Editor needed! · 12:39am Feb 14th, 2014
Alright guys, I suppose something has incapacitated my usual editor, so for now I will be relying on a temp (or who knows you may get a permanent position if we mesh well enough). So if there are any of you with prior experience and want to fall into this venture I ask you now to step forward. Primarily your function shall be finding faults in grammar and sentence structure, watching for adverbs that can be weeded out, and confusing sentences. I would particularly like someone who is good at reading a sentence or paragraph and thinking, "This would be smoother if said this way." In other words, you are meant to increase readability and make the prose crisp. Since this is currently a temporary position I will not be revealing the plot to who ever I choose, so if a point does not make sense in the reading I may have to answer with, "it will later." However, if there is an absolutely glaring problem in the plot or progression I am perfectly okay with you pointing it out and making suggestions. Hell, I don't care if you flat out tell me, "Yeah this, this is just bad," so long as you provide a reason and perhaps a solution.
I look forward to working with whoever I choose. This is Al, signing off.
P.S. Should I post something similar in the Looking for Editors forum, or not because you guys are already familiar with the story?
I would offer, but seeing as this story hasn't updated since September, I don't feel the need to put forth the effort if its not going to be a constant update schedule. If you're back for good, and you're going to update a more frequently, I would be interested in editing for you. PM me if you think you can. If can't keep up a constant update schedule, then you should focus on that first. Having a definite plot is also a must. If you have no idea what you are doing, and just making it up as you go, then I advise stopping and coming up with a plot first.
On the topic of giving you flat out advice, your character is OP as hell and should be nerfed. Hammerspace? Really? You gave your character hammer space? Even if its a technological hammerspace, its still hammerspace. That has no place in a dark slice of life story, comedy tag or not.
The 'humans-are-bad,-but-not-this-one' cliche is bit over done. Humans are only bad from a pessimist point of view. We are saints compared to how things were a hundred years ago. Yes, we have done horrible things, and are still doing horrible things, but we are getting better in the long run.
I'm starting to ramble.
Think about what I've said, get back to me.
Although I agree with a lot of what pixel said, I believe I'm a bit more eager to see more of this story. I like the OP character, because I, personally, don't see it much. I agree that it needs more consistent updates, however. I had to skim over it again just to remember how it all went. I, too, would be willing to edit for you, though.
I could give it a shot.
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I'm happy to report that he said I successfully defended my story in a PM I sent to him. So now I have three people to choose from. I half wonder if I should save three different copies of the next chapter and send one to each of you and then pick one. If I like all of your edits I might combine all three and give all of you credit. Besides more eyes means its more likely someone will spot mistakes. Ugh, I hate making decisions.
EDIT: You know what that's what I'm going to do!
update
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