When I first started writing on this site is was a dismal failure. I've even removed some of my early stories because they are so bad (imho).
I've always been blessed (or cursed) with creativity and being a pervert. Those two attributes have driven my need to write even though I had very little technical ability.
I did not even have MS Word or Grammarly.
I once got to exchange emails with one of my inspirations - Vulgus. He told me he had a "Sixth grade writing ability".
Well, I graduated 6th grade, and he writes way the fuck better than I ever will. It was his stories that largely inspired me to start writing some of my own.
It was for selfish reasons though. There wasn't enough stories like his on this site. I thought if I could write some stories then maybe I would inspire others as he inspired me - and voila: more stories.
I also see it as therapeutic to see the world through the eyes of my characters. I can live viscerally in their head and get out of my own for a short time. It doesn't matter if I am writing or reading a story - it is an escape.
I've had a lot of help over the years. Mike McGifford a fellow author has been a true inspiration. I've had a few people volunteer to be 'editors' but the real world got in the way and they lost interest, or worse: They signed up without realizing that I do not have many boundaries as a writer and one particular kink or story twist was unsavory to them.
A few months ago when I began Keeping the Babysitter in line, I had one person (who shall be nameless as they prefer it that way) offer to edit for me. He didn't rewrite my entire story or anything like that.
What he did was READ the version I would likely publish before I did. Then he would send back something like this with corrections. The line from my story and then the correction:
Rachel slapped his ass.
Rachel slapped her ass.
I've done a lot to fix grammatical and spelling, but there are these little inconsistencies and mistakes that creep into my work. That's sloppy on my part and I can notice them immediately in someone else's story. I've read mine SO much trying to squash errors that I am often blinded to my own mistakes because my mind fills in the blank of what is supposed to be written there.
So here is all I am asking for:
Qualifications:
1. A reader who enjoys my stories. If you are a fan of them, you know what I write about.
2. Basic common sense.
3. Patience.
Job Description:
I will email you a copy of the story in advance BEFORE I post it. Alternatively, you can read it after I post it. It's easier to read. I do not do external email for a variety of reasons.
Then, at your own pace - simply read the story and send me a small list of things you noticed that were out of place.
Example:
"I helped my actual Jack off a horse"
"I helped my Uncle Jack off a horse."
Pay Range: Eternal gratitude of one lonely, pervert.
That's it.