Proofreader/Editor Request Thread

[Kasrkin Seath]

Are you writing something but need it looked over by someone else? This is the thread for it.

When posting a request, specify what you are looking for:

Proofreader - Their job is to check for mistakes and inform the author of areas that could me made better or need work.
Editor - An Editor is like a Proofreader, but on roids. In addition to doing what the Proofreader does, if there are any segments that they could improve upon, they do so. Being one is labor intensive compared to the Proofreader. To have an Editor is almost like having a Co-Author.

Signify the contents of your story so a possible Proofreader/Editor knows what they are diving in to (many of these shouldn't be a problem on TCF) :

Violence (V)
Strong Language (L)
Sexual -Suggestive(thats where it happens, but it is only hinted at) (SI)
Sexual (SX)
Those are really the only categories that matter

Lastly, categorize your story as one, or more, of the following. Limit it to three at most :

Action
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Erotica
Horror
Romance
Survival
Themed(this means its showcasing a particular theme; use with other categorizations)
Uncategorized (used when your story is a mix of many different Genre's; please try to sum up what it is with a few words, if you can)

You can use my request as an example:
Kasrkin Seath, V+L+SI+SX, Uncategorized(Mix between fantasy and dystopian future)

Thats about it, here is the list for people in need -
- Kasrkin Seath, V+L+SI+SX, Uncategorized(Mix between fantasy and dystopian)
- Gold, V+L Uncategorized(Fantasy mixed with science fiction, as in space.)
- Omega 505, V+L Action/Adventure
- JumpingJet, V+L (Mainly fantast and some halo)
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Anyone willing to edit or proofread should contact the people on this list on their own, either by a post in the thread or by PM. I do not have the will to make an editor list and try to match people up, lol.

[Gauz]

Sticky this, and maybe it should be cleaned up a bit...

And seath, I don't think there are any SX or Erotic stories here.

[Angatar]

I can edit stories, but I will not edit 90% of Halo stories, so don't even bother me with them.

[RX]

And seath, I don't think there are any SX or Erotic stories here.

That's because I haven't written anything for this site yet.

[Angatar]

Well, if you're into gay guys raping an innocent person in their home while the kids watch, my story "Martha" is the story for you.

[Gauz]

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[Gold Spartan]

Sorry Seath, I WOULD proofread your story...but I dont want to read your yiff story.
Anyways, I'll need a proofreader in a few weeks.
Gold, V+L Uncategorized(Fantasy mixed with science fiction, as in space.)

[Omega 505]

Omega 505, V+L Action/Adventure
I would proofread, but I suck at it

[Ziggy]

Willing to edit, happy to do so actually.

[Omega 505]

Willing to edit, happy to do so actually.

Do you do Halo?
If so, will you do mine?

[Wolverfrog49]

If someone could proofread these two, that would be great. I know they're at Bungie.net, but just post comments here or something.

Halo 3: Insurrection

Memoirs of an ODST

Thanks.

[Ziggy]

If someone could proofread these two, that would be great. I know they're at Bungie.net, but just post comments here or something.

Halo 3: Insurrection

Memoirs of an ODST

Thanks.

I'd rather not proofread 30 pages. I'll do the first one, that's it.

[Ziggy]

"Has that what it has come to brother?"

Grammatically, I don't know what the fuck is going on here.

Is that what it has come to brother? - Replaced "has" with "is"

"The alliance quickly broke up there and then, angry at the loss of their leader, the Humans retaliated, and R'tas was nearly killed in the ensuing escape."

The Alliance quickly broke up there and then, angry at the loss of their leader, the Humans retaliated. R'tas was nearly killed in the ensuing escape. - Added period

""I cannot kill you R'tas. But I refuse to be part of this insurrection, I'm leaving.""

"I cannot kill you R'tas, but I refuse to be part of this insurrection. I'm leaving." - Switched punctuation

""Arbiter, wait! We need you now more than ever, if you leave, what will that say to the rest of the Sangheili?""

"Arbiter, wait! We need you now more than ever, and if you leave, what will that say to the rest of the Sangheili?" - Added "and"

"I care not" The Arbiter had said in an undertone. "For whilst you wage this petty war, I count none of you as brother."

"I care not" The Arbiter said in an undertone. "For whilst you wage this petty war, I count none of you as brother." - Removed "had"

"He felt that same feeling he did every time he emerged out of a cryo sleep, stiff, annoyed, and tired."

He felt that same feeling he did every time he emerged out of a cryo sleep: stiff, annoyed, and tired. - Colon added

"It's the only way Cortana, besides, it went well last time; well, sort of."

Incorrect usage of a semi-colon. You use it to split two clauses within the one sentence. In this instance, just play it safe and add a period. You really can't go wrong in terms of speech when added a period, due to its nature.
"It's the only way Cortana, besides, it went well last time. Well, sort of." - Replaced semi-colon with period.

He looked up into the ruby red sky. He could see no trace of the Dawn, it must have disintergrated in the atmosphere.

He looked up into the ruby red sky. He could see no trace of the Dawn. It must have disintergrated in the atmosphere. - Use a period.

Eh, I give up on this. Too long, and the text is boring. I cannot stand this style of writing. If you want to pursue a career in writing, you're going to pursue a boring career, publishing conventional, standard, boring and overly-descriptive pieces of tripe that only teenage guys will buy in an attempt to seem sophisticated or cultured but are in fact exactly the same as every other piece of tripe in the bookstore. See: Tom Clancy, Matthew Reilly, 90% of popular authors.

If you want to stand out, make your style of writing stand out. Don't make it conventional. Make it interesting. Make it deep. Make it philosophical if you want. Just don't make it conventional and boring. If you look at the majority of classics out there, they're written in an unconventional style, or have a very unconventional undertone to them, e.g. Catcher in the Rye, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Lord of the Flies.

/rant

[Wolverfrog49]

You can't put it down over a prologue and the beginning of the first chapter, which is meant to set the scene. If you'd have read on, you'd have seen that it gets exciting, philosophical, and deep. And at the end of the day, it's a fanfiction. I'm not aiming to write a classic. But people like it. I can tell, however, that you're not really into fan fictions, so whatever.

[Ziggy]

I read a good three or four chapters, and they all kept the same style of writing.
And yeah, people do like it. But that doesn't make it good. There's no objectively good style of writing. It's just that conventional writing is rubbish, and if you're conscious of your own style, you wouldn't want to write conventionally.

If you're happy to write conventionally, go ahead. Just that if you want to stand out and actually get somewhere, write differently.

Even with your fan fic, write it interestingly and creatively. And by creatively, I don't mean incessant use of imagery, overuse of adjectives, and over the top crap, as well as that really typical progression.

"(Protagonist x) jumped over (object b), as (enemy c) approached (adverb d), with his (adjective e) (weapon f) ready to (verb g)"

You know what I mean?