Oh where shall editors be found?

[Josh323804]

Not, it seems, it the section "Volunteer Editors"...

Apologies if this is a subject which has been raised before.

I'm a newbie when it comes to writing erotica, so I thought I'd become an editor first, and get a bit of an insight into the process - sometimes seeing things in other people's work helps you recognise it in others. I had four folk contact me straight away, asking me to edit, which I was surprised at, as there are a great number of editors, and I don't have any track record.

However when I tried to find an editor for my own story, I realised why they might be contacting me - because getting hold of someone is actually pretty tricky. At a rough guess, looking at the number of pages, there are 1500 or more volunteer editors. Of the six I contacted, two did not get back to me, three said they were too busy but I should read their stories and comment and rate, and one who said they would look at it, but who wasn't able teo give a timescale and who I have not been able to contact since - which is a bit of a pain because I sent them my story.

I've found someone (via the forum lobby) who will have a look at it, but my question is - how do other folk find editors? Am I missing something obvious?

 

[yukonnights]

Not, it seems, it the section "Volunteer Editors"...

Apologies if this is a subject which has been raised before.

I'm a newbie when it comes to writing erotica, so I thought I'd become an editor first, and get a bit of an insight into the process - sometimes seeing things in other people's work helps you recognise it in others. I had four folk contact me straight away, asking me to edit, which I was surprised at, as there are a great number of editors, and I don't have any track record.

However when I tried to find an editor for my own story, I realised why they might be contacting me - because getting hold of someone is actually pretty tricky. At a rough guess, looking at the number of pages, there are 1500 or more volunteer editors. Of the six I contacted, two did not get back to me, three said they were too busy but I should read their stories and comment and rate, and one who said they would look at it, but who wasn't able teo give a timescale and who I have not been able to contact since - which is a bit of a pain because I sent them my story.

I've found someone (via the forum lobby) who will have a look at it, but my question is - how do other folk find editors? Am I missing something obvious?

No, you're not unusual. What I would suggest is that you "find a friend or two" — other authors that you can share edit/beta-read chores with. That's worked best for me. Finding the friend may take some time. I think maybe finding authors you like to read and/or are similar to your own, and just contact them with your proposal, etc. What you did in finding your new buddy/helper is another way.