editing

Italics, Languages and Dialect

dialect, editing, italics, languages, tropes 2nd September 2020 Musings

In the course of a complicated Twitter discussion which I missed most of, this video popped up (by Daniel Jose Older who doesn’t write erotica but nonetheless appears to be an interesting chap). It got me thinking, firstly about one … Continued

Anthology editing: choices and the mental mixtape

anthology, choice, editing, erotica, fetish, stories, writing 6th September 2018 Musings, New Books

The call having closed for Rule 34 Vol 2, I’ve spent most of this week going through the submitted stories and picking out which ones to include. This is always a fun job, and even more so when it’s an … Continued

Yes, darling, you DO need an editor…

editing, editor, erotica, money, proofreading, skill, writing 16th March 2017 Musings

Someone once reviewed an anthology in which I had a story, and began the review with the words ‘Did anyone edit this AT ALL?’ Yes, that stung, even though I was only a contributor and therefore it wasn’t my responsibility … Continued