Yes, for free, no payment whatsoever, no fine print, nothing. But I do need one thing in return. First, however, a little about me:
I am fully bilingual in English and Spanish and worked as a scientific editor for 2 years (I was formally trained to do this job, so my knowledge of English is pretty solid). I am currently trying to move to the publishing industry, but I have no experience editing fiction.
That is where you come in: the only thing I need is your consent to use an edited excerpt of your fanfic in my sample portfolio. This can be anonymous, and I can change any character names if you are more comfortable with it.
Please keep reading if you are interested!
Because I do have a full-time, unrelated job, please expect me to take a little time to deliver. As for the fanfic length, I'd say anything under 10K goes. You can send me a single chapter as well if you want to.
I would ideally like to experiment with different levels of editing (developmental, line editing, copy editing), so please request whichever you prefer.
In terms of content... I am willing to edit anything, honestly. I have been reading fanfiction since before we had warning tags, and I frankly don't care. That being said, I might not be able to take you on if it is 100% just PWP (again, I want to use excerpts for my sample portfolio).
I am open to editing works from fandoms I am unfamiliar with, but you can give me a crash course on character dynamics if you think it's necessary.
Ok, I think that is all! Please private message me here if you want to connect. You can call me Ro.
Ok... time for a confession. Most of these have been gathering dust inside my brain for years, because I started the series before University and around the middle of Brisingr I kinda just... quit.
BUT, I have now resumed reading (which is putting some major strain on my memory) and I still love the series, so.
This is for The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini
And since there are about a million characters, they will just kinda come along in whatever order I think fits best.
The moment of truth has come…. and I have completely ignored nationalities and/or languages spoken in some cases because I was blanking.
This is for The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater.
(And no, I’ve not read the rest of the saga yet, so please don’t spoil me!! I couldn’t find the second one yesterday and it’s eating at me. I’m buying it tomorrow).
Also, there is a slight singer/band member theme going on for whatever reason; not on purpose!
The moment of truth has come.... and I have completely ignored nationalities and/or languages spoken in some cases because I was blanking.
This is for The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater.
(And no, I’ve not read the rest of the saga yet, so please don’t spoil me!! I couldn’t find the second one yesterday and it’s eating at me. I’m buying it tomorrow).
Also, there is a slight singer/band member theme going on for whatever reason; not on purpose!
I FINALLY finished the behemoth that is the Ultimate Guide to the Hitchhiker’s Galaxy and am ready to shout my fancast into the void as usual. There are a ton of characters so this will be the most relevant in my head.
This is The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.
This is for Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
(NOT the Ghibli Movie)
- OLD SOPHIE -
- YOUNG SOPHIE -
- HOWL -
- MICHAEL -
- LETTIE -
- MARTHA -
- MRS PENTSTEMMON -
- MISS ANGORIAN -
and yeah... I’m definitely missing a Witch and a couple of the misters but my brain just didn’t consider them relevant enough I guess (read: I forgot to save them on my Pinterest board and now I don’t remember whose faces I used....)
Because apparently I can’t rest until I scream my fan-casts into the void....
This is for Emma by Jane Austen
- Emma -
- Mr Knightley -
- Frank Churchill -
- Jane Fairfax -
- Mr & Mrs Elton -
- Harriet Smith -
- Mr & Mrs Weston -
These are all 100% self-indulgent. I simply cannot go through a long book without associating a familiar face, but most importantly, a voice and mannerisms to the characters.