime?

Drop and give me 50!
Yes Sir!

 

[AsylumSeeker]

Apologies, you're roadkill. Collateral damage. Just be happy you haven't been tossed into a plastic bag.

On the upside, I'm not a terrible editor. Well, not the worst, I'm sure.

LOL, welcome to Lit! I have 216 stories under my sizeable belt, am an adult educator, and would love to assist in any way I can (won't kill people, a shortcoming I have).

 

[AsylumSeeker]

Not against cartwheels, as long as I can enjoy a flash of female nudity. HEY! I'M A GUY!

 

[call_me_shirley]

An adult educator? You mean...you get to teach people how to say "who's your Daddy"?

Well, if you really wanna read them, I'm ready to have them returned as Swiss cheese. Shoot me a PM. Literally. The first one's already in the hands of another editor, but I'll send it along with the second one just so you won't be completely lost (they're five consecutive parts).

 

[call_me_shirley]

Not against cartwheels, as long as I can enjoy a flash of female nudity. HEY! I'M A GUY!

I don't do cartwheels in skirts. Hell no. No nudity for you Sir!

 

[snoopercharmbrights]

... Perhaps I'm too polite or simply missing the joke here but generally to get a reply from someone you don't know, saying stuff such as "what the fuck is a fic???...go back to your hood", it's only a warm welcome in that someone's shooting flames out their ass at you.

Please accept my apologies for the welcome you got. I can assure you that AsylumSeeker fits nicely into the definition of Earth in the second edition of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; that is to say he is "Mostly harmless".

The habituées of this site are used to him, but I can understand that it was a daunting first visit.

 

[call_me_shirley]

hey Thanks snoopercharmbrights. Well, as long as he doesn't start yelling Vogon poetry at me, I'll take your word for it.

 

[AsylumSeeker]

Please accept my apologies for the welcome you got. I can assure you that AsylumSeeker fits nicely into the definition of Earth in the second edition of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; that is to say he is "Mostly harmless".

The habituées of this site are used to him, but I can understand that it was a daunting first visit.

Consider it a hazing, lol. Holy crap, hadn't seen that word before, won't even attempt to spell it, quite the vocabulary there Snoop. Yeah, I'm a landmine, like a warm pile of dogshit you would ordinarily avoid, whatever. Depends on how much I've had to drink. But as LadyC drips with love for me, here I remain under her protective wing, ROFL.

Sincere apologies, and welcome, even though tardy in its delivery.

 

[call_me_shirley]

Apologies accepted, AS.

And hazing.. never living in a sorority house I never got to experience it, so you fulfilled a part of my life that until now was otherwise lacking. XD

 

[BlueEyz222]

I would love to help you, taught English for 30 years.

 

[AsylumSeeker]

Apologies accepted, AS.

And hazing.. never living in a sorority house I never got to experience it, so you fulfilled a part of my life that until now was otherwise lacking. XD

Thanks. I do go off into rants lately, really do mean no harm. At the same time I understand I could be intimidating (unless you saw me). But you can't, and if you could I'd recommend shielding your eyes, as to what purpose I will leave to your imagination.

Sobriety is no fun, but it does allow me to smooth over the rough edges.