Perfect your grammar--Editing services

Hello there, I'm Chaos_Rose, your friendly neighborhood grammar ninja. As a card-carrying grammar policewoman, I often click away from role plays with promising premises that lack the grammatical style and correctness to catch the interest of anyone who has any respect for the correct usage of "your." Honestly, this is depressing. There are some great stories out there that are held back by their unfortunately bilious grammatical composition. That is why I am offering to edit your OPs. I have no rules regarding the genre, content, or length of these posts, but I ask that you please only send me OPs--original posts, or the starter post that provides exposition for the role play--and not actual role play posts. This rule is meant to keep my inbox from becoming too flooded, making me rage-quit the entire project. I am willing to edit for just grammar or both grammar and style. This will be detailed below. I have also allowed you to request a deadline if you so wish. Keep in mind, however, that I sometimes can't drop everything to edit your 1,000 word masterpiece of an OP if I have an essay due tomorrow. If you don't list a deadline, though, I'm not going to take a week, don't worry.

Potentially/Frequently Asked Questions (If you ask me something and it's answered here, I'll just direct you back to the OP.)

1. How long does it take you to edit an OP?

That all depends on the length of the OP and whether or not you want me to edit for style. My free hours on weekdays are 4:00-10:00 PM, but you must also remember that I like to do other things, however fun I find the editing process to be. If I start to get swamped, I'll put a notice on the top of this post and further edit requests will be ignored until I can get everything straightened out.

2. How will you edit the OP?

However you want me to. Just select a process in the request form and leave the rest to me.

3. What are your credentials?

In all honesty, none. I'm just a high school student who simply loves to edit things. I want to do this as a career, so I'd better start practicing now.

4. Will you edit my poem/short story/essay?

No. Like I said, I want to keep my workload small for now. Later on, perhaps in summer or during breaks from school, I'll temporarily open requests for other things like short stories or even comic pages.

5. I don't like the way you edited my post!

That's not even a question, but I'll go with it. Grammar follows specific rules; if you don't like how I've changed your grammar, you don't like English. Of course, this is in regard to things like run-ons or semicolon use. If you've asked for only grammar edits, I might still alter the way you've worded a sentence if it doesn't make sense. You can always change it back if you don't like it. My style edits are mostly subjective. I actually encourage not directly using any of my style edits when you make your final draft. Use my edits as a guideline to improve your own writing. That way, you don't have to use an editor as a crutch and you'll be able to make beautiful words on your own.

6. Why did you reject my request?

You did not use the provided form. The form makes things infinitely easier for both of us, so just take a few minutes to fill it out. It's just like a character skeleton. You also may have requested a ridiculous deadline for your post. I am not a machine. I cannot edit 500 words in 3 minutes.

7. How should I submit my request? How will I get my edited post?

Just fill out the request form below and post it as a reply to this topic. I'll also post your edit as a reply, so be sure to keep an eye on this topic. If you don't want to show the world your OP, you're free to PM me instead. Just make the subject "Edit request" or something similar so I know what's in it.

Request form

Username:
Edit style number: (Number key is below. You may request more than one style.)
Deadline: (Optional)
Post: (If it's over 1,000 words, you may want to send me a link instead of posting it directly in the topic.)

Number key

1: Grammar only (If you only want me to check the "your"s and "you're"s and such.)
2: Grammar plus style notations (Where I leave notes and not actual changes regarding your style. I'll still change your grammar.)
3: Grammar plus style edits (Where I have free reign on your post. I'll change it around to my liking.)
4: Technical review (I'll keep my grimy fingers out of your text and instead only give you outside feedback on your grammar and style.)
5: Content review (I'll review the content of your post and give you tips to improve the exposition itself.)

Confusing words list

Here's a list of easily confused words so you can make preliminary edits on your own and make my job easier, subsequently making me like you more.

Your: Belonging to you. "I put the key in your drawer."
Their: Belonging to them. "I had their money when they arrived."
Its: Belonging to it. "Its paw was stuck in the hole."

There: In, at, or of that place. "There is a wallet over there."

You're: Contraction of "you are." "You're not really going to eat that whole pie, are you?"
They're: Contraction of "they are." "I have a feeling that they're going to get lost."
It's: Contraction of "it is." "It's not going to rain."

Angel: A winged, heavenly being. "She claimed that she saw an angel beckoning her."
Angle: A space between two intersecting lines; a corner. "He held his arm at an odd angle."
Alter: To make a change. "I would suggest that you alter your dress before the wedding."
Altar: A table used as a focus of a religious ritual. "She placed the offering on the altar."
Effect: A noun. A change that is the result of an action. "It had a very subtle effect on him."
Affect: A verb. To make a change, or bring about an effect. "It began to affect him quickly."
A lot: A large amount. Should always be two words. "That is a lot of pie."
A while: A noun. A length of time. "It took him a while to regain consciousness."
Awhile: An adverb. For a time. "Stay awhile and we'll make tea."

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