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  1. Trials and Tribulations is being received a lot better than I ever imagined when I began the story. I know the heart of the story is coming from within me, my experiences, love, and desires; but without the work my editors and beta reader have put into this story, I fear a lot of what makes the story what it is, would be missing. When I first decided to try writing a story, I asked people I had met in the chat room and other people I knew online if they would edit for me. Believe me, I definitely needed one. Of all the people I asked, only one offered to help, and that was Trevor. Trevor was as excited about the story as I was, if not more. He was always there pushing me for more and more. He was exactly what I needed. I felt like I was taking too much of his time and decided to find another editor to help to take a little of the work load off of Trevor and give him more time to be young and in love. However, finding someone I could depend on proved harder than I thought it would. After the story started to have a following, more people offered to help, but I never heard back from them when it came time for the actual work. I guess that's the way of it in most endeavors. Yet, in their defense, I'm not all that good in the english department, since I've had no formal training since grade school. So, the task of editing for me is never a easy job. Which makes me appreciate Trevor all the more. In fact, I was right about taking up too much time from Trevor and he asked to be released so he could spend more time with someone. So the search was on to find a new editor. But I did find a really good editor in Fitz. He does a really smashing job. However, because of all the corrections he has to make, it takes a while before getting each chapter ready to publish. Just remember, it's my fault the delays that comes up, and not Fitz's fault. I think I do a pretty job at writing the meat and bones of the story, but what gives the story the twinkle is Wayne, aka ComicFan. He has been my beta reader since chapter 5. I'm sure if you read back or think back, you will observe a mark improvement from that time forward, Wayne is always there to bounce ideas off of and to help me make the story a little better, I can never thank him enough for all the help he has given. Trevor, Fitz, and Wayne aren't the only people that have helped me with this story. Others have helped me with medical terms and legal terms as well. I'm sure those of you that will read this will have read chapter 12 by now and noticed the introduction of the Druids in Andy's family history. I have also had some help from a friend here at GA in learning the history of the Druids and other 'old traditions'. For the time being, I will be posting chapters prior to editing and update the chapter when the editing is complete. However, if this proves to be an embarrassment to me and/or GA, I will discontinue this practice. I owe so much to Trevor, Fitz, and Wayne. Thank you guys from the bottom of my heart. Don't forget to vote for your favorite authors and stories in the 2011 GA Readers Choice Awards
  2. The novel is entitled, "Pig-Boy and The Insectorator." Without claiming any equivalence, I might describe the story as a cross between The Jungle Book and The New Testament, leavened with dashes of mysticism, veganism and naturism. It's a story of love between boys and takes place in the modern world shaped by the climate crisis, the COVID pandemic, fossil fuels, carnism, mass extinctions, and the world wide web. When do I want it by? What are my turn around expectations? I would like it to be read in a month or, preferably, less. Have I worked with an Editor / Beta before? I have worked with several editors for this book, but not from Gay Authors. What do I need? I need someone to read it and advise me as to its suitabiliy for the Gay Authors website. If the reader thinks it not suitable I would welcome suggestions for what needs to be changed. What do I expect? I think spelling, punctuation, and grammar are okay. I am not looking for line by line editing or copy editing. How much I have done? Where am I in the writing process? The book is complete. I don't propose to alter it except in response to any advice I might receive from a GA beta reader. What software do I / can I use? The final draft is in html chapters that can be read in any browser, but I can work in libreoffice or Word too. Do I prefer comments or inline edits or do I not have a preference? I'm looking for general comments in the context of the GA readership and the GA content guidelines. Here's a snippet from the first chapter. A red pickup streaked past, thirty-six miles per hour above the speed limit. The deputy turned on the flashers and burped the siren as he accelerated in pursuit. The pickup slowed and parked on the shoulder. Pete ran a quick check on the plates but found no outstanding warrants or unpaid tickets. He grabbed the citation pad and strolled to the driver’s window. A beardless teenager sat there with an intense expression on his face. There were small wounds on his head and hands. The blood had dried on most. “What happened to you?” asked the deputy. “You look like you fell on your face into a blackberry patch.” “You wouldn’t believe me.” The boy’s voice shook. “Well, try me. It’s gonna take me a few minutes to fill out this citation. Lemme see your license, registration, and insurance, please, then get on with your story. And while you’re at it, you can tell me why you don’t clean your windshield more often. It looks like you parked under a chicken-house.” “It was birds,” the driver said. Pete scanned his documents. “They just come outta nowhere and attacked me, up on Jana Mountain.” “Birds attacked you?” Pete spoke in a neutral tone as he handed the documents back. “That’s a pretty strange story, for sure. You been smoking something?” “No, I wasn’t smokin’ nothing. I’m just tellin’ you what happened.” “No need to get riled up. You’re one of the Jameson brothers, aren’t you?” “Yeah.” Townsfolk knew the two older Jameson boys, twins Ricky and Nicky, as rowdies. They drank too much on weekends and were loud and obnoxious, but nothing violent or criminal. The deputy had had a few run-ins with them in the past, but he figured they were okay, just young animals with more energy than sense. “You the youngest brother?” asked Pete. “No, there’s my little brother, River.” “Okay, so tell me about the birds.” “I was up Jana Mountain, just mindin’ my own business, when suddenly a whole goddam flock of birds attacked me. So, I jumped in the truck and took off, but they followed me down the mountain too, pecking at the windows and shitting on the windshield. Hundreds of ‘em, black birds, sort of shiny. Crazy!” “Crows?” Pete tried to visualize what the boy described. “No, smaller, maybe the same size as a robin, but there was hundreds of ‘em. That’s why I was driving so fast, to get away. It was self-defense. They’d like to kill me if I’d stayed there! I never saw anything like it.” “Maybe blackbirds, or starlings,” mused the deputy. “But they don’t usually flock till September, October.” He glanced at the 30-06 rifle racked against the back window. Another smaller rifle rested on the floor of the cab with the barrel leaning against the seat. “What were you doing up there anyway? It’s not hunting season, and they’ve finished logging up there.” “I wasn’t hunting. I just went up there to do some target practice.” He gestured at the smaller gun. “I bought that little .22 last week, and I wanted to try it out.” ******** Please let me know if you're interested - I'll send you a couple of chapters and you can decide if you want to read the rest. Thanks. Biff Spork
  3. The Scandalous Affair of His Honorable Beofred of Chauserley is a very light and fluffy RomCom which I spent relatively very little time writing (I watched way too many British dramas, so the dialogues come naturally). I am hoping if there are people who are interested in beta and editing such story. Someone who is very well-versed in Jane Austen type of language (Regency English) is preferred as the editor. Beta reader doesn't need to be, as I want to see if the language is too confusing to general audience or not. Right now there is only one (10-page) chapter, with rough idea of a second chapter. It's kind of soapy at this point, with potential to serialize. I will only write more if there are interests. The story is not super serious historical fiction, but I did a little bit of research, particularly on costume accuracy and hierarchy of peerage and service staff (think Downton Abbey). It's something I write to take my mind off my other project, so some details might be a little anachronistic. People's names are intentionally corrupt and funny (MC is called Beofred. Beo from Beowulf to mean intelligent, and -fred suffix to mean peaceful ruler). The story is more accurately described as a generic fantasy setting, but the characters happened to be speaking and dressed up appropriately to the Regency Period. It is not meant to be 100% historically accurate. There will be some reference to Austen stories (particularly Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion), Vanity Fair, and Othello (which I know..., is Shakespearean, not Regency). Any resemblance of Jane Austen characters, Becky Sharp, and Iago is ABSOLUTELY INTENTIONAL. LOL It is a parody after all. There is no graphic depiction of sex "in front of the screen." Main character happens to be gay and his parents don't give a flick about it, but somehow everything is still blown out of proportion big deal. LOL Please consider joining the team. If you know someone who might be interested, please let them know as well. (*curtsy*)
  4. Hello, hola! I am currently writing a final chapter of the story, oh, I almost gave out the spoiler.... Anyways, I need someone who can speak speak Spanish natively and knows Latino/Latina culture. The story won't use a lot of it but I am currently thinking I should write everything out, even dialogues that are "behind the scenes," so even if I cut those dialogues out, the entire flow would be authentic. MC doesn't speak Spanish much (I'll say he speaks as much as me...), but his bf/fiance does. There is this little segment where the BF is having a little family interaction, and MC doesn't know what they're talking about. Anyways, it's going to be a very San Francisco story so this has to be very authentic, so I need experts! Don't want to write something badly researched and be offensive unintentionally. Please help me. Thank you.
  5. Hi all! I'm looking for a beta reader / proofreader for Life Seed, a sci-fi story of mine which I just started publishing here. I'm particularly interested in the proofing bit since I just know I'm going to miss typos. I will release 1 chapter of the story a week, so I would expect to receive feedback at the same rate. Each chapter is about 3.5k words, give or take. Any takers? Let me know! Here's Life Seed. Check it out!
  6. Hi, it's been a while since I have been last active here on GA. And I have been magically revived from the dead. Don't ask me how and who summoned me from the Netherworld. But I did have a lot of stories and ideas after chatting endlessly with Hades. Sadly, it didn't really improve my language skills. So to keep things short, I am currently looking for an Editor and a Beta reader who can put up with me. As of now, I have posted the raw chapters of the current projects I am doing Gateway: Into the Oblivion. Genre is Fiction and focuses on magic. Offers so much lore and world-building. I was having so much fun, I create my own world while writing this. It is currently a reboot and I have revised everything from the very top. I think this will be a very long project (I am seeing more than a decade, given the right flexibility of time and body) because I also have spin-offs in mind. Prophets of Tomorrow: Mentally. Genre is Sci-Fi Offers military stuff and many experimental humans. Not sure if you'll find that offensive. Also, a "dual" fanfic project is underway which will also feature separate stories for Robin (Damian Wayne) and Superboy (Jonathan Samuel Kent) for the DC Rebirth's Super Sons. I am keeping them separate because their stories will converge every once in a while. It is so because I am planning to insert more DC characters over the course of the project with separate storylines. Possibly, I'd be creating my own super-hero kid. Here are my current projects: Just to let you know, my subject and verb....disagreements are very awful. My previous editor gave up on me. So I guess I was a pretty bad boy. I have a very informal writing style. And have a variety of them, depending whose POV the chapter is being written in. If you are interested, please hit me up on my inbox. But if you want to spank one of my butt cheeks, you may also do so. Just don't forget to ask politely first. No one wants to get spanked without permission. Thanks! -Solus
  7. Arcadia: Blood Stains (Book One) I’m currently looking for any beta readers that would like to beta read chapters before they’re released publicly. I’m just starting out and I currently have someone doing the proofreading, but I would like to have someone that can look at the chapter and the structure and make sure everything sounds good. You will also have access to the story Master File where the story is being built. If you would like to be a beta reader please send me a private message. Looking for two if possible. Thanks
  8. On behalf of the Editing Team, I'd like to introduce, and welcome our newest editor / beta reader Kev de Cauchery. I'm sure Kev will make a valuable contribution to the GA Editing/Beta team. He is all set and ready to take on new authors. His favourite genres are romance and drama. He doesn't mind editing / beta reading 2nd drafts. He fully understands that Beta Readers are paramount to spotting logic, plot problems and consistency of character traits among other things. When asked what comes first, plot or character his opinion was that there is no hierarchy there, but characters are the ones who push the plot, and the plot should be aligned with character traits. Welcome to the team, Kev. Happy editing / beta reading. But, mostly, happy writing.
  9. Heya guys, I made a post on the lounge forum before I notices there is a specific forum for this, so that's why I'm also posting it here. Recently, I started writing another story. As English isn't my native language, I often struggle with the sentences and stylistic choices. I don't want my story to be full of mistakes, that's why I'm looking for an editor. Even though I'd love to have someone who can get rid of all those mistakes ( believe me, there are a lot), I'm also looking for someone who could look at my style and give feedback on how to improve. Just looking at whether sentences feel/sound right and maybe offering alternatives on how to phrase it. Thing is, I feel like I am somewhat proficient in the language, but this is on a communicative level. When writing and especially when describing things in stories, just getting across the message in a plain and easy way doesn't suffice. You often want the sentences to sound right. You want to create an image for the reader. That's my struggle and I hope someone could help me with this. As for the story, I'm quite happy about it (story-wise), but I always appreciate feedback on that level as well. Things like how a character feels, what you miss in them or what you think is too prominent. Whether you like the things that are happening etc. Just general feedback. In the end I want to improve my writings, so any feedback is welcome. I love learning, so knock yourself out! So, if you want to consider helping, let me know. You can have a look at the first (two) chapter(s) and decide whether you feel the story or not. A short synopsis of the story Police Trouble (name under review): Jake (16) is the son of the local police captain. Lately he's been failing some classes, so his dad ordered him to come to the station after school every day so he can do his homework in peace and supervised. Jake didn't like this at all, as it meant he couldn't go out with his friends, but was grounded instead. His relationship with his dad isn't really good anyway. Dad is always trying to keep his son on the right track, everything has to go according to the rules, which only works counter-productive. Their relationship is one of constantly challenging each other on a verbal level through banter. (this means that on the one hand I'm trying to show the struggles within the family and with Jake being a teenager, ready to leave the nest, but also the way his parents care for him, even though he himself doesn't see this all the time). At the precinct, Jake sees a boy his age being brought in. Apparently, this guy is a regular. Jake is doing his homework when the guy is being transferred to a holding cell. The guys - Brian - sees Jake and smiles at him. It's a mysterious or maybe even a creepy smile, resulting in Jake wanting to find out what's behind that. He wants to know what the story of this boy is, why he is regularly arrested, what he'd been through. In short, he is on the verge of becoming obsessed. These are going to be the two main topics in the story. Thanks for reading, Stannie Ps, there is no rush. I don't need someone to be able to edit within a few days. I write irregularly, so I don't mind if editing takes a week or longer.
  10. What determines the order in which editors and beta readers are listed in stories ? It's not the order in which you add them, nor is it alphabetical order. Is it by the seniority of the GA member (the date they joined) ? In my Anthology stories I usually have two editors listed, because I want to credit both my primary editor and the Anthology Team editor. However, they don't end up in the order I list them, and I'm wondering why. You can see an example in this story and also in my contribution for Snapped. Is there any way to set the story system so the listing order becomes the one we enter ?
  11. Hi! So I have been thinking very hard about this and have decided that it is the right time to do this. I have lost contact with both of my beta/editors and am looking for a new beta/editor it can be more than one however I would like it if you are at least familiar with my work as I aim to finish my story very soon. I need someone who won't mind my rambling, possibly my procrastination, and perhaps snap me out of it. If you have any questions, I'm here to answer them fully and honestly. The things that I would like to see in a beta/editor are not much but just to work together in order to finish and publish the story as soon as possible. I'm not picky but I would like the time frame when I e-mail you the chapter, you could maybe work on it when you have time. I know that we are all busy with many things but please be able to sit down and work on the chapter and e-mail it back to me, I would appreciate that. I would love a healthy writer-beta/editor relationship between us. I'm always interested in talking about my characters and what I would like them to do next I would LOVE it if you were someone with who I could pass ideas off and feel the ideas and get your feedback because sometimes I have doubts and doubts often are the thing that destroys me. I would really love to finish off this story because I've already cooked up another one(s), my mind and the creative process won't shut up, lol. I would LOVE a long-term beta/editor if possible but I understand if that isn't possible. “We know your secrets, doctor. We know what you’re really after.” Eli said, he watched as the doctor fell on the floor. Her eyes were wide, fear dripping from her like a broken water tap. She didn’t look anything like the confident woman that they had seen before, the one who mingled and barked orders. Instead, she looked weak, she looked defeated, and she looked like she knew what was coming. Eli walked toward one of the chairs, he dragged it toward the doctor. He made sure to make screeching noises. “You’re going to tell us everything that you know, or my sister and I will torture the information out of you.” Tris threw herself on the couch. “I’m just dying to tear you apart.” The doctor looked at the two monsters before her. She knew that they were not kidding, she knew that given the chance, the female vampire would really tear her apart. She was after all just mundane, weak, and powerless against them however she had allowed her curiosity to lead her to the supernatural. Her curiosity had led her to this very moment. Her curiosity and her ego were to blame. “You’re not going to kill me. You have orders.” Annabelle said trying to reign herself in. She was stalling she knew that. She chanced a glance at the female who licked her lips hungrily. Both of them laughed as if she had told them a joke, their eyes turned for the very first time since they had made themselves known to her. Their eyes were dark as the darkness, their orbs cobalt blue and their fangs descended from their teeth. Tris rolled her eyes. “Kill you? Who said anything about killing you? We have orders to retrieve you however it was not specified the condition you must be in. You will be alive, of course, but first, we will have fun. Our fill. You understand.” Bitterness filled Eli’s mouth. “Oh, sister mine. Can you smell the scent of fear dripping from her? It’s disgustingly bitter. Shall we get on with it? I’m rather parched from lack of entertainment.” “Oh, yes brother mine. We should indeed get on with it. Don’t you think so, doctor?” Tris felt giddy. “You’ll make for a fine specimen. My brother and I have been studying your kind of experiments. You’ll be our first specimen. I promise I will make you scream in agony.” I wanted to also let you know that I use MS Word but also I use Scrivener. I need someone who will be able to tell me when I'm being off and when the chapter doesn't make any kind of sense at all. Please I also value communication and would be ever grateful if you also did. Thank you in advance.
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