Sounding Board by Eddie Davidson | Storiesonline Forum

I am always on the lookout for a possible editor.

I had one that was PERFECTION. He cleanly and efficiently helped me with editing by proof reading and helped me triage grammatical goofs and story holes.

I do not like using external email so I'd just send it to him here on SOL and he'd come back with his suggestions and it worked like clockwork.

I miss that help and if anyone is up for it - I'd love it. I would suggest reading a few recent stories my existing catalog if you aren't familiar with my work to see what themes I write about. They tend to be longer stories that focus on character growth/relationships within a BDSM situation and include kinks/humiliation. That's a gross over simplification though. My inspiration is Vulgus if you are familiar with his work.

However, even if I cannot find a willing proof-reader/editor - what I could also use is a good sounding board to read some of my latest stories while they are in edit and offer feedback/suggestions. It's so hard to work in a bubble. Writing can be a very solitary exercise. I enjoy collaborative efforts, or at the very least someone saying "What about?"

I tend to finish writing a story completely before I start publishing it, so it is a slow process but I often produce a chapter a day. Is that something anyone might be interested in helping with?

@Eddie Davidson

it is a slow process but I often produce a chapter a day.

ZMG! I feel Lucky to write a Chapter a Week!

I try to commit at least three days a week when I put in at least 3 to 4 hours of writing new content. I also try to proofread / self-edit several more hours a week. There are times I may spend 8 to 10 hours writing. For various reasons, I may not be writing my primary story, or I may write "background notes" few if any will be uploaded, but establish a consistent background of what is going on so that events I do publish are more believable and consistent.

For example, a long road trip from Chicago to Coral Gables, Florida is a major element of my plot. Early in story planning, I used a GPS program to calculate the route and time it would take to drive. I wrote down all the different legs, and included various stops, for gas, food, and to sleep at night. I even plotted which hotels my characters would stay at.

Almost none of this will be in the actual story. However, bits, such as stopping at a particular location to eat, and to avoid "rush hour(s)" traffic; as well as stops at night will be mentioned. Some events at the motel(s) are major parts of the story.

I had a rough idea of the trip, having driven from Fort Campbell, KY, to MacDill AFB, FL (near Tampa). But I knew there would be differences.

Many of my characters have a "Bio" of 1 to 3 paragraphs. Little of the bio will go directly into the story, however, I am less likely to change a character's eyes from blue to gray. I think it helps me to make a character's motivations/actions "consistent" although it may not seem so to the reader (because a character may have conflicting motivations); at least it will be consistent in my mind.

If a character in one of my stories acts inconsistently, it is likely to be a plot point, and it is likely another character will comment on it, or it will some manner be noted in the story; although the Reasons may not be explicitly explained.

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