Looking for an editor

[s53mith]

I am looking for an editor for a story I am thinking about writing. I have the plot down, and will be working on the story over the next week or so.

To let you the potential editor know what i am looking for here is a brief description of what i am working on. Please consider that I think it would make an awesome story so I am currently being very vague so no one steals it before me.

It will be a parody almost a satirical imitation of a famous story that i am sure everyone here will know.

While i have the plot down and will be composing it shortly I want to make sure it is to the quality i want it to be. I perfer stories that are very detail oriented. Sometimes it has taken me months to write a page because it isn't right. I do not want to take that much time writting this as i am looking for a december submission. I do however want advice on where I need more charcater development and descriptions to resemble the original story's characters.

I will give up more information when I feel you are right for me and in the meantime i would be happy to answer any questions that you might have as best as i could.

 

[cloudy]

What, exactly, do you expect out of an editor?

Do you want the deluxe deal? Characterization, plot, word choice + grammer and punctuation?

A lot of beginner authors feel that an editor that advises on everything somehow takes the story away from the author. Nothing could be further from the truth, but you can't convince them of that.

How well do you take criticism? Are you thin-skinned, or can you handle constructive criticism well?

An editor/author relationship needs mutual respect, and, speaking only for myself, if an author won't talk to me about his/her work, and rejects any criticism (we are really trying to help, I promise), then its not worth the time to do a full edit - and it does involve a ton of time and effort on the part of the editor.

I'm a little gun shy, I suppose, since I've worked my ass off for some authors, only to have them throw out my suggestions because they couldn't handle anything beyond: *gush* "Your writing is wonderful!"

Some other info that any prospective editor needs is what category/genre your story will be (some won't edit everything), and what you expect out of the relationship, because it is a relationship.

I'd be willing to consider editing for you, but I'll give you fair warning: I'm bluntly honest, but also fair. I won't tell you it's wonderful if it isn't, but I will suggest ways to make it better. I've edited for LadyCibelle, the moderator of this forum. She could probably tell you what I'm like from an author's point of view.

Oh, and that character description "detail" thing? You might want to reconsider. It's really not necessary, and extremely detailed descriptions sometimes tend to read like a shopping list, and will garner more backclicks for you than kudos. Just a thought.

 

[s53mith]

I am looking for help mainly if something in the plot doesn't make sense just point it out.
-Is there a plot holes
-Do the characters actions or words resemble the character they are modled after.
-The detail I am looking for is character interaction and if some parts lack the quality of the others. I am not looking to do a laundry list type deal of their physical bodies. I try to make very general physical traits and make their interaction detailed.


The story I am basing it off has nothing to do with sex and is a basic redemption story. The catagories that would apply I think are not as important because I envision little in the way of sex while concentrating on how the sex relates to the progression of the main character. The redemtion will be from a BDSM and non consent type of background that transitions to a love of life and not treating people how they had in the past. The specific sex scenes won't dominate the story.

I am looking for interaction on criticism. More of a "why do you think that" and "what i was trying to do was ..." I am very willing to change large portions if it doesn't read like what i intended.

 

[cloudy]

I am looking for help mainly if something in the plot doesn't make sense just point it out.
-Is there a plot holes
-Do the characters actions or words resemble the character they are modled after.
-The detail I am looking for is character interaction and if some parts lack the quality of the others. I am not looking to do a laundry list type deal of their physical bodies. I try to make very general physical traits and make their interaction detailed.


The story I am basing it off has nothing to do with sex and is a basic redemption story. The catagories that would apply I think are not as important because I envision little in the way of sex while concentrating on how the sex relates to the progression of the main character. The redemtion will be from a BDSM and non consent type of background that transitions to a love of life and not treating people how they had in the past. The specific sex scenes won't dominate the story.

I am looking for interaction on criticism. More of a "why do you think that" and "what i was trying to do was ..." I am very willing to change large portions if it doesn't read like what i intended.

Time providing (once you get it written), I'll edit for you.

If you click on "cloudy" in my signature, it'll take you to my stories page - a lot of my newer stuff is gone, pulled for publication, and some of the first things I wrote are embarrassingly bad, but it'll give you an idea of how I write. You're also welcome to PM LadyCibelle and ask her how I work. Like I said, I'm bluntly honest. I won't hurt your feelings intentionally, though.

PM me when you get it written, and I'll give you my email address, and a timeline of when I expect to get it finished. Will that work?

 

[LadyCibelle]

Yep, I can vouch for Cloudy's ability as an editor. She's tough, real tough, but she won't let you down and if you give her half a chance she'll transform you into a damn good writer.

Don't expect to be mollycuddled though, she's tell you straight if you suck, but she'll also be the first one to praise you if you do something right.

You certainly can't go wrong with Cloudy.