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Barneyr
Availability: 30 Hours + per week
Credentials:
I am an author with several stories on SOL and I have assisted to edit for several others.  I am retired and have assisted Dual_Writer with a list of characters for his Florida Friends and some of his earlier work.  I also edit for StangStar06 and several others.
Turn Offs:
Ma/Ma, Horror, BDSM, Slave, Dom/Sub, Scat,
Prefers:
All except above
Comments:
I usually try to give a 1 day turnaround on all chapters I receive as long as they are not too large.
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
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 !
Comments:
I am available for  editing ..you may email me the story on my email address sadsack2008@yahoo.co.uk
ShirhKhan
Availability: 30 Hours + per week
Credentials:
Also an author (currently unpublished).
Turn Offs:
Extreme pedo, extreme non-con, rape, sadism, snuff, misogyny or misandry, vampirism
Prefers:
Stories longer than 15 kb in length
dude357
Availability: 21 to 30 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
Mm scat trans
Prefers:
Doover post apocalyptic serials
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
DAN328
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Credentials:
20 years of professional writing experience
Turn Offs:
extreme violence/snuff
Prefers:
romance, longer stories,
Comments:
put something about editing in the subject line because my spam filter will catch you the first time through
editor7
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Credentials:
Currently editing for 4 writers on SOL. I have written and edited technical and general interest articles for over 30 years.  Had my education long enough ago that I know the difference between site, sight and cite as well as its and it's and their, they're and there.
Turn Offs:
scat fandom water sports
Prefers:
romance teen incest sf
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.
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
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.
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
wasrabbit
Availability: 11 to 15 Hours per week
Credentials:
Degrees in Science and Criminology/Law, an avid reader for longer than I care to admit.
Turn Offs:
Sexually active characters under sixteen.
Prefers:
I prefer stories with character development and a decent story line.
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.
Casper140
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
I am a linguist in the Australian Defence Force and I have had a couple of poems published.
Turn Offs:
non-consensial, rape, scatology
Prefers:
science fiction, romance, fantasy
chaos0113
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
Snuff,Scat
Charles Morgan
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
Basic college education, plus years of editing articles and government reports. 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. 
I'm not good at coming up with ideas, but have a knack for helping others bring their ideas to life.
Cleverdevil
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
None pertaining to literature per se. I've authored and edited hundreds of reports, articles, and presentations in both my primary engineering career and as a BDSM practitioner/educator over 50 years of doing both. And, I've drafted (but never published) a few erotic stories.
Turn Offs:
None yet.
Prefers:
Strong children taking control of their sexuality, incest, BDSM/torture/snuff, bestiality, adult/child group orgies, the list goes on.
Comments:
Nothing further, really.
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.
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.
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.
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. ;-)
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.
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.
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.
mtravellerh
Availability: 7 to 10 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
packrat3724
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Credentials:
I'm a jack-of-all-trades who is addicted to the printed word.  I'm a very fast reader, and I tend to read when I should REALLY be doing something else!  I'm probably more effective as a proofreader than a style editor.
Turn Offs:
forcible rape, extreme violence, torture, pain - unless the story involves recovery from such things
Prefers:
sci-fi, fantasy, romance, historical & artistic themes, family.  Lazlo Zalezac, Lellan McLemore, Rotedrachen, Wes Boyd, Ryan Sylander & Frank Downey are examples of authors whose styles & story lines I particularly enjoy.
Comments:
I am very good at detecting and correcting grammatical errors & misused words (heal/heel, principal/principle, etc.)  I have a good memory for story lines in serials - continuity errors drive me nuts.
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.
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
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.
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.
wlpc_14
Availability: 7 to 10 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
Under age of consent, scat, horror, non-consensual, snuff, Cannibalism, no sex, minimal sex.
Prefers:
any couples/group/interracial category, humorous, consensual, size, exhibitionist, public sex, open all story types except historical British pieces.
Comments:
My word processor gives me fits when working with UK English words and spellings.
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"
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
LeftToThePoint
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
I know the difference between 'then' and 'than'.
Turn Offs:
Snuff, pedo. Those are the subjects I can't stomach (I may add to this list).
Prefers:
If there's some love within your story, I'm game.
Comments:
I will get back to you. But you should have a bit of patience.
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
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
megaster
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Turn Offs:
no BDSM, bestiality and such stories
Prefers:
Romantic stories, longer storylines
NickChen
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Prefers:
Science fiction, MC
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.
Peter_H
Availability: 4 to 6 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.
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.
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.
tlaurin
Availability: 4 to 6 Hours per week
Credentials:
A good command of the English language, including grammar, syntax, spelling, and punctuation. A sharp eye. Some editing experience.
Turn Offs:
MM mm
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!
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.
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.
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
Edfo
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
Good with grammar and spelling, avid reader
Prefers:
Coming of age, sports
flaw600
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
I have a very good eye for grammatical mistakes. I also edit for other sites as well.
Turn Offs:
Honestly, I don't have a lot of turn offs. Transsexual/Crossdress and Gay stories as well as Nonconsent stories are pretty much it. I don't like father/daughter incest stories though son/mother I do. No scat or bestiality.
Prefers:
I like BDSM, Mind Control, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Romance, some Erotic horror, and Novels/Novellas.
I especially like harem and school (high school/college) stories, especially if they involve Mind Control, BDSM, and Fantasy.
Water-sport but no scat.
Comments:
To put it simply, I love editing. I despise reading stories with horrid grammatical mistakes and so I spend my time trying to give feedback to authors (be it grammatical or otherwise); however, I feel that my uses are better used as an editor.
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.
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:
Currently in the process of writing my first novel. Great attention to detail and good knowledge of english grammar and spelling.
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.
jasonkim
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
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.
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.
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.)
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
spamlounge.nz
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Turn Offs:
scat, furry and no sex
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
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.
wescoaster
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
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
zombiejacker
Availability: 3 Hours or Less per week
Credentials:
I am just starting out doing this. I am pretty good with English, but not a journalism major :) I need the experience so I can move over into editing professionally. I cannot guarantee 100% error-free editing, but I'm pretty good at catching things and think I can do about 85-90% accuracy. I am a reader... have been for many of my 62 years :)
Turn Offs:
Scat; forcible rape; extreme torture; pretty much any type of 'physical bodily injury' that is past the normal BDSM; male homosexuality. Other types may come up and I would tell you if one does.
Prefers:
Young first-time sex; sibling experimentation/sex; other non-forced incest; parent / child sex-based talk / show-and-tell;
Comments:
If you'd like to test my editing, feel free to contact me to set up a sample edit.
Right now I work full-time days but can do editing in the afternoons / evenings / some weekend times... I'm allowing about 2-3 hours a week to start (not a 'hard limit' though) just to see how it works for me, but I'd like to eventually work up to maybe 8-10 hours/week.
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