Max ODrive
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After (yet another) hiatus, I'm finally of a mind to finish a sequel to one of my stories "You Win Some, You Lose Some"
Here is a link to my submissions.. including the original "Win Some"...
http://www.literotica.com/stories/memberpage.php?uid=38429&page=submissions
As you can see there's been quite a gap between stories..
The original story was written and submitted in 2001 and after many reader requests, I've considered writing a continuation/sequel for it. Actually, I've been considering it since 2001 (I keep getting feed back on it.. usually 10-12 comments per year, and many ask if there's been a sequel. Including the two comments I received last month.) and have actually started a couple of different versions. But, as with many stories, they got to a point then "died".. either life interfered, or I became disenchanted with the storyline as it was going and simply let it go.
Another issue I have is.......I have to be in either a very, very good emotional space or a very.......difficult.......emotional space in order to be able to place emotions onto 'paper' in a realistic manner.
Right now is such a time in my life... and I'm "feeling" the sequel working its way around in my head. It wants to be written, and I want to write it.
Unfortunately, the original editor I used in 2001 is long gone.. I have attempted a couple of times to contact her, however.......to no avail.
So.. I'm in need of an editor....
Now.. as to requirements:
I can spell.. and I use Word.. spellcheck is on. And homonyms are my pet peeve, so you won't have to catch the "high heal shoe" or "he has a hugh dick" types of garbage, nor will you ever, ever, ever see me confuse the words "loose" and "lose".. (and if you don't see anything wrong with the above examples, don't apply.. please...). However, there may be a stray word now and then that slips by for whatever reason.
My grammar is generally OK. I will admit I do use a lot of sentence fragments and far too many dots......... however, the editor who was kind enough to help me with "Click" helped me to try to break that habit. So, I do make a cognizant effort to try to eliminate those from my stories. Keep in mind, however, "try to" is the operative phrase.
However, I do have issues with flow.. and sometimes I will leave a section "lean" on content. If you'll look at "Win Some" and compare that with "Click", you'll notice that "Click" is a little "thin" in places, whereas "Win Some" has 'more color'. Barb had me remove and totally rewrite one section entirely and also had me work on a couple of others to improve it. And you'll find that if you have a good, valid suggestion, or feel the story needs something, I am not opposed to redoing something until its "right".
And.. I know I'll have a problem with motivation.. some days I'll do well, others I won't do well at all. "Win Some" was written in a span of 3 weeks, and the editing took another 2. At that time, I was highly motivated to release a large amount of emotional turmoil, and writing was what I did.
That was also at a time when I'd been writing fairly consistently for about a year. The 2 stories posted in 2001 are only 2 of about 20-30 finished stories and poems written during that time. I started 7 stories in late 2007, only 3 of which were finished and only one of which was posted. "Sunrise" was originally written in 2001, but was re-edited in 2007.
And since then, I've not written anything fiction and certainly nothing as complex as "Win Some". but I do want to finish it this time. While I know an editor isn't supposed to really "push" an author.. this is a circumstance where that may well be the case.
So... if you'd like to take a look at my submissions.. and since "Win Some 2" will be a "sequel".. pay particular attention to it... AND if you feel you're up for a challenge.. AND you don't mind a 'real' "Loving Wives" story.. and would like the opportunity to work with me on a story (and possibly more) that will probably run somewhere around the same 25,000+ words "Win Some" did, then I'd appreciate hearing from you.
(LadyC, I know that one requirement leaves you out.. hope you're doing well.. )
Here is a link to my submissions.. including the original "Win Some"...
http://www.literotica.com/stories/memberpage.php?uid=38429&page=submissions
As you can see there's been quite a gap between stories..
The original story was written and submitted in 2001 and after many reader requests, I've considered writing a continuation/sequel for it. Actually, I've been considering it since 2001 (I keep getting feed back on it.. usually 10-12 comments per year, and many ask if there's been a sequel. Including the two comments I received last month.) and have actually started a couple of different versions. But, as with many stories, they got to a point then "died".. either life interfered, or I became disenchanted with the storyline as it was going and simply let it go.
Another issue I have is.......I have to be in either a very, very good emotional space or a very.......difficult.......emotional space in order to be able to place emotions onto 'paper' in a realistic manner.
Right now is such a time in my life... and I'm "feeling" the sequel working its way around in my head. It wants to be written, and I want to write it.
Unfortunately, the original editor I used in 2001 is long gone.. I have attempted a couple of times to contact her, however.......to no avail.
So.. I'm in need of an editor....
Now.. as to requirements:
I can spell.. and I use Word.. spellcheck is on. And homonyms are my pet peeve, so you won't have to catch the "high heal shoe" or "he has a hugh dick" types of garbage, nor will you ever, ever, ever see me confuse the words "loose" and "lose".. (and if you don't see anything wrong with the above examples, don't apply.. please...). However, there may be a stray word now and then that slips by for whatever reason.
My grammar is generally OK. I will admit I do use a lot of sentence fragments and far too many dots......... however, the editor who was kind enough to help me with "Click" helped me to try to break that habit. So, I do make a cognizant effort to try to eliminate those from my stories. Keep in mind, however, "try to" is the operative phrase.
However, I do have issues with flow.. and sometimes I will leave a section "lean" on content. If you'll look at "Win Some" and compare that with "Click", you'll notice that "Click" is a little "thin" in places, whereas "Win Some" has 'more color'. Barb had me remove and totally rewrite one section entirely and also had me work on a couple of others to improve it. And you'll find that if you have a good, valid suggestion, or feel the story needs something, I am not opposed to redoing something until its "right".
And.. I know I'll have a problem with motivation.. some days I'll do well, others I won't do well at all. "Win Some" was written in a span of 3 weeks, and the editing took another 2. At that time, I was highly motivated to release a large amount of emotional turmoil, and writing was what I did.
That was also at a time when I'd been writing fairly consistently for about a year. The 2 stories posted in 2001 are only 2 of about 20-30 finished stories and poems written during that time. I started 7 stories in late 2007, only 3 of which were finished and only one of which was posted. "Sunrise" was originally written in 2001, but was re-edited in 2007.
And since then, I've not written anything fiction and certainly nothing as complex as "Win Some". but I do want to finish it this time. While I know an editor isn't supposed to really "push" an author.. this is a circumstance where that may well be the case.
So... if you'd like to take a look at my submissions.. and since "Win Some 2" will be a "sequel".. pay particular attention to it... AND if you feel you're up for a challenge.. AND you don't mind a 'real' "Loving Wives" story.. and would like the opportunity to work with me on a story (and possibly more) that will probably run somewhere around the same 25,000+ words "Win Some" did, then I'd appreciate hearing from you.
(LadyC, I know that one requirement leaves you out.. hope you're doing well.. )
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