Max ODrive
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*FACEPALM* I need an editor and the "Volunteer Editor" list seems to all be newbies.
Look. For some reason, I really don't trust the list of people on the "Volunteer Editor" list very much. They all look like they joined on Tuesday and became volunteer editors on Thursday. If they're real and sincere, then yay! More power to them and yay! more help for us as writers who'd rather put the story down on "paper" than worry about the damn details. But somewhere along the line, I smell a scam, even though I have no clue what it is.
If you take a look at my stories here, especially "Win Some" which I wrote with the assistance of a very patient and decent editor (who I eventually pissed off..), you'll realize that I'm a serious writer. I've worked with a couple of editors along the way, some of which I think were very helpful (and even made me rewrite entire sections of a chapter) and some who simply said "Wow! That looks great" and let it go.
Granted, I've not published much here, but I've been a freelance writer for a couple of content mills since 2010 and have some ten to fifteen thousand articles floating around the interwebs somewhere. I can put pen to paper and get paid for it. I simply want to put pen to paper for something more serious and more interesting than dog toys and satellite television.
As my profile states, I'm a writer first and an eroticist second. I want the story to be good, not just something someone reads to get off with. Or, something I wrote because I got off writing it. (Not to say that I don't, but.... Heinlein stated that writing is like masturbation.. you need to do it in private and wash your hands afterwards.. and I agree.. lol)
Anyway. I'm working on a new set of erotic novellas, tentatively titled "Cautionary Tales". The first one, "Livie's First Gangbang" is finished and runs just over 11k words and the second part of Livie's story is in process. I see two more parts after this before Livie's story wraps up and a new series with Susie begins. Totally different characters and totally different developmental path, but the ultimate result is that the choices we make can have a huge impact on not just the primary character (even if primary is actually written as a secondary) but on many people around them.
These stories, at least Livie's, involves brother/sister incest and forced, but not totally non-consensual sex. It also involves a married couple where the wife winds up having sex with multiple partners and gets pushed beyond even her capacity for hyper-erotic sex. Other parts of the series will involve forced almost non-consensual sex and . No sexual activity involving bestiality (you can write stories about supernatural beasts like ghosts, unicorns, werewolves, etc.) will be considered.. While there are assholes involved, there is no scat play! Susie's story and other "Cautionary Tales" may involve actual non-consensual sex and who knows what else? Like I said, a picture can evoke an entire story in my mind. Sometimes an entire novella. Sometimes a whole series of books.
That means to this point, your editing job could encompass works totaling over fifty thousand words with more to come. That's either a serious hobby or a job.
As an aside, I've actually ghost written two books (novella length at 40k+ words) for an author who publishes them under their pen name on Amazon so I know I can write. I simply want an editor to work with who can improve my work, poke me with a stick when a story stalls with ideas and take my efforts to new levels. One who is willing to stick with a series. Or with a writer, since I don't plan to limit my efforts to only erotica. (Think Laurell K Hamilton, Richelle Mead, Patricia Briggs, Carrie Vaughn, Charlaine Harris, Jennifer Estep, PC Cast...). I have too many stories stuck in 'limbo' that need to go somewhere and I feel that a good editor can make those stalled ideas into a reality. Or.. at least as much of a reality as a book ever is.
Are you such an editor? I really wanna know. If I make writing a full time gig and make money at it, everybody rides, so.. think about the ramifications of that before you say "yes".
Look. For some reason, I really don't trust the list of people on the "Volunteer Editor" list very much. They all look like they joined on Tuesday and became volunteer editors on Thursday. If they're real and sincere, then yay! More power to them and yay! more help for us as writers who'd rather put the story down on "paper" than worry about the damn details. But somewhere along the line, I smell a scam, even though I have no clue what it is.
If you take a look at my stories here, especially "Win Some" which I wrote with the assistance of a very patient and decent editor (who I eventually pissed off..), you'll realize that I'm a serious writer. I've worked with a couple of editors along the way, some of which I think were very helpful (and even made me rewrite entire sections of a chapter) and some who simply said "Wow! That looks great" and let it go.
Granted, I've not published much here, but I've been a freelance writer for a couple of content mills since 2010 and have some ten to fifteen thousand articles floating around the interwebs somewhere. I can put pen to paper and get paid for it. I simply want to put pen to paper for something more serious and more interesting than dog toys and satellite television.
As my profile states, I'm a writer first and an eroticist second. I want the story to be good, not just something someone reads to get off with. Or, something I wrote because I got off writing it. (Not to say that I don't, but.... Heinlein stated that writing is like masturbation.. you need to do it in private and wash your hands afterwards.. and I agree.. lol)
Anyway. I'm working on a new set of erotic novellas, tentatively titled "Cautionary Tales". The first one, "Livie's First Gangbang" is finished and runs just over 11k words and the second part of Livie's story is in process. I see two more parts after this before Livie's story wraps up and a new series with Susie begins. Totally different characters and totally different developmental path, but the ultimate result is that the choices we make can have a huge impact on not just the primary character (even if primary is actually written as a secondary) but on many people around them.
These stories, at least Livie's, involves brother/sister incest and forced, but not totally non-consensual sex. It also involves a married couple where the wife winds up having sex with multiple partners and gets pushed beyond even her capacity for hyper-erotic sex. Other parts of the series will involve forced almost non-consensual sex and . No sexual activity involving bestiality (you can write stories about supernatural beasts like ghosts, unicorns, werewolves, etc.) will be considered.. While there are assholes involved, there is no scat play! Susie's story and other "Cautionary Tales" may involve actual non-consensual sex and who knows what else? Like I said, a picture can evoke an entire story in my mind. Sometimes an entire novella. Sometimes a whole series of books.
That means to this point, your editing job could encompass works totaling over fifty thousand words with more to come. That's either a serious hobby or a job.
As an aside, I've actually ghost written two books (novella length at 40k+ words) for an author who publishes them under their pen name on Amazon so I know I can write. I simply want an editor to work with who can improve my work, poke me with a stick when a story stalls with ideas and take my efforts to new levels. One who is willing to stick with a series. Or with a writer, since I don't plan to limit my efforts to only erotica. (Think Laurell K Hamilton, Richelle Mead, Patricia Briggs, Carrie Vaughn, Charlaine Harris, Jennifer Estep, PC Cast...). I have too many stories stuck in 'limbo' that need to go somewhere and I feel that a good editor can make those stalled ideas into a reality. Or.. at least as much of a reality as a book ever is.
Are you such an editor? I really wanna know. If I make writing a full time gig and make money at it, everybody rides, so.. think about the ramifications of that before you say "yes".
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