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Cumasutra
Availability: 30 Hours + per week
Turn Offs:
gay (m/m, M/M) and no-sex
Prefers:
incest, mature, nonconsent, breeding, orgy, gangbang, ethnic, black, latina, asian, indian, IR, .... (well, anything other than gay and sci-fi)
markf52
Availability: 30 Hours + per week
Turn Offs:
Bodily harm and disfiguring science fiction male on male
ramanan
Availability: 30 Hours + per week
Turn Offs:
MM, transgender If it's incidental and not the main theme I good with it.
Prefers:
interest in editing stories with various themes
sadsack2008
Availability: 30 Hours + per week
Credentials:
am a volunteer editor on other story sites too
Prefers:
Incest , BDSM,Bestiality.... and all the kinks that you can think of !
TeNderLoin
Availability: 30 Hours + per week
Credentials:
The Jade force series, and The Reset Manifesto by Lazlo Zalezac, 9.08; Betsy Carter, by Lazlo Zalezec, 9.04; Evolution Series, by MisguidedChild; Death and a Life in Emerald Cove, by Jay Cantrell, 8.92; Wagons Ho! - The Early Years, by Lazlong, 8.58; Clan Amir Berant Universe, by Ernest Bywater;
Turn Offs:
I won't work "Much Sex" or "Stroke Stories". Stroke stories are boring after a few chapters, anyway.
***I don't do rewrites.***
Prefers:
Plot and character driven stories are what I like. A bit of sex is fine, as long as it is part of the plot. English is my specialty, so I proofread as I edit.
Comments:
I don't change a story. I refine and clean it. My aim is to make the story a better, more enjoyable experience. I try my best to maintain the AUTHORS' styles, even if I disagree with them. Most of all, any changes I make are *SUGGESTIONS*. I will never be upset if a change is rejected.
zhanhuang
Availability: 30 Hours + per week
mikeought3
Availability: 21 to 30 Hours per week
awchief46
Availability: 16 to 20 Hours per week
Credentials:
Retired Navy CPO, and Nurse with lots of world travels and dealing with people in different and difficult situations.
Turn Offs:
None that I know of at this point.
Prefers:
Any, again at this point
CaptainPig
Availability: 16 to 20 Hours per week
Credentials:
10 years experience as instructor/writer in military training schools. College credit in English, writing and creative writing
Turn Offs:
pedophile, lolita, scat,snuff,MM, mm, badly written anything
Prefers:
just about anything that doesn't focus on my dislikes; enjoy cheating, Mdom, spanking, TTravel, Scifi,
Comments:
Willing to provide 2 levels of edit:
level 1: proofread and mark errors for correction
Level 2: proofread and correct spelling and grammar and provide suggestions for improvement
darkh
Availability: 16 to 20 Hours per week
Credentials:
I reeds reel gud, and haz comprenshun.
I also have been an avid reader for over 70 years, and I have military and technical experience.
And I have a sense of humor.
Turn Offs:
Poorly developed characters, hackneyed plots, vengeance fantasies.
Prefers:
Good characterization, understandable technology, good plot development.
Comments:
One project at a time, please. Also, figure at least a week per 100 pages to do a proper job.
Dm3ntd
Availability: 16 to 20 Hours per week
Credentials:
A good command of the English language, including grammar, syntax, spelling, and punctuation. A sharp eye. Some editing experience. Some French, German, Czech, and Arabic, if those are of any use to you. I'm trained as a translator (text, not speech.)
Turn Offs:
Scat, snuff/excessive violence, explicit MM, extreme pedo
Prefers:
Prefer happy sex, but I suppose I could edit just about anything. I really like Science Fiction.
Comments:
I'll be aiming for readability and smoothness. I'd like to eliminate anything that would be distracting to the reader, that would have him/her stopping unnecessarily to go "huh?" Your voice is your voice; I'll be aiming to preserve it as much as I can.
imagegreen
Availability: 16 to 20 Hours per week
Credentials:
Have now provided editing for three SOL authors. Now working on the fourth multi-chapter book for one of those editors.
Past Experience - Contributing Editor for industry publications; Technical Book published in the '80s
Turn Offs:
BDSM, snuff, gang rape, animal, pedo
Prefers:
Erotica, romance, western, first time, relationships, time travel, stories with a plot.
Comments:
Have very good editing skills; can provide plot and character development as needed; can modify sentence structure to improve readability. Have a good understanding of American English language, usage and sentence structure.
IrishMusician
Availability: 16 to 20 Hours per week
Credentials:
BA, MS. Retired army officer, singer and actor in community theatre. US citizen but also lived in Germany, France, Turkey, and Thailand.
Former Army medic, also worked with VA. Performed duties with Air Force intelligence.
Turn Offs:
mm, golden showers, scat, rape
Prefers:
coming of age, 1st, time travel, sf, military
jamien42
Availability: 16 to 20 Hours per week
Credentials:
2 years in college as a Technical Writer, then I switched to database administration.
Turn Offs:
minimal MM, zoo
Comments:
Nothing worse for your score than to mix homonyms, it very rare that I have to refer to a dictionary or thesaurus.
JR Freeter
Availability: 16 to 20 Hours per week
Credentials:
BS Computer Science. Computer programmer. Techie. Life long reader - mostly SF/Fantasy. Grammar nazi.
Turn Offs:
Any variety of mm, scat, water sports, snuff, beastiality, bloodplay.
Prefers:
Any other.
MrSpock
Availability: 16 to 20 Hours per week
Credentials:
Aroslav (A Thousand Words, Art Project, Yelloweye), EzzyB (all of the Chaos stories), the_scribbler, Strickland83, Warlord
I'm a published non-fiction author who has for many years been an acquisitions editor for a small niche-market publishing house, in addition to continuing my work as a freelance developmental editor and occasional book doctor. I've been around on Storiesonline and before it on ASSTR and the newsgroups for longer than I'd care to admit, and in that time I've worked with and edited for a number of well known writers of erotica. Some of the better known writers I've worked with over the years include: aroslav and EzzyB (currently), the_scribbler, Strickland83, Gina Marie Wylie, Warlord, El Sol, and Don Lockwood, among many others. Oh, and I support the Oxford comma. ;)
Turn Offs:
Extreme violence, abuse treated erotically, pure stroke stories. I have nothing against pure stroke stories, but don't want to expend my time editing a plotless stroke story. If you have a pure stroke story with a plot, we can talk.
Prefers:
Romance, Coming of Age, School/College, Incest, Slow, Genre-type stories (ie: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Time Travel, Historical, etc.)
Comments:
I generally prefer doing developmental or story/"big picture" editing more than I do doing basic copyediting/proofreading for spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors. Of course I'll correct those things where I find them, but my preference is to focus my editing energy on your overall story, looking at its plot, flow, continuity, character development, pacing, readability, and other such issues. If necessary I can also do the proofreading, but I also know of a number of excellent proofreaders and copyeditors that I've often worked with who may be willing to take on another author. As a rule, another set of eyes during editing/proofreading passes is always good!
I'm comfortable editing both British and Australian English and general usage, however may not be fluent in slang or expressions. I also have extensive knowledge of sailing and nautical subjects, including off-shore and long-distance sailing. I have a knowledge of flying private planes / light aircraft, and an extensive knowledge of ambulances/EMS/emergency rooms/paramedicine in the US.
nm.valen
Availability: 16 to 20 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
Snuff, gay, heavy bdsm, gore, unnecessary abuses
Prefers:
Harem polyamory, space, rags to riches, action
Comments:
Will proof and edit honestly. Will provide open opinion and suggestions
Ole Sailor
Availability: 16 to 20 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
Not much on incest type stories. Not into animals, rape, pain or actually anything very kinky.
Prefers:
Post apocalyptic/western/time travel/stop-time
Comments:
read all types of stories. Post apocalyptic is my favorite type.
TheDruid
Availability: 16 to 20 Hours per week
Credentials:
Avid reader of a variety of fictional genres. Erotica beats computer manuals.... by miles.
Turn Offs:
Snuff, scat, extreme voilence, gay
Prefers:
Good storyline preferred
Thorne
Availability: 16 to 20 Hours per week
Tor_di_Tundra2
Availability: 16 to 20 Hours per week
Credentials:
English mother tongue; 30+ years as professional technical editing.
Turn Offs:
male homosexual; excessive BDSM
Prefers:
cerebral
Comments:
My English is British and international (UN system).
I work in MSWord.
Alwaysbeen
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Credentials:
Previous newsmedia experience
Turn Offs:
Domination, bondage Sci-Fi Non Consenual
Prefers:
Incest, Trans Gender, First, Discovery, Squirting, Threesomes,
Novellla Length, True Story
amonlisa69
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Prefers:
Incest, Mom-Son, MILF, Cuckold, Hairfetish, Public, BDSM, Fetish
Candyman_258
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Credentials:
Have edited many stories after finding the wording or grammar difficult to read, forward to the author with recommendations, some people used my recommendations some didn’t
One comment that breaks the bank is my own (son, daughter, mother, father) my (designation) is enough my already indicated it’s yours
Turn Offs:
Abuse of woman and children, animal sex, gay (male/male); non consensual sex - rape
Prefers:
Any adventure, travel, sex stories, fantasy
Comments:
Home language- English(British English); retired; work in my own businesses; firearms instructor; coffee roasters
comebmypal
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Credentials:
MA in Englsih
Turn Offs:
bdsm, hardcore, gay, lesbian
Prefers:
straight
DaMoot
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Credentials:
Nothing official, but growing up with a mother and stepmother who are both teachers meant I _had_ to learn spelling and grammar:)
Turn Offs:
scat, snuff, pedo, and male-male do not really thrill me, although I have enjoyed elements of the last two in a well-written story.
Prefers:
male/female. I am open to just about anything that is not a turn-off:)
Comments:
I do not check my email every day, so please be patient:)
DLAussie
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Credentials:
Graduate degree. Documentation writer.
Excellent at spelling and grammar. Past/ Present tense, typos, to/ too/ two, he said, she said, she said... oops.
etc
Turn Offs:
stroke. pedo.
Prefers:
Stories with a plot, realistic characters.
Love post apocalyptic serials
Comments:
Try me!
fxrnyc
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Credentials:
working towards an undergrad degree in History/English Lit., extremely well-read.
Turn Offs:
torture, snuff, beast
Goldfisherman
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Credentials:
EE. I been reading and writing for 70 years. Raised a daughter, who is a retired Federal agent. My son has a BS in English literacy. His valedictorian speech was copied without changes from a paper I wrote in High School. He got a standing ovation.
I have written dozens of technical manuals. My stories published, have not been edited or proofread by outside editors or authors. None have ever had feedback of any sort.
Turn Offs:
Magic, most alien, ancient Historical, Gay
Prefers:
erotic to semi-erotic, mild BDSM, stuff that has a true ring to it but must be fiction because the writer might be pursued for posting if it is not fictionalized. I can proofread stories of any length, 5-2000 pages. I can also give suggestions on formatting.
Comments:
Read some of my stories and my profile. I use Linux Mint and ODT. I can export in MS office, text, or ODT/ODF.
JohnMurray4173
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Credentials:
Successful Author with 500+ followers in less than a year of publishing. I teach business skills and writing for a living. My mother was a grammar teacher and beat over the head with grammar rules all my life.
Turn Offs:
No scat or paedophilia.
Prefers:
Dunno. Tempt me.
Comments:
Bored. Looking for interesting people to interact with.
KalrogTheWriter
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Credentials:
No literary credentials, but I have a wealth of knowledge in technical fields.
Turn Offs:
Scat play, gay male
Prefers:
Anything else, but a good romantic story is my comfort genre.
kgrant4892
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
mm
Prefers:
sci-fi
Comments:
spent many years proof reading doctuments for spelling and grammer.
lanmandragon
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Credentials:
I grew up in an antiquarian bookshop - no formal qualifications apart from school
Turn Offs:
Empty sex stories with no other content
Prefers:
Timetravel adventure, British authors, Social interaction - divorce, cheating, etc., detective stories - doesn’t really matter, it just needs to be good.
Comments:
I speak British English. I can generally deal with American English, but authors should know this. I see myself as a proofreader rather than a structural editor.
LonelyDad
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Credentials:
College grad, IT professional, experience writing proposals and tech/documentation. Currently technical editing for two active authors.
Turn Offs:
scat, water sports, snuff, major pain/violence as point of story, beastiality, extremely long (over 1000k)
Prefers:
romances, SF, fantasy, humor
Comments:
Am retired IT person with lots of time on my hands. I mainly proofread for spelling, tense, etc., but will ask about points in the story if they aren't clear or could be improved.
Macster_man1976
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Credentials:
not much,just the time to do the editing.
Turn Offs:
scat,gay,pedophilia,and most of the more extreme subject matter.
Prefers:
incest,time travel,harem,post-apocalypse
mdvick
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Credentials:
Long time member and reader. Military Instructor and lesson plan author. Very fluent and grammar sensitive in the English Language.
Turn Offs:
Science Fiction, LOOOOONNNNGGGG stories, SCAT, male on male, gay M/M
Comments:
Bring it on. I also follow script continuity well.
nigelww
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Credentials:
I am a trade magazine editor in the UK, so I am used to turning fairly ropey articles written by contributors into real English.
Turn Offs:
I don't like stories with more gratuitous sex than plot.
Prefers:
I like longer stories with developing characters, and not too much "in your face" sex. Westerns, historical, fantasy, sci-fi - that sort of thing.
Comments:
I am based in the UK so I would tend to use English English as a first choice. Let me know if you want US English and I'll change the spellchecker. However, bad grammar is still bad grammar.
PapaKilo14
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
Heavy BDSM, violence, no sex, no con
Prefers:
Erotic, romance, sf
Comments:
I have reported typo's for several authors on storiesonline
Peter_H
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Credentials:
Well I have a postgrad degree in education, psychology and sociology - I can spot when people act out of character. I also know the difference between breath and breathe, lie and lay, their, there and they're as well as gourmet and gourmand, an ass and an
Turn Offs:
full-on S&M, military, inherited mental superpowers that just goes on and on and ends with private armies with superpowers ..., beating little children for sexual pleasure
Prefers:
fantasy, erotic, speculative fiction, romance, coming of age
Comments:
Fluent in German and English. Most of my English has been acquired from reading good and bad authors voraciously, living in an anglophone country for the last 40 years and being able to look stuff up when needed.
redthumb
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Credentials:
I have never been an editor, but feel that I can contribute. American English in my only language.
Prefers:
stories witha plot
SamYeager
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
Snuff, Torture (descriptive), Scat, Necro, Cannibalism, Gratuitous Violence
Prefers:
Open to genres other than those shown above although I reserve the right to extend the list above.
Comments:
Based in UK so let me know if you require American spelling. I've carried out grammar and spelling editing for a couple of authors but neither is currently active.
Sir_Edward
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Credentials:
Several articles published in trade publications and several product reviews of remote control vehicles.
Turn Offs:
I prefer not to deal with horror and or snuff stories.
Comments:
I would like to help any authors that need grammar correction and general editing solutions. I am not into trying to help shape or co author a story. If I have a suggestion that may help a story, I would suggest it to the author before inserting it into t
SpikeCO
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Credentials:
Have done editing for Argon and ZakR
Turn Offs:
MM, BB, heavy bondage or SM
Comments:
History buff, located in central US but have English background. Heavy into Sci-Fi and Westerns.
Read a lot of W.E.B. Griffin (as well as his M*A*S*H series under his own name).
steeltiger
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
Nothing rape, pedo or scat/ws. No extreme non-con, extreme sadism (Ds & BDSM on a case-by-case basis - SSC), snuff, beastility, misogyny or misandry. (this will likely be updated as I think of more)
Prefers:
long form, romance, drama, fanfic, mystery, loving wives, historical
Comments:
I have extensive martial arts and stage combat background if you need fight scenes. I have a long history in the US healthcare system and have extensive experience with ICU and trauma patients if you're writing illness, violence, and it's outcomes. Grammarian.
zzatz
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
Celebrity, Gay
Comments:
I have no formal training as an editor, but have a proofreader's eye for spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
AJ1959
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
Read A lot of books weekly
alphadachs
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
I am a retired community college math professor. I have a good eye for spelling and grammatical errors.
Turn Offs:
Pedophilia, snuff, excessive BDSM, lots of explicit MM.
Prefers:
Fantasy and science fiction in particular, but I enjoy almost any well written story.
Comments:
I see my skills more as a proofreader than an editor, though could make some editorial suggestions in a pinch.
B4Lurker
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
'Current(2017)' authors proofing for: Alan Zumwalt, Harry Carton, DBWriter51,and Onejayhawk. One or two others send for review after initially posting.
Turn Offs:
descriptive MM/gay
Prefers:
something above No-sex
Comments:
Proofreading with limited grammar correction-looking more to ease of reading than school-proper. Not being creative myself, looking more to help those that are and not planning on giving advice. If using other than US English spelling, let me know.
BaC
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
Have helped indie authors
Turn Offs:
M/m, m/m, forced
Prefers:
M/f, m/f, consensual
Comments:
Kind of a thing about homonyms and bad grammar.
bnbn
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
lolita, mm
Prefers:
scifi, fantasy
Comments:
I spend 3-5 hours per day writing or reviewing documents for presentation & communication. Our team does a lot of peer review before we publish.
CaptainWB
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
chaos0113
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
Snuff,Scat
doodlesdad
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
Thirty-seven years as a newspaper reporter and editor, jounalism teacher -- 15 years on copy desk, 10 as chief copy editor.
Turn Offs:
extreme pedo, snuff, scat,
Prefers:
romance, non-erotic, mature
Comments:
I have a lot of experience working with young writers and I know how a story is put together.
drose13
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
Journalist.
Technical writing.
Ad copy.
Woo-hoo.
As you might imagine, my style might be described as "terse."
Turn Offs:
Scat/watersports. Snuff. M/M. Transgender (body swap ok)
Prefers:
Given time constraints, I'd prefer to start with short stories until I get up to speed. Genre unimportant - I like them all.
Comments:
No rewrites. Mostly copy editing and proofreading, although I'll call out obvious issues. It's your story after all.
Be aware, I am of the Charlton Laird school of grammar.
etoymaker
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
minor in English, Villanova U. class of 1960
Comments:
Retired Marine, living in the Orlando, Fl area.
Evicator
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
Finished the new Robert Jordan Book in 8 hours.
I edited books for several relatives (not printed yet)
Turn Offs:
snuff, piss, feces, lolita, pedo, necro.
Prefers:
Sci-fi, Western, no-sex to stroke story, Historical, MC, Fan-Fic
Comments:
i am a Speed reader can handle stories up to 100-150k in one night.
FreneticSquirrel
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
I'm a native speaker of English, and also German. My main credential, I suppose, is that I read much and errors go "clang" in my head. :-)
Turn Offs:
snuff, human waste as main theme, MM, Mb and young children
Prefers:
A plot is pretty important, one that can keep a read engaged is a bonus. Romance is always nice, as is a well-intentioned protagonist.
glowworm
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
lots of editing experience for school papers and yearbooks... :)
Turn Offs:
scat watersports and I don't particularly care for mm/MM/Mm stories either...
Prefers:
almmost anything. :)
Comments:
7-10 hours may be on the short side, it may be on the long side... it all depends on what else I have to do during the week. I can usually guarantee at least 7, though....
gwes
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
Hmmmm... people pick up my newsgroup postings and put them up on web sites sometimes, if that counts.
Turn Offs:
scat, unartistic NC
Prefers:
SF, fantasy, bknk, plot, mystery
Comments:
Jack Vance / Rex Stout / CJ Cherryh / Bocaccio / Pratchett / Dunsany / Bramah fan.
Lurker1010
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
snuff.
Prefers:
Anything except snuff. In this I do not include incidental violence. Snuff means erotic snuff to me.
Comments:
one hour of my time gets a read through of approximately 3000-4000 words and a rough proof. A line edit of that volume will take me about two hours depending on how indepth I need to go.
I'm mostly available on weekends. Also I may not choose to edit or
maart1
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
University degree, open minded
Turn Offs:
scat, snuff, waterworks and all dirty kinds of stuff, gay, trans
Prefers:
teen, lolita, gi, boy, inc, preg, unsafe, blackmail, bisex, cuckold, cheat, rom, first, hairless
Comments:
Not a native English speaker. Read my stories to find out level of expertise.
MandrakeLXIX
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
Voracious reader.
Curious mind.
Studied English and philosophy pretty seriously.
Open minded.
Turn Offs:
A little non-consensual is one thing; too much of it is ... too much. Not interested in gay male stuff, not because I’m against it, just not excited by it. I also prefer for fiction to have some basis in reality/possibility. That’s just me.
Prefers:
Anything I’d like to read, and I won’t hesitate to let you know if I find something boring or too ridiculous to get involved in. I particularly like erotica that has sex in it and not so much sex that is just two (or more) people with bodies.
Comments:
Some weeks I have lots of time to read and comment. Some weeks I have almost none. I will, at least, keep you posted on my progress with anything you submit for my consideration. I’m happy to do anything from proofreading to suggesting criticism, character development, story points.
mimauk
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
bdsm, sm, bondage, gay,rape.
Prefers:
Anything except the turn-offs above
Comments:
I'm in my 60s, retired, from an Engineering background and well travelled from my job. Reading has been my greatest pleasure since I was a kid. I've an excellent command of UK English and don't squirm at Americanisms. ;-)
mitch52uk
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
scat,pedo
Comments:
Voracious reader. Spell in UK English but can ignore 'mistakes' committed by our US cousins. Well aware of the impact of bad grammar, spelling, etc., on the flow of a story, which is why I would like to try this.
Mr_G
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
I don't have any thing hanging on the wall. I do believe that commas are not use as well as the should. The have can make reading a lot easier to understand.
Turn Offs:
Pedophilia,Zoophilia,Snuff,Scatology,and Necrophilia
Prefers:
Pretty much everything else
Comments:
I have been reading here at SOL for a long while. I'm not real sure if I can help in a plot or make a story flow smoother, but I am offering to try.
pat451
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
I do not have any credentials other than my love of the written word.
Turn Offs:
snuff or anything that is too gross
Prefers:
Generally, I prefer stories that have some character development as well as story development.
Percster
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
Professional experience as a technical writer / editor. Graduate level education. Experience reading / critiquing hundreds of student papers.
Turn Offs:
Scat, Snuff, WS, MM, extreme pedo, beast
Prefers:
Pretty much anything else.
Comments:
All to often, good story ideas are spoiled by poor writing. Rather than continuing to bemoan this, I've decided I should offer to try and help out.
rux
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
abuse, rape, torture
Prefers:
romance, sex, toys, milf
Comments:
I'm a software engineer, thus by nature very good at reviews and trying for near-perfection.
i read many books on this site. Now, trying to contribute by editing.
stosh2k
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
BDSM, scat, incest, horror, beastiality
Prefers:
Anything other than my turn offs.
swentzel
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
snuff stories
Prefers:
all stories, with the exception of snuff type stories
Comments:
I am a bit of a perfectionist, and will make a good effert at correcting any and all grammer problems that arise
VegasHarv
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
Currently editing for Hawlku.
Worked as proposal manager for 1000+ page documents with multiple authors.
BS, MBA, MSCIS degrees.
Turn Offs:
rape, snuff, Mb, Mg
Prefers:
Good stories.
Comments:
Will proofread & edit.
Will not teach how to write. Your style is your own.
webguy
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
I have been a website designer/programmer and technical editor for over 10 years and have become very proficient at editing, whether it fictional or factual. Also, being that I am self employed, I can take the time to get stories out quickly.
Turn Offs:
I am not into snuff, Heavy BDSM, or rape. Also no scat or heavy watersports.
Prefers:
Prefer romantic stories, but also like adventure, time travel, Scifi, some mind control is ok but nothing having to do with my turnoffs
Comments:
As I said above, I am very good at editing in the non-erotic fiction world and would like to cross over into this realm as well. I enjoy stories with good character development and plot lines.
woodybob03
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
bdsm, mm, rape
zanfar
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
Avid reader, have edited various publications for more than a decade. Also very well-informed on matters of science, technology, engineering, and firearms, should you need a content reviewer on those topics.
Turn Offs:
No pre-teen or age-inappropriate sex, or any central sexual violence. Moderate, consensual BDSM is okay. No bestiality, furry, or anything non-consensual. It's really more about the flavor of the story than any hard category filters, so feel free to ask.
Prefers:
I particularly like MC, Magic, SciFi, and historical fiction, but I'm willing to deal with almost any genre.
Comments:
I am very much looking forward to being a part of a story I lack the talent to write.
Zen Master
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
Hmmm. Professional "Technical Writer"? Author here and on A.S.S.? I used to help cmsix with his history? I used to tutor novices on A.S.S.D? Do any of those count as "credentials" here? Oh, yeah, I've been proofreading for the "Swarm Cycle" author's group for years; more than a hundred stories on that list should have proofreading/editing credited to me. And quite a few non-Swarm stories by the same authors. Should I give special mention to Allan Joyal's "Jord" series of novels? He's selling them on Amazon now, with me listed as proofreader.
Turn Offs:
3rd grade English - I can help you write, check spelling, grammar, etc. I cannot teach you how to speak English. I don't have any subject turn-offs. Well, _I_ do, but that won't stop me from helping you make your incredibly gross story into an incredibly interesting gross story.
Prefers:
Stories with plots and interesting characters - I help you make your story better.
Comments:
Look, there's a difference between an 'editor' who manages the story and a 'proofreader' who finds all the errors for you to fix. I can do either or both but here on SOL the author is in charge.
My mother was an English teacher. Because I'm a slow learner, I married one, too. I'll be a grammar and spelling Nazi if that's what you want, but I WON'T change the way you want to write. I'm here to help you, not change your story.
Amebril
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
Have done semi-professional editing of a local Science Fiction Fanzine. I have extensive knowledge of Grammar and sentence structure. I am also the Son of an English Professor, who sat on the PhD review board of a Major University.
Turn Offs:
scat, torture, snuff, mm,
Prefers:
Historic, Science Fiction, Mind Control, Younger (12 and up) girls,consensual
Comments:
For references check with Jeff Renolds and MisguidedC, authors on this site. I have done the editing of Jeff's work "Dark Thoughts" and MisguidedC's "Into the Sunset"
azassh
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
No stories with homosexual males.
Prefers:
I can read almost any story.
Comments:
I read stories constantly on my phone. So I can spend alot of time.
bcent1234
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
English Major. Native American English speaker
blotanhunka
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
english major
graphic designer, typesetter, proofreader
cei_mel
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
Decades of prolific reading. I'd probably be best at proofreading, and less capable of broad editing.
Turn Offs:
Incest (as a main theme), BDSM
Prefers:
Scifi, mystery, fantasy, sports, school, romance
Comments:
Recently retired, leaving me with the time to do this.
Charles Morgan
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
Basic college education, plus years of editing articles and government reports. I'm pretty good at fixing punctuation, syntax, and basic sentence structure. Basic grasp of conversational Spanish, plus some German. Extensive background in military small arms.
Turn Offs:
Gross Horror, gratuitous sex, unethical/dishonorable protagonists
Prefers:
Sci-fi, family, no-sex, military, honour
Comments:
Home-educated in a GI household OCONUS, my background includes a 100 ton rated US Coast Guard Captain's License, rescue scuba rating, and a few years of community college. Ran a small IT company, owned a semi, and spent several years as an accountant.
I'm not good at coming up with ideas, but have a knack for helping others bring their ideas to life.
clyde_poole
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
I have performed technical editing for years in the normal course of employment.
Turn Offs:
Very little will squick me. I prefer to not deal with Scat, little children, snuff and gore
Prefers:
Mind Control, Male Dom, son/Mother, brother/sister, female twins, slavery, harems.
Comments:
I have written a few short stories of my own, but nothing I will share.
I believe that fiction should help the reader suspend disbelief. Stories that jump to the obviously impossible or extreme without laying out some way for the reader to accept the
dechop
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
Proof read many theses, good eye for wrong words (break for brake), reasonable grammar
Turn Offs:
BDSM, water sports, scat, pedophila, snuff, MM, mm
Prefers:
SciFi, Drama, coming of age
Comments:
Probably better proof reader than editor, but willing to try.
Derek Smith
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
Retired biomedical engineer
Tri lingual - English is mother tongue
Technical author (well published)
Turn Offs:
male/male
scat
Prefers:
sci fi
romance
swinger
nudist
Comments:
Can accept American spelling if required but am irritated by sloppy grammar and poor spelling!
drahkan
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
Currently doing volunteer editing for Lazlo Zalezac, Cowboy and Cederic
Turn Offs:
Explicit MM and rape of pre-teens
Prefers:
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, End of the World Survival, Out of Element (Time Travel)
Comments:
I currently have a heavy load of editing catching up on all of the collected works of Lazlo Zalezac. I can probably handle an additional two or three chapters per week. This will increase once I have completed what I am currently commited to.
ejustice
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
Liberal Arts degree. Edited at work as an other duties.
Turn Offs:
Snuff
Prefers:
Hetero, bisexual,
Comments:
open minded and a bit of an intelectual
faslam
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
MM
Prefers:
Inc
Comments:
Graduate. I am good at editing and removing spelling and grammer mistakes
Firestorm00
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
Very well read, growing up my mother was a paid english tutor, large vocabulary
Turn Offs:
Scat, pedo, m/m
Prefers:
Fm inc., post apoc, scifi, mind control, magic, preg, time travel
frevic
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
I'm a voracious reader, a Canadian speller, not unschooled, able to tell the difference between to,too and two also between aloud and allowed
Turn Offs:
adults and children either Mf or Fm
I'm not a huge fan of stroke stories either i.e. plot and character are important
Prefers:
Sci Fi I'm particularly fascinated by post apocalyptic fiction.
Comments:
to my chagrin dial-up internet is all that is available to me. On occasion I get to the big city with my laptop, sadly there is no regularity to my trips.
highspinner
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
Scat, watersports
Prefers:
Time travel, historical, end-of world, mf, ff, group
Comments:
English background living in Canada (so US spelling may occasionally be off). University educated, grammar fanatic, wide vocabulary
jakelyon
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
Not much turns me off.
Prefers:
Masturbation, voyeurism, big cocks, big tits, nipple play
jamesc
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
electrical engineer
Prefers:
science fiction
Comments:
i love the technical
kandlbecker
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
none, really.
Turn Offs:
m/m, zoophilia, torture, snuff
Prefers:
anything else
Comments:
Every author should have an editor or proofreader. I have no particular background but am willing to try.
Kilted1
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
Avid reader of several authors.
Turn Offs:
scat, gratuitous rape, stroke
Prefers:
Erotica, SciFi, Magic
Comments:
My availability may increase soon. I'm willing to discuss with the author. I'm not looking for stroke stories. I prefer stories with a plot in the vein of Aroslav, Penguintopia, Fillmore, Ernest Bywater and Lazlo Zalezac.
KMan123
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
I'm college educated and have done some technical writing. I've also had years of experience with all sorts of business communication.
Turn Offs:
I'd prefer stories that are not high in sexual content. I realize that storiesonline is about erotica and some sexual content is fine with me but I find long passages of explicit sexual acts tedious.
Prefers:
I prefer action/adventure stories, do overs, etc. I like strong character development and plot lines.
Comments:
I'm retired and have time on my hands. I'm looking for work to fill some part of my days.
I live full time in an RV and travel all over the US and occasionally in Canada. There may be short periods of time when my internet access is questionable. Quick turn around may be difficult at times but I can generally find a connection at least once a day.
koala2
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
I'm a author myself, so I understand the writing process a little bit.
Turn Offs:
scat, BBW and really mature Ladies are no turn on for me, but if it makes sense in the context of the story or is only a small part it is ok
Prefers:
Good Plot, BDSM, MC, Coming of Age, and have a look what I write about myself
Comments:
English is not my first language, so if you look for a Editor who finds all your grammatical errors, I am the wrong person.
I can offer service as plot police, finding gaps or difficulties in your plot and be a sparring partner for your ideas.
ktputerman
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
scat,young children
Prefers:
magic, fantasy, time trip,
magice
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
Anything in excessive, especially insanitary stuffs (a bit is okay, though). Similarly, too much violent/rape.
Prefers:
scifi and fantasy!
Comments:
I am just an internet reader, and I figure that I may as well help others!
mcmilwp
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
35 years in multi-national marketing. Writing reports, keeping text concise and readable.
Turn Offs:
Sci-fi, incest, pedo. Homonyms, poor use of apostrophes, failure to use adverbs.
Prefers:
Rom, college, stories with a business context
mdmcss
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
I have a college degree and enjoy reading.
Turn Offs:
Will read all types.
Prefers:
Science fiction and many others.
Comments:
None
Medic123
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
Snuff, male homosexuality, graphic violence, preteen sex, rape as fun or funny.
Prefers:
teenage angst, caring for others, non-violent incest, nudity, two Fa/ft with one Ma/ma.
Comments:
Race is immaterial but no "slut bitch wants big black cock". I enjoy the Swa'am universe, Opus (Ryan Sylander).
megaster
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
no BDSM, bestiality and such stories
Prefers:
Romantic stories, longer storylines
ollysu
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
Nothing formal.
Turn Offs:
Happy to edit anything
Prefers:
Interesting story with lots of playtime.
Comments:
Great understanding of the spoken and written English language. No professional qualifications, just a passion to give back a little.
OmegaPet-58
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
Scored 95th percentile on my college aptitude test ("verbal" section). Edit my own stories on SOL. Liberal Arts degree. Some Law School.
Turn Offs:
Murder, Slavery, BDSM, Torture, Rape, Pedophilia, Animal sex
Prefers:
Romance, Historical, Fantasy, Science Fiction. LGBT OK. Incest OK.
Comments:
I am in the Pacific Time zone. Retired university staff. Web administrator, coder, and content editor for many years.
pdpage
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
I know grammar better than your average bear. :)
Turn Offs:
ws, scat, BDSM, MM, mM and being male editing a FF or Ff story wouldn't be tons of help.
Prefers:
I love future stories almost as much as I love alternate histories.
Preeti
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
I have been writing erotics for over 18yrs mainly focussed around Indian stories, my stories revolve around plots and include sex. I have been freelancing for a while now (discretely) proof reading stories. Many of my friends and readers have sent me their experiences which I then carve into a nice erotic enjoyable story!
Turn Offs:
BDSM, Humiliation, torture, horror, slave, gay, anything that is out of the ordinary in sex
Prefers:
Anything that does not have what is mentioned in the "turn offs" section above. Also stories only in english
Comments:
Discretion is preferred
Qaussie
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
A teacher for nearly 40 years. I went to school when we had standards to strive for, as it was when I started teaching. Not so much the case these days.....
Turn Offs:
Stories without sex.....I enjoy reading about it as much as doing it these days!
Prefers:
Like a broad genre of story types. Not so wrapped in short stories.....like the development of characters both good and bad, thus longer ticks more boxes for me.
Comments:
Not a grammar Nazi, but I'm happy to proofread works and offer constructive advice.
rinioth
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
BSc (Hons) in Comp Sci
Pilot
Radio Ham
Turn Offs:
horror BDSM
Prefers:
SF/Fantasy
Comments:
British
rlfj
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
I've got two of the highest rated stories on the site, and quite a few more near the top. Graduate level American English skills. Multiple technical degrees so I can follow almost any scientific/engineering items.
Turn Offs:
No gay, no pedophilia, no rape, no water sports, no bestiality, no BDSM, no crossdressing/transgender/herm/etc. Beyond that, let me know the major elements and I can decide.
Prefers:
Something that is more than just raw sex. There needs to be character development and a real plot. Politics, military, history, and science fiction are favorites of mine.
sammyboi83
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
Pedo, mm,
Prefers:
Do-over, romantic, time travel, bsdm
samspam
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
Graduate degree from a well known brick and mortar university in Baltimore, published author of technical journal
Turn Offs:
Never been interested in MM or MB. Enjoy just about anything else, erotic or not.
Prefers:
SF, Do Over and Western are a treat
Comments:
I check this email once a week or so, but once we meet, can share another email. Please place EDITOR WANTED as the email subject,as I get a lot of spam at this address.
Scribbler
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
Typos tend to jar me right out of the story. I have to correct them in my mind, before I can continue.
I would think that makes me more a proofreader, than an editor.
Turn Offs:
MM
Prefers:
Just about everything else.
Comments:
I have several stories posted here, under the pen name, "Scribbler."
StevenD43
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
I have three university degrees, I read a lot and I know the difference between to and too, where and were, affect and effect, and other things that often trip up new writers.
I also have a good eye for missing punctuation. I am a fast reader.
Turn Offs:
male on male action
Comments:
I read a lot of stories by Robert Lubrican and I often send him unsolicited corrections to his stories via email. I don't know if he always appreciates this feedback.
te987
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
Tech writer, although the only fiction I write is called a ``user manual''.
Turn Offs:
BDSM, other weird stuff
Prefers:
romance, swarm, anything by Jay Cantrell, try me and I'll tell you if I like it.
telerias
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Comments:
I have done some proofreading for a commercial publisher of college textbooks
vinian
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
incest, pedo, necro, bestiality, scat, snuff
Prefers:
Stories with at least some semblance of a plot.
wahn82
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
The Night Hawk: Once More With Feelings
Comments:
Australian English; Exposure to American English;
WatEenGezeik
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
I don't have any official credentials but for the longest time people come to me to proofread stuff. Although English is not my native language, it's mostly for English. Even though it isn't my native language, I'm an avid SOL reader and see a lot of (remaining?) mistakes in what I read here. So I figured instead of grumbling about it, do something about it.
Comments:
Known amongst friends as a grammar nazi (ad nauseam), will even correct others' text message mistakes
whisperclaw
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
10+ years writing and editing
Turn Offs:
incest, cheating, non-consensual
Prefers:
romantic
WildBSinTX
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
BS in Engineering and tested out of English, near minor in philosoohy, internet engineer, silent/polite grammar nazi :-)
Turn Offs:
Snuff, gay, cuck w/o revenge, historical w/o sex, poems
Prefers:
Slow, do over, romance, coming of age, 'The Swarm Cycle" universe
Comments:
The squicks above are fluid if they are not a major theme, been a member here for a long time and ready to make a contribution!
youngcol99
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
University graduate, business professional
Turn Offs:
MM, scat, Tort
Prefers:
incest, Mother-Son, Mdom
Zom
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
Nothing formal, but strong fast proof reading experience and good extra-American vocabulary
Turn Offs:
Gratuitous Violence
Prefers:
Coming of age &
Do-over
Allez Joeng
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Turn Offs:
violence, bestiality, pedophile, rape, male-male
Prefers:
romance, humorous
Comments:
I write a lot of technical documents for my job.
Annon7627
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Turn Offs:
M/M, extreme, S&M, Scat, Snuff
Prefers:
Incest, Mind Control, Do-over, Second Chance
Comments:
If you need actual grammar, spelling, and punctuation editing, I'm probably not your guy.
I believe my strength is Story flow and continuity
brendanbrs
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
for those of you that are writing Post Apoc, or Mil based stories, i have been military for 8+ years, and have done aviation and combat convoy opperations
Turn Offs:
stroke stories, anything with snuff, or WC
Prefers:
longer stories, more plot than sex
Comments:
i recently left the military, and i am not doing anything big for the next 2 months, so if you need an editor, let me know
colin8
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
I'm almost old enough to retire. And a Canadian. Been a SOL member for ? years.
Turn Offs:
mm MM pedo
Prefers:
Lac MF mF Fm mf scifi hist MC hypno Mf cons slave tmtrvl
Comments:
see above or email me
cutlass
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
I've played RPGs by just about every writing venue out there for 20 years (involves a lot of character building and scene writing). I've self published a novel, and I've written a few stories here.
Turn Offs:
bathroom stuff, horror, BDSM, tired stereotypes
Prefers:
romantic, real plot and character development over "tab A in slot B" fare
Comments:
My standard advice for writing: Keep notes for longer stories to avoid inconsistencies.
Write a thousand words or more per day, even if it's crap and you delete it the following day.
Your first million published words are just practice. If people hate what you write, you're just practicing.
This is advice I read somewhere - I can't recall who wrote it, now. But, it works.
d_c_mann
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
strong grammar skills, assist in editing various business newsletters/advertising
Turn Offs:
rape, D/S n/c and similar
Prefers:
rom, 1st
Comments:
new to this type of editting, but I keep running into things I would like to fix, so I guess I should put my money where my mouth is.
eithet
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Turn Offs:
horror
Prefers:
I like to edit anything and everything.
Comments:
I like to proofread, i'm decent with grammar, and punctuation.
freddyc46220
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Turn Offs:
Scat, Snuff, pedophilia (boy/gi) (although I will accept it as part of a history/background to a story), Strong homosexual themes (although I wont immediately rule out a story that includes it in parts), Heavy bondage and torture.
georgeadams
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
Graduated as an engineer but took writing classes. After graduation for a period of three years I was a lead-man of six technical editors. I learned how to be precise in explaining difficult things in simple language.
Turn Offs:
Sex is great but sex for the sake of sex without a plot is a "no-no"
Prefers:
I enjoy all types of stories with a plot
Comments:
I am retired and live approximately 50% of the time in Nicaragua.
hikewithapack
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
I have edited many, many scientific articles, but not many stories. So, my grammatical and spelling help will be easiest to access. However,
Turn Offs:
scat, pedophilia, ma/ma, shemale, bigotry
Prefers:
romance, cheating wives
Comments:
I read stories for fun and can offer constructive criticism based on my experience. I will offer you the level of help that you want. That being said, you have to tell me what you want.
hopefulhero
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
English speaker. First class degree.
Turn Offs:
Non-consensual, fantasy, sci-fi
Prefers:
Sex, dialogue, incest, group sex, consensual
Comments:
I've not tried this before but up for giving it a go. Currently in the process of writing my first novel.
ian_3
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
Newbee.
Turn Offs:
Male on male sex, pedo, bodily harm, disfiguring.
Prefers:
Coming of Age, School/College, time travel, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, War Stories.
Comments:
Bad editing makes takes the fun out of reading. I love reading and will gladly kill two birds with one stone. Find things the author missed while I'm reading the story...
Ice_wolf
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Turn Offs:
cheating wife, snuff,
Prefers:
time travel, action/adventure, science fiction, western, magic/fantasy, some romance
Comments:
Reading is one of my favorite past times. I will do the best that I can do for any author while editing for them.
idgaf
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
BA in Classic litterature, with a part-time job as a journalist, reinvented myself and currently working as a RN specialized in neurosciences (neurology and neurosurgery mostly) I also speak french if you need it in your story.
Turn Offs:
scat,snuff
Prefers:
post-apoc, time travel, MC
Comments:
I'm willing to help, but i will not write a story for you. Story doesn't need to be sexual in any way, i'm fine with story that contains no sex
jasonkim
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
johndapps
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
Retired IT consultant with time on my hands. Used to writing and working with people
Prefers:
Lots of sex with story background
Comments:
English national who has worked round the world and spent 3years living in CO
Kidder74
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Turn Offs:
Don't care for mainly/strictly MM stories. Some MM action in an otherwise MF or FF is okay.
Prefers:
MF / FF -based stories preferred (character age isn't an issue).
Comments:
I was never one for creative writing, but I'm plenty capable of editing others' works, including making suggestions for sections that don't seem quite right.
kintar
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
Father and mother were English teachers. Yes, school sucked, every report had to go though them. My loss your gain.
Turn Offs:
none
Prefers:
scifi, fantasy, really almost anything
Comments:
Most of the time I can work any editing into my schedule. I'm one of those work from home types. Some weeks will be more time then others, but I can make time for editing.
lilkerdude
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Turn Offs:
scat, gay, femdom.
Prefers:
preg (especially multi-preg/breeders), slavery, mod, M/f.
mbb3tab
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Turn Offs:
Snuff, MM, Mm
Prefers:
mF,mf, Mf, fisting, Doctor, ScFy
beast
Comments:
Love to read. into technical/Medical
meandmybooks
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
Masters degree with a great deal of work requring exact translation of various languages -- including spelling and punctuation. Skilled in recognizing misused homonyms.
Turn Offs:
homosexuality, rape, bestiality, domination
Prefers:
Romantic, adventure, exotic, historic and/or time-travel.
Comments:
I'm not too much of an "idea-person", but I enjoy helping other people express their ideas effectively. And I love a good story!
OlSouthDude
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
English major-college; J.D. Degree, 40 years of professional writing-editing non-fiction, published author (poetry)
Turn Offs:
Hard core, BDSM, gay/lesbian
Prefers:
Sci Fi (all types), non-erotic, Loving Wives-soft core
Comments:
Would prefer to work only in MS word, 2010--2017
pintopony
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Prefers:
Time Travel, SciFi
rando
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
No formal credentials. I have a sharp eye, a great education including spelling and grammar, and 50+ years experience reading thousands of novels and non-fiction works.
Finance and engineering background. Sailing and chess champ.
I want to give back to this website which has given me so much entertainment.
Turn Offs:
Hard BDSM. Scatology & water sports. Gratuitous snuff. Pedo.
Prefers:
Techno thrillers. Sports-related. Sci-fi. Romance. Magic. Fantasy (orcs, elves, etc.)
rvbuilder
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
I was a technical writer for 37 years, writing all kinds of operator, maintenance, and installation manuals for various companies. I am a very good speller and know grammar. I know that if you wear a ring too loose, you may lose it! I know the difference between you, your, and you're...and their, there, and their.
Turn Offs:
MM, sadism, and heavy BDSM. Light sub/dom is ok. No mother/son incest.
Prefers:
Romance, action/adventure, sci-fi, cheating wives. Some incest, harem.
Comments:
I am currently editing for two SoL writers. I have been of assistance to an author outside the United States who writes stories set in the U.S. As I’m sure you know, some things are called different names here. For example, “calling” someone in the U.S. means using a telephone. If you’re going in person, you “drop by” or “pay a visit”. Getting pissed only means one thing. Thanks!
Ryan Sylander
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
Author at SOL
Turn Offs:
none
Prefers:
anything
Comments:
I'm not able to edit full stories at this time, but if anyone needs advice on any story aspects related to music performance, production, etc., I'm happy to assist. Cheers
Sat-is-fied
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
Nothing specific to writing other than a VERY long history of reading a wide variety of stories both online and in print. I am an excellent speller and am somewhat of a spelling nazi when it comes to misuse of their/they're/there, to/too/two etc.
Turn Offs:
I'm not a huge fan of Extreme BDSM (ie: snuff, amputation, needle/knife play) rape (except where it plays a minor role as part of a characters background)
Prefers:
Pretty much anything not in my turn-offs.
Comments:
I am here as an editor - not an author. Therefore, don't expect me to write your story for you. I'll be happy to make suggestions if you get stuck, but the job of writing the story is yours. I will usually have chapters back to the author within 48 hours
sejintenej
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
Many years writing legal stuff, won a Financial Times writing award. A well rounded education and varied personal experience of places and situations.
My experience is with Word
Turn Offs:
Scat, explicit rape or male/male, animal, rape, snuff, extreme or gratuitous violence, paedophilia
Prefers:
sport, do-over, multi-chapter
Comments:
Not qualified and inexperienced as an editor I write reasonable UK English and can be opinionated. Am willing to check manuscripts for
spelling/homonyms and unclear text (like words omitted or names wrong or illogical statements and take it from there if author wishes
Steve V
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
Not a native English speaker, but studied English at University of Leuven (Belgium), and authored scientific papers in English. Editor and reviewer of English scientific journals.
Turn Offs:
violence, rape, BDSM
Prefers:
romantic, slow
TheirTheyre
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
Proofreading experience
Turn Offs:
Not an [Mm][Mm] fan
Comments:
I'm a good spellchecker. "Manual of Style" checks aren't my forte. But I'll sort out your "their" and "there" from your "they're" (and your "you're"'s :) ).
topranse
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
college student, good in English
Turn Offs:
scat, snuff, golden
ty3spot
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
BS Applied Sciences: Computer Sciences, Information Systems, System Analysis and Design; Religious Studies, Military History Soc. 95 to 2005 (AL, GA, FL tri state);
Turn Offs:
mm MM gay snuff lac enem trans
Prefers:
mf ff MF Mf Fm ScFi time mil fant mag mc humor
Comments:
I catch the improper usage and spelling of several different programing languages... Occasionally I will let an English syntax slip but not often.
wilburd54
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Turn Offs:
Snuff, Scat, pedo
Comments:
I'm mostly proofing; spelling, punctuation, word usage. Though if a section of text 'bothers me' I will comment on it as well.
Yoes
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
I have degrees in linguistics, languages and psychology
Turn Offs:
none
Prefers:
Plot/Character-driven stories
zork
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Turn Offs:
homosexuality, pedophilia, excessive violence, scat
Prefers:
NIS, high school or college age
Comments:
good knowledge of computers and other technology