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AniaR
08-28-2014, 08:17 PM
Hey folks. a few of you are already helping me with this, but my main editor has some real life stuff going on and it doesnt look like they're going to be able to help me in the way I was hoping to get my booked edited. I reallllly need this thing edited. You've seen how I write on here. Content= great. Run on sentences, capitalization, grammar, and typos? not so much.

My budget is blown so I am looking for people who'd be willing to do some chapters for a trade.

I'll send you a free copy of the book (shipping included) or give you a digital copy of the final version if you prefer, and you'll have a credit in it. I'll also send a few Halifax Mermaids goodies. I'll also promote you on my popular social networking pages and website too.

I'm just looking for people who wouldn't mind doing a few chapters at a time. I'd like them to go through several people so the whole book has had as many eyes go through it as possible.

The main thing is that 1) if you can commit and are able to get my the chapters back within a week that would be amazing and extremely helpful (I will do my best to keep the workload totally doable. 1-3 chapters depending on the length. Probably 20-30 pages) 2) your gurantee you will not "leak" contents of the book or post anything from the book online.

This book means a lot to me, it documents a lot of personal mermaid struggles I don't post about online. I really want people to see the really good and the really bad of living your dream and know what I've overcome so they know they can do it too. Plus there are mermaid tips inside. I'm also debating time depending, on having an additional updated resource section in the back like my last book. It's important to me to get it out this fall because we're planning on doing a community event at a local shop area and we're hoping it'll boost the economy in that local area. (sort of spreading the opportunity for sales around and paying things forward)

If you're willing please let me know here, or you can email me raina@rainamermaid.com but please let me know how I know you and some people's emails arent the same as their mer names or mernetwork name so I may not know who it is. If I dont contact you right away it might be that I have enough people to start with but I appreciate the offer.

The other thing you should know about this book is that we're planning to have proceeds from every book sale go toward the local animal rescue group Hope for Wildlife. In helping me, you're helping me help them! :)

Seraphina Suds
08-28-2014, 08:27 PM
I'll help! I actually really like editing but don't often get the chance to do it.

Drake
08-28-2014, 08:30 PM
where do I sign up? ;) always willing to help out, and reading is one of my favorite past times, so it sounds like a win win to me

Ilyena
08-28-2014, 09:12 PM
I'd love to help, I'm used to being an editor for my partners uni work (he isn't the best at writing, quite shocking actually, but when it comes to maths, he's amazing)

Cerulean
08-28-2014, 09:14 PM
I would absolutely love the opportunity to edit a part of your book! I completely understand how frustrating it can be to have no budget and want your product to be as good as possible by having a lot of people look it over. While I'm not that great of a writer, I am a pretty good editor. It's always been kind of annoying because I have fantastic reading and editing skills but no talent when it comes to actually making up stories or writing hahah.

AniaR
08-28-2014, 09:22 PM
thanks everyone if you can send me an email so I have your email, to raina@rainamermaid.com that be great :) let me know who you are.

MerEmma
08-28-2014, 09:41 PM
I'd love to help! I'll send you an email now.

Mermaid Corabelle
08-28-2014, 10:54 PM
Raina,

I am a writer by profession, and have editing experience. I just sent you an email with details. Please let me know if there's any way I can help. :)

AniaR
08-28-2014, 11:32 PM
I'm so overwhelmed by support! We are just fixing a problem on my laptop and then I'll reply to everyone

PearlieMae
08-28-2014, 11:40 PM
I sent an email, and wanted to let you know I do art direction and photo editing as well, just in case you need it!

Mermaid Harmony
08-28-2014, 11:55 PM
Sent you an email :-)

Mermaid Lorelei
08-29-2014, 12:40 AM
Just about finished with the chapters you've sent me. :3

AniaR
08-29-2014, 02:15 AM
thanks everyone. If you didnt get an email tonight I may still forward you chapters if you're open after the first group has gone through the ones they've got! :D Im super appreciative!

Ilyena
08-29-2014, 02:21 AM
More read through edits the better!!

coral_sybil
08-31-2014, 06:03 PM
Also sent you an email.

AniaR
09-01-2014, 11:42 AM
Hi everyone, I sent out the first batch to people and am slowly getting them back. Once I have them all back I'll send them through new people. If you havent heard from me yet you probably will soon. I am SUPER appreciative of all this, like BIG TIME.

Drake
09-01-2014, 11:54 AM
No worries, Raina..
After all, are we not here to help each other out? just sayin'...:)

Mermaid Cecelia
09-01-2014, 02:24 PM
If you still need some more handy helpers, I'm available :) I'll shoot you an email

Seraphina Suds
09-02-2014, 12:07 AM
I'm not sure if you ever got my email address? I messaged you back on here and sent an email just in case, but it may have gotten lost lol

AniaR
09-02-2014, 12:45 AM
Yup I'm good I got everyone as I said here I haven't replied to everyone. I've already got chapters out for now, and we took a brief vacation :) thanks!

Chrissy
09-02-2014, 08:33 AM
I emailed you too just I case you need another set of eyes!!! Hope you had a great vacay, the pictures are adorable!!

AniaR
09-02-2014, 11:39 AM
thanks everyone. It's just slow going because I've got the book divided into 4 parts and can't pass on another part until someone finishes with it. We've made progress really fast so I'm not sure if I'll need help from everyone but I am sincerely thankful for all of the supper. I was worried I just wouldn't be able to get this done with summer schedules and people's lives getting busy. the book has been finished for 2 months just waiting to be edited. But I realize that compared to the last one I picked a REALLY busy time of year to ask people to edit. I learned my lesson ;) but Im still appreciative to the people who tried but couldn't quite do it for me due to schedules and life happenings. Life DOES happen!

Mermaid Harmony
09-04-2014, 03:05 AM
My chapters are on the list to do in the morning, sorry I didn't get them before. Do you want us to just in red change things or write notes?

AniaR
09-04-2014, 08:38 PM
Thanks for sending them Harmony and everyone else.

I'm just waiting to get em back from 3 people. Then I'll divide em up again :)

Mermaid Syaira
09-11-2014, 02:50 AM
I sent an email if you're still in need of help :)

SIF
09-11-2014, 03:34 AM
I've been a young editor for almost 7 years. shoot me a few chapters via email.

AniaR
09-14-2014, 06:43 PM
Hi everyone, while I SINCERELY appreciate you all reaching out, I've had at least 50 people contact me and continue to contact me. The book is almost finished being edited. Thanks very much for your offers of help but I don't need any new help. :)

PearlieMae
09-14-2014, 09:13 PM
Replied to your email, got your automated response...just wanted to update ya :)

AniaR
09-14-2014, 10:03 PM
thanks so much <3

Mermaid Corabelle
09-15-2014, 01:33 AM
Raina check your inbox when you can.. Emailed you that last batch of chapters. :)

AniaR
09-15-2014, 02:02 AM
thanks!