I Need Your Help Guys...
Hi guys,
First off, I made a small mistake with the last post. I'm not sure what I was thinking at the time, but it had to do with the number twenty eight. And so instead of correctly naming the chapter as Chapter Eighty One, I named it Chapter twenty eight. Unfortunately, Patreon doesn't allow me to take down an already uploaded file (at least not on my phone). So I just uploaded a correctly named file alongside it, hence the two files.
Anyway, that's just an aside. My true purpose for this post is to ask for help from you guys. I'm About to embark on my least favorite part of writing, Editing!
It might be ten or so chapters (maybe more, maybe less), but I already have a rough idea of how book one of this story will end. My initial plan was to finish book one, take a month off from writing to edit it, publish it on Amazon, and only then would I continue with the story. However, and Idea came to me today which I thought was much better than my initial plan.
Rather than waiting till after I'm done writing book one, why not start now? After all, a whole month of doing nothing but slogging through almost a hundred chapters looking for mistakes sounds like a nightmare to me. The book is already 400K words long and will probably end at about 450K. Instead of trying to go through all that in one go, wouldn't it be better to break it up into smaller chunks and deal with them that way? If I do it this way, not only will I be able to go back to writing whenever I get tired of editing, but there's also the added benefit of not having to take a whole month away from the book!
The next thought that came to me was, why do I have to do this on my own? After all, two heads are better than one, and many hands make light work. If I edit on my own, more than likely, I will miss several mistakes. But with more eyes going over each chapter, Its more likely that fewer mistakes will be missed.
That's why I chose to ask you guys for help. If we can all work on this as a joint project, I'm certain we can finish it in record time.
Now, I'd like to say right from the outset that this is purely voluntary. I'm not trying to force, compel or guilt anyone into agreeing to help. If you don't want to be part of the process, then that's perfectly fine, feel free to sit it out. I won't begrudge anyone over this.
With that said, this is how I plan to do this. Every day we'll be editing just three chapters. I'll be making three posts every day each with a chapter. For example, tomorrow, I'll make three posts, one with Chapter one, the next with Chapter two and the third with Chapter three. When you reread chapter one, should you find any mistakes, post them as a comment under chapter one. The same with Chapter two and Chapter three. I'll also be going over each chapter personally to correct what I can. I'm certain that if we do it this way, there'll be almost no mistakes left in the final product.
It would mean the world to me to have your help in this guys.
Thanks.
Regards,
BlaQQuill.
Comments (10)
Chapter 5. Math is off calculating the number of magic point earned from the healer. Occurs when Roka is reviewing points earned from the initial interaction with Shalia. Same math error chapter 6.
Let's take it one step at a time. I don't wanna swamp everyone with too much editing work. Every day we'll tackle just 3 chapters. Today was Chapter 1-3. Tomorrow we'll go for 4-6. And so on. Thanks for the correction though.😊
I think you releasing a ebook on Amazon is a superb idea! A few questions: * Will the chapters you post include all corrections to date from here and everywhere else you're posting? For instance, will murky's offerings already be in place? * To save folks from reporting the same typo again and again, could you create a leadoff comment (perhaps entitled "Findings") for each chapter post? Then keep it current with all findings. It will serve as a guide to us and a TODO list for you. * Do you want plot/structural feedback too? For example, in chapter 081 I've been perplexed why Morpheus wouldn't naturally want Greg to level up ASAP as a simple matter of self-interest. Lastly, you may wish to consider removing the incest stuff as that will hold back sales.
With every chapter, I'll be posting a new document. So you guys won't be using the old chapters that you previously had. Any time Murky pointed out things I'd missed, I'd immediately correct it, which will be reflected in these new chapters. As such, take each chapter as if it's being looked at for the first time. That way, if there is something I missed still, we can fix it. As for plot changes. No, I don't think I'll be making any. If you find a plot hole, I'll be happy to hear about it. But I won't be making any general changes to the story. Finally, if people don't like the incest stuff, then that's too bad for them. It's part of the story and I don't see myself changing it. (Game of thrones also had incest and it did fine. I don't see why this should be any different.)
Hi BlaQQuill, I don't have a lot of time so can't commit to all of them, but I'd like to pitch in when I can. May I suggest that the files you upload have the Line or Paragraph numbers turned on so we can reference those to make it easier on YOU when looking for our edits. If you are using Word to write these, just do a google search for "how to add line numbers in word" and you'll get a step by step guide
Fret not. Whatever help you can offer will be much appreciated.😊
Sure. I can reread the chapters and make notes. Happy to help.
Thanks a lot. I really appreciate the help.
Happy to lend a hand, but... I would want to edit on my computer, not on my phone and that would definitely slow things down from a process perspective. It isn't something I can do when I have 5mins. What kind of turn around time per chapter do you expect to work with? Do you only want to focus on typo's, or do you want to go into grammar and potential short paragraph rewrites as well?
Forgive me for not being clear. All I'm asking you guys to do is reread the chapters. If you come across a typo, or a place where I've used the wrong name and other such errors, just comment under the specific chapter and point it out, that's all. You don't have to burden yourself with the actual editing, I'll take that on. Yes, you can point out any grammatical errors I've made. You, however, don't need to bother yourself with paragraph rewrites.