Need Ur Help & Input!!

[Muffin_Cake]

Hiiya,

I need someones help with my story.
Im planning to make it go for a while and expand over a wide range of categories.
Its my first story and id like some feedback so if anyone could be kind enough to PM methatd be greatly appreciated..

Chantelle <3

 

[CWatson]

Even without seeing your story, I can suggest that you go through and make sure--absolutely sure--all your spelling and punctuation is in order. ur not allowd 2 rite storeis liek there lolcats u no

 

[_Lynn_]

Even without seeing your story, I can suggest that you go through and make sure--absolutely sure--all your spelling and punctuation is in order. ur not allowd 2 rite storeis liek there lolcats u no

I've never edited anything with all the spelling and punctuation in order.
Isn't that part of what an editor checks?

 

[CWatson]

Absolutely true; I'll be the first to admit that I've sent out stories with errors in them. (In fact, I've gotten into the habit of including, in Notes & Acknowledgements, a section for shout-outs to those readers who have been kind enough to inform me of mistakes they've caught!) But presentation matters--not just in the story itself, but in your editing request too. There's a line between "tried to get it right, just didn't succeed" and "not trying @ all bcuz i lerned 2 spel on teh intarweb"--and, as an editor, when I see a request that appears to fall in the latter territory, it dampens my enthusiasm.

So, Original Poster, let me rephrase my rather snarky prior comment. Before asking for an editor, go through your story and make absolutely sure you are obeying all technical rules you are aware of, including the ones you normally ignore. As editors, we want to help you with the problems you don't know how to fix, not handle errors that should've been drummed out of you in high-school English. (Heck, I go around teaching my editees what their mistakes are, so they can fix them on their own. In my opinion, an editor's job is to make him- or herself obsolete!)

 

[LadyCibelle]

Absolutely true; I'll be the first to admit that I've sent out stories with errors in them. (In fact, I've gotten into the habit of including, in Notes & Acknowledgements, a section for shout-outs to those readers who have been kind enough to inform me of mistakes they've caught!) But presentation matters--not just in the story itself, but in your editing request too. There's a line between "tried to get it right, just didn't succeed" and "not trying @ all bcuz i lerned 2 spel on teh intarweb"--and, as an editor, when I see a request that appears to fall in the latter territory, it dampens my enthusiasm.

So, Original Poster, let me rephrase my rather snarky prior comment. Before asking for an editor, go through your story and make absolutely sure you are obeying all technical rules you are aware of, including the ones you normally ignore. As editors, we want to help you with the problems you don't know how to fix, not handle errors that should've been drummed out of you in high-school English. (Heck, I go around teaching my editees what their mistakes are, so they can fix them on their own. In my opinion, an editor's job is to make him- or herself obsolete!)

I agree with you. I absolutely refuse to work and/or acknowledge any request that is written in 'text speak'. I don't mind correcting the same error over and over if it's because the writer doesn't know any better, but working with 'text speak' is where I draw the line.

If you can't, at least, write with proper words (even with plenty of grammar or typos errors), than I can't and won't work with you.