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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
retiredinwaco
Availability: 30 Hours + per week
Credentials:
Some sex,much sex, stroke story
Turn Offs:
Snuff, rape, scat, beastiality, gay, BBW, BBC, drugs,slavery, crossdressing, hermaphrodite, shemale, transgender, farming,futanari,horror, zoophilia,furry,non-anrhro,water animal, zombies, demons,dolls,RAAC,BRB, BDSM, Sadistic, torture,ponyboy,ponygirl,enema, flatulence, necrophilia, pegging,water sports, hairy, menstrual play,infantilzation, cannibalism,ENF, violence
Prefers:
Teenage,gangbang, group sex,harem,orgy, polygamy, polyamory, swinging,incest, science fiction,do ovver,time travel, school,pedophilia,
Comments:
20 years as a proofreader. Most stories I read here have poor punctuation and grammar. I'm not fast because I want to be through.
JTTbear
Availability: 21 to 30 Hours per week
Credentials:
Former English/Journalism major. I edited my college paper and was on the staff of my high school's literary magazine.
Turn Offs:
Snuff, pointless violence, non consensual
Prefers:
Just about anything
Comments:
I have varied tastes, some of my prefered authors here are Daniellekitten, Warlord, Frank Downey,Dark Pen, MWTB and Lazlong among others. That should give you an idea of the genres I am into.
Lurker1010
Availability: 21 to 30 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 proof. I will answer correspondence.
annamalai
Availability: 16 to 20 Hours per week
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.
HAMMERHEAD
Availability: 16 to 20 Hours per week
Prefers:
Any and all story types
Comments:
I really enjoy reading stories and most of the time spot some kind of error.
ian_3
Availability: 16 to 20 Hours 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...
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.
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
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
amonlisa69
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Prefers:
Incest, Mom-Son, MILF, Cuckold, Hairfetish, Public, BDSM, Fetish
anthony_1
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Credentials:
Native English speaker. Used to editing long documents in my job before I retired.
Turn Offs:
Violence
Prefers:
Incest. Happy Endings
APDSgtRetired
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Credentials:
I served 4 years as an Infantry Soldier with the US Army. I am Parachute Qualified, and also Master Gunner on Bradley Fighting Vehicles. I am a retired Atlanta Police Officer. I served with Patrol, Sex Crimes Investigation, and Homicide Investigation. I was injured in the line of duty, and am Paraplegic and Double Amputee (Legs, Above the Knee) and confined to a wheelchair for the last 35 years.
Turn Offs:
Pedophilia, Non-Consensual, Scat
Prefers:
Historical, Military, Law Enforcement, Adventure, Science-Fiction and Fantasy
Comments:
Feel free to ask me anything, I am not sensitive or shy. Personal Modesty tends to disappear when strangers assist you with bathing and hygiene.
CaptainPig
Availability: 11 to 15 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
comebmypal
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Credentials:
MA in Englsih
Turn Offs:
bdsm, hardcore, gay, lesbian
Prefers:
straight
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.
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.
mtravellerh
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Credentials:
I am a retired newspaper editor.
Turn Offs:
Stories based only on sex
Comments:
I am fluent in french, german and italian. Feel free to ask any questions regarding the use of these languages
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
pedrox
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Credentials:
I have written a number of operational manuals as well as a continuing series of project progress reports. I have done some proof reading for both online authors and other business. My personal business requires that I be able to express myself literately
Turn Offs:
Scat, pedo, BDSM, brutality
Pure stroke stories get boring
Prefers:
I like to edit what I like to read, loving relationships, TG is OK as is MM or FF.
Comments:
My preferred focus is proof reading, primarily for typos, missing words and other text boo-boos. If a phrase or paragraph strikes me as rough or unclear, I will suggest a revision. It is a suggestion only, and up to the author if they want to change.
sammyboi83
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
Pedo, mm,
Prefers:
Do-over, romantic, time travel, bsdm
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.
stories_10
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Credentials:
seem to notice misspelled words in stories
Comments:
new, proof reading is what I think I would excel at
Xantham
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Credentials:
I am a certified teacher.
Turn Offs:
Violence as sex is generally a no, though violence in the story is fine. Mild BDSM is fine, but nothing heavier. Also, not a fan of bathroom play of any kind.
Prefers:
I like a general mix. Favorites include group, wives, incest, and novella length.
Comments:
I enjoy helping, though my time is limited. I will let authors know if I cannot respond in a timely fashion due to current RL workload. Authors who are relaxed and take their time will like me the most.
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.
bakunin
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
much sex / stroke stories without any story.
Prefers:
Any well-told story regardless of sex happening or not
Comments:
In case you want someone with background knowledge in a certain area, here is what i am knowledgeable (more than your average educated person) about:
- music theory
- computers /information technology (actually that is my job)
- "hard" science (math, physics, chemistry,...)
Besides English I also speak/write German, Latin and (ancient) Greek and a little bit of Spanish.
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.
CBJustCB
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
grammar / spelling / punctuation nazi
Turn Offs:
child abuse
Comments:
may take a week or so to complete an edit (prefer to read the story twice, to make sure all the typos get caught)
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.
drayallen
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
English major many, many years ago.
Enjoy reading fiction.
Turn Offs:
None that I can think of.
Prefers:
No preference.
Comments:
I’m a male octogenarian.
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.
E.V.Hayes720
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
Provided editor support for 6 erotic stories and beta read for 5 novels.
Turn Offs:
gore, non-sex body fluids, torture, abuse, gay
Prefers:
incest, taboo, romance, pretty vanilla outside of those, but am happy to discuss
Comments:
I'm a former English teacher, so tend to be pretty good at grammar and flow reviews. Happy to lean in and provide opinions if desired. Usual style is to drop notes into the document as an off-the-cuff response and then write a 1 - 2 page response outlining what I saw. Tend to be pretty positive and collaborative, so I won't be overly direct or harsh.
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.
jmix89
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Prefers:
I enjoy scifi, fantasy, and military type of stories. Don't really care much as long as it's interesting.
kevin1952
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
Natural speed reader, compulsive reader
Turn Offs:
Male Homosexuality, snuff, Scat etc
Prefers:
Sci Fi, Adventure
Comments:
60 yo male with a reasonably broard mind.
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. ;-)
momabear345
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
Word aholic!
Turn Offs:
Much sex! A lot of Violence, or Humiliation. Don't like a lot of Gore either.
Prefers:
I like long stories with a plot, and characters that have to think. I like Do-Overs, Time Travel, Military, Westerns, & Syfy. Short stories are okay too. I use them to fill in when I'm waiting for chapters on the longer stories.
Comments:
I am disabled and an insomniac. I love to read, and get frustrated with repeated words, misspelled or misplaced words. Would like to proof read for someone if needed.. I have two special needs children so sometimes get distracted. But I olso do proofreading for myself when I feel the story is worth it. I read my favorite stories over and over, and hate when I stumble across word jumbles. I have been known to spend months fixing my favorite stories just so I can read smoothly the next time.
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.
Sambo49
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
enjoy reading sci fi, westerns, time travel
Turn Offs:
MM, mm, Mm, scat, snuff, torture, rape, beastility, gay, bondage
Prefers:
Sci Fi, adventure, cons,
Comments:
I have been a sci fi fan for over 50 years,
stickpuppy
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
No interest in editing stroke stories. No problem with lots of sex in the story, just have character development and a plot please.
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
ulf25
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
just good at reading and sounding things out
Turn Offs:
MM, Mm
Prefers:
scifi, inc, timetravel
WatEenGezeik
Availability: 7 to 10 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
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.
alancz
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
I have written for national magazines. I am a stickler for punctuation & spelling. Check out my stories.
Turn Offs:
Gay Sex.
Prefers:
Lesbian Sex, Anything else.
balajiprabhu9
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
I have written a paper which is in the process of being published as a chapter in an anthology.
Turn Offs:
No stories with "No sex" or "Minimal sex." Everything else is fine.
Prefers:
Interracial, Incest, Humiliation, Watersports
bcent1234
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
English Major. Native American English speaker
Turn Offs:
Scat, snuff,
Prefers:
Scifi,doover,time travel,
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. Author of two non-fiction books. I excel at fixing punctuation, syntax, and basic sentence structure. Basic grasp of conversational Spanish, plus some German. Extensive background in military small arms 20 years ago....
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.
Married with 8 children.
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
david123
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
Bachelors degree.
Retired after 30 years in government. Twenty years of which I was heavily involved in writing policies, manuals and grant applications, etc.
Prefers:
I enjoy all types of stories but am partial to Sci Fi
Comments:
I have read countless stories over many years on SOL and find myself cringing when reading stories that haven't been proof read and now that I am retired I thought I might try and help out a little.
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.
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
Gaobot
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
Not big on any version of male/male but if the writing is good will proof for spelling. Snuff torture
Prefers:
M/F all versions. Harem, adventure, SciFi
Geared62
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
I read and write French... it’s my first language.
I’m also an engineer working in the aerospace industry.
I’ve lived in France, Canada, and the US
Turn Offs:
Heavy BDSM
Prefers:
TBD
Comments:
I love a great many stories that are posted on this site! I’ve been a member for many years. You might say I’m nearly addicted. However, whenever I read a story where someone included some French words or phrases, I find that more often than not, it’s incorrect. Please do not hesitate to contact me. I would be happy to provide some input.
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.
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).
medievalscholar1307
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Prefers:
Fantasy, wild west, historical
MrWolf_UK
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
University educated, IT professional who reads a lot and I've edited for a number of authors on SOL.
Turn Offs:
MM, snuff, bestiality, torture, necro, pegging, cheating, slut wife
Prefers:
I prefer stories with a plot line and characters with some depth, but will proof almost anything that's not listed in my Turn Offs
Comments:
I'm willing to act as either proof reader or editor as your needs require.
n8hopkins
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
Nothing verified, just an avid reader
Turn Offs:
Not a fan of some things, but I'm able to seperate my personal and "buisness" sides
Prefers:
Taboo, action, sports, war, mma, martial arts, revenge, fantasy, magis, supernatural, and I'm sure much more.
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.
OrderedChaos
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
I have a BA and an MBA. I am not an English major but I do read and lot and I notice when things either don’t make sense, have grammatical errors or have continuity issues.
Turn Offs:
Trans, gay, trans, hemophrodite, heavy bdsm, pedo, shemale. Not real interested in stroke stories. I prefer engaging characters and compelling stories.
Prefers:
Romance, coming of age, sci-fi, adventure, crime, mystery, military, time travel, western, light bdsm.
Comments:
I have no issue with LGTQ it’s just not in my wheel house. Incest is fine as long as it is isn’t to far out. I mainly read in the areas of romance, cheating, coming of age, sci-fi, time travel, true, historical, drama, action/adventure, fantasy and thriller. Hit me up and we can talk about what you are writing and decide whether we can work together. I don’t write the story, I help to clean it up and make it a more enjoyable read.
rando
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours 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.)
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.
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, if that's what you're looking for,
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.
wahn82
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
The Night Hawk: Once More With Feelings
Comments:
Australian English; Exposure to American English;
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
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, Stroke
"He said She said" dialogue
Prefers:
Incest, Mind Control, Do-over, Second Chance
I like solid storylines with strong characters
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
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.
cw5523729
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
none besides experience as an author on here
Turn Offs:
no male only, no scat, no watersports, no snuff
Prefers:
flexible
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.
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.
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.
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.
jabial
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
I am French, so I can correct your use of the French language as well. I also speak a little spanish.
Turn Offs:
ped mm scat tort humil
Prefers:
rom mf fm slow
Comments:
I am quite busy, but I read and type very, very quickly. I will be able to edit a typical long chapter in less than 30 minutes, and I will make time if necessary to edit a good story.
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.
lilkerdude
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Turn Offs:
scat, gay, femdom.
Prefers:
preg (especially multi-preg/breeders), slavery, mod, M/f.
llanthor
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
Bachelor's degree with English as a concentration, I have done professional editing for a public relations company as well as some writing for them
Turn Offs:
rape, mind control, hypnosis, horror, zombie, sadistic, torture, snuff, necrophilia, scatology
Prefers:
romantic, harem, polygamy, polyamory, swinging
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!
Not_a_ID
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
Sara's Saga
Turn Offs:
Heavy amounts of BDSM content. Descriptive MM sex.
Prefers:
SciFi, Time Travel.
Comments:
English is my first language. Also served in the US Navy for 8 years, so I can provide some background on items related to the military.
pintopony
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Prefers:
Time Travel, SciFi
Roger Greywolfe
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
I spent around 10 years as a professional driver. 4 years in a semi, 2 operating a roll-off (the truck that picks up the big 30/40 yard construction bins) with trailer. The remainder was in various forms of passenger transport-UBER, School Bus, taxi, livery service. If highway transportation features in your story, I can certainly help there.
Additionally, I have been part of a polyamourous relationship with BDSM aspects for over 5 years now, so might find that I have useful insight there
Turn Offs:
MM/mm/Mm, NC, Rape, beastiality, Flash (Very Short) stories
Prefers:
MF, Mf, mf, ff, mid to long stories, time travel, post-apocalyptic
Comments:
I am good at catching grammar and spelling issues, and many continuity issues as well. more than that, I simply enjoy editing work. I am disabled, which can be good or bad for my availability. On the one hand I have no real life, on the other I can go days being unable to do anything productive due to either pain or focus issues. I try to stay on top of things when I have an active project but I can make no guarantees.
rowan
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
MA Rhetoric/Poetics, MS Technical Communication, 15y exp. writing anad editing everything in business, plus poetry and song lyrics
Turn Offs:
Snuff, rape, scat, gratuitous violence (e.g.: not needed for the story's progress)
Prefers:
Intelligent stories. Something just for stroking is sleep-inducing. Sex is not a requirement.
Comments:
I can edit at many levels; let me know what level you want your text edited at.
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
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
topranse
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
college student, good in English
Turn Offs:
scat, snuff, golden
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