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Mentors [1]
This post will be my only involvement. Any problems should be worked out between yourself and your mentor/mentee, not with me. I make no promises at all about who will volunteer for what, who you will find to help you, or if anyone will even sign up for this, but in the hope that it might be helpful, I'm posting it anyway.
Each mentor and mentee will work out what works best for them, but in general I'd anticipate that mentors will be available to do some or all of the following:
If you are looking for a mentor, please leave a comment below giving a description of what sort of help you're looking for, and very broadly what sort of story you're thinking of [fantasy / western / present day / slash / het / etc] If you can, a link to any other writing you have online would also be useful.
If you would like to volunteer as a mentor, please keep an eye on the comments to this post, and make contact directly with anyone you think you would like to work with. If you want to comment to tout your services, please feel free!
I will not be assigning mentors! People will be adding to this post as they sign up to the Sensory Overload challenge, and as they start to have story ideas, and mentors will be checking back as and when, so if you don't get a reply straight away, don't panic.
A final note: Your mentor may also be writing their own Sensory Overload story as well, so mentees may have to complete their story in advance of the deadline so that both stories can be betaed in time. Each couple will work out their own schedule, of course, but it's something to keep in mind if you're looking for a mentor. Please respect that and work with any deadlines that your mentor asks of you so that everybody can have a good time.
Good luck and happy writing!
Useful Resources
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the_originals is a community specifically for Original Character Slash writers [make sure you read the guidelines before you post though. It's only polite]
Common Errors in English.
CUNY WriteSite's General Grammar References.
Punctuation Made Simple.
The Slot: A Spot for Copy Editors.
And of course, a copy of something like Strunk and White's Elements of Style is always, but always, good to have to hand. [The 1918 version is online, but it's well worth spending a few dollars on a copy of the up to date version.]
[1][With thanks to George and Pet, of Don We Now Our Gay Apparel, both for the idea, and for permission to borrow their most excellent phrasing]
This post will be my only involvement. Any problems should be worked out between yourself and your mentor/mentee, not with me. I make no promises at all about who will volunteer for what, who you will find to help you, or if anyone will even sign up for this, but in the hope that it might be helpful, I'm posting it anyway.
Each mentor and mentee will work out what works best for them, but in general I'd anticipate that mentors will be available to do some or all of the following:
- Provide feedback on story ideas.
- General hand-holding while you figure out what you're going to do with your assignment / characters.
- Beta the finished story.
If you are looking for a mentor, please leave a comment below giving a description of what sort of help you're looking for, and very broadly what sort of story you're thinking of [fantasy / western / present day / slash / het / etc] If you can, a link to any other writing you have online would also be useful.
If you would like to volunteer as a mentor, please keep an eye on the comments to this post, and make contact directly with anyone you think you would like to work with. If you want to comment to tout your services, please feel free!
I will not be assigning mentors! People will be adding to this post as they sign up to the Sensory Overload challenge, and as they start to have story ideas, and mentors will be checking back as and when, so if you don't get a reply straight away, don't panic.
A final note: Your mentor may also be writing their own Sensory Overload story as well, so mentees may have to complete their story in advance of the deadline so that both stories can be betaed in time. Each couple will work out their own schedule, of course, but it's something to keep in mind if you're looking for a mentor. Please respect that and work with any deadlines that your mentor asks of you so that everybody can have a good time.
Good luck and happy writing!
Useful Resources
the_originals is a community specifically for Original Character Slash writers [make sure you read the guidelines before you post though. It's only polite]Common Errors in English.
CUNY WriteSite's General Grammar References.
Punctuation Made Simple.
The Slot: A Spot for Copy Editors.
And of course, a copy of something like Strunk and White's Elements of Style is always, but always, good to have to hand. [The 1918 version is online, but it's well worth spending a few dollars on a copy of the up to date version.]
[1][With thanks to George and Pet, of Don We Now Our Gay Apparel, both for the idea, and for permission to borrow their most excellent phrasing]
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