I love editing and I love writing, so I opened up this freebie shop!
If you have any pet story you'd like me to look over, or have an idea for a little story you'd like me to write, post away! Story edits are really fast, but for a custom story, it takes longer depending on the length. Usually a week or so, edits a couple of days at most. Also, this is a freebie shop, so no need for any sort of compensation, this is something I really love doing, and I need a bit of a break from doing profiles : )
Examples If you'd like some examples of my writing, my pets Lacoste and Roman are good examples. : )
Info on Edits Just grammar or total revision? How in depth do you want me to go on a total revision? Tense and person shifts, etc. A total revision is just that. Don't expect to see only your story with fixed spelling and the sentences moved around. Please don't take it personally : )
Info on custom stories NO POETRY. [unless it's a limerick] Max length for a free page is one page in word, single spaced. Each half page after that is 1m. PM me if you want a longer story~ I have no limitations on anything I write, as long as it fits within the TOS. EG rape/sex/murder in graphic detail. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO WRITE ANTHRO/QUAD sorry x'D request that at your own risk.
Process If you're just looking for grammar and spelling, I'll do it all in one shot. If you're getting a total revision, I usually edit one paragraph and write a paragraph underneath explaining the things I changed. You're under no obligation to change everything I point out, this is totally free for you to do whatever with. You can credit me as an editor if you want, but it's really not necessary. Below is an example of how a total revision might look.
Original paragraph Sitting in the cool room, the sound of gunfire outside was muffled. It wasn’t nearly as loud as recently. Many planes weren't flying from the snowstorm. The thick flakes of snow falling from the grey sky helped. The gunshots had been quieted when the army took over Paris, but their was still the occasional outburst. It was a strange time of year for a snow storm.
Edited paragraph The strange spring blizzard was keeping most enemy planes grounded for yet another night. No pilot was brave enough to try bombing the city proper in this weather. The thick flakes of snow falling from the sky hid the antiaircraft turrets; the enemy pilots wouldn't see them and ran the risk of being shot down. There was no way to know whether they were dropping their bombs on empty streets or apartment complexes, so it was better save bombs and destroy the farms outside the city. Destroy the remaining spring crops and starve everyone into surrender.
Explanation The first few sentences are all approximately the same length. Reading sentences of similar length gets monotonous very quickly, it's good to vary the length for variety. Description description! The reader doesn't want to hear you tell them things, they want to see and be taken there. Instead of just saying "the sound of gunfire outside was muffled" show why it was. Is it because there are less planes? Are the planes further away? Keep an eye on your their there and they're! There shows direction, their shows possession and they're is a contraction of they are.
I'd love for you to look at few of my stories. I know they are shit xD...but I'd love some feedback and any suggestions you might have<3 Akanae Closer OO7
I'd love to continue Akanae's story as well as Closer, they are linked/partner pets, their stories kind of collaborate together c:
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Awesome! I'll look them over for ya : ) How intense do you want me to be w/ suggestions? I can just do spelling grammar or I can go all out : )
All out....I don't get offended easily, but please, constructive criticism, I don't want my ego shattered too badly XD
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OOH NO xD ego shattering is bad xD I usually go paragraph by paragraph. Edit one, then write a paragraph explaining why I changed things, edit another, another explaining paragraph, etc. I'm starting the first one right now~
Alrighty!~ Have fun! Can't wait to see what you have to say, or read rather o.O; lol
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i don't have a complete story yet, but if you could, could you take a look over what i have? abjure
his idea is an embalmer, probably late twenties. anyway, he doesn't travel outside during the day and only works at night because when he sees living people, all he does is watch as his eyes peels off layer by layer until nothing but their bones are revealed. then he would go home and paint them (usually half skeleton/half human or something like that) and he has them covered all over his walls.
so he's supposed to be on the crazy side.
It's not bad : ) That sort of writing style isn't usually my cup of tea, but I know some people really like it, and it seems to work here for the most part. The story on his page makes sense to me after reading the outline you gave here, but without that I read it in a much more literal sense. You might want to make some distinction that people don't physically turn to bone, and that there aren't bodies hanging on his walls. Also, I'm not quite sure what the character means when he says IT is terrifying. What exactly is terrifying to him? People turning into bone in his mind, or something else? Overall though this is a good start : ) I'm definitely getting the crazy vibe~
thanks. c: i'll def. keep that in mind when i flesh it out. and he's terrified of them turning to bone, just for clarification.
I would defintiely love for you to write me a story ! How long would you be willing to write a story, etc., and what limitations do you have to writing ? Like, is there anything you feel uncomfortable writing, etc. etc. ? :]
The max for a free story is one page in word single spaced. I have no limitations when it comes to writing, but I hate writing characters who are insane/crazy/mental/creepy etc. w/o a good character reference.
Oh that's okay, my characters are pretty normal, haha . BUT, if I wanted a longer story, what are your price ranges ? I'd be willing to pay for a longer story C:
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I have to go out for a bit now, but I'll be back on later this evening ! Maybe send me a sMail so we can discuss the story further ? :D
If you're looking for a longer story I'd prefer to do it over mail. The price for longer stories is 1m for half of a page, but we can haggle depending on the story you have in mind~
mail is fine ! :] when i get back from going out, i'll send you an smail about the kind of story i have in mind, and you can tell me what you think ?
oh please please save my life! (L) I have made a text in Solitudine's petprofile (under the scrollbar area, in a table) but english is not my mother language, would you do a grammar/spell check for me? If it's too big and you're busy, that's ok, thanks anyways! x3
here is the text! thank you! &;
I might take this. But I also think this is in the wrong forum.. I think this should be in Writing Discussion or something.
But can you write a short story of this boy who dreams a lot and then his dreams become reality: like he dreams for three days. First his dreams are average. Then in the second day they become AWESOME! then in the third day his dreams become a nightmare. When he wakes up after his nightmare he goes to school and all of those dreams become real. I would like in first person (I)
Please not to long.. Maybe less then 2500 words.
This is in the right place, thanks. I made sure before I created it.
Also, I really don't think I'll be able to do something like that for you with such little information on the character. Sorry!
here is that first paragraph you had. I moved the sentences around a bit to create more of a flow and made it more than one sentence. It still sort of has that same 'information' feel to it, but it's more of a single piece now : ) I can go through the story later tonight and I'll smail that over to you too : )
Solya is sweet, kind and lovely. Would make a great wife. She is a great cook. No one believes how she can have such a nice body with so little exercise. Solya was very promiscuous in her younger years, so now she avoids men at any cost. Her father is very absent and lives far from her twin sister and mother. Her best friend Tristeza takes great care of her, they are almost like sisters. She is a loyal friend, but doesn’t have many of her own. Solya instead has hundreds of imaginary friends and talks to them often. She is regularly called a freak for this. She loves her curly hair and spends hours taking care of it every day.
awn thanks! ;w; I really need some help with english, thanks for the assistance! and wow it looks way better now o.o
and thanks! I'd love if you could look the big text! I'll make sure to thank you on her profile! ;w;
This revision-thingy is an awesome idea, really omg ❤️ I'd love if you, when you have time and whatnot, could look over Paula's and Sophy's (the left one (: ) pet story and go all crazy with corrections and explanations and stuff... I did write them myself and I...kinda think they're not fluent enough. I have a bit of a problem there as English is not my mother tongue D; Let me know what you think, I understand if this is too much to ask for hides
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would you be willing to look over Colin's story for me? it's kinda long so you'll prolly have to mail me ^_^'
I'm mostly looking for grammar and cohesion problems and anything that is awkward if that makes any sense. some of them are written by others so if the writing style changes, that is why ;D