Advance Announcement of Secret Stuff (Patreon)

This is for you Acid+ Patrons to hear of first. I'll do a general announcement 2 chapters from now, as I take my break. On...February 23rd, ending on the 6th.

You'll see why in a moment. Here's what everyone will see:

I am hiring paid editors in the following contest. If you're an editor with about a week to spare, with professional experience, you can edit a single chapter of The Wandering Inn. Which is 20,000 or 30,000 words.

Summary: I'm pirateaba and I write a web serial releasing chapters twice a week. I write live on Twitch, and then release the chapter on Patreon with minimal revision because of how fast the web serial schedule is. I'd like to see if I can work with an editor and have someone come in, swing the editorial wrench or whatever you use, and make it better than I can do alone. After five days of full manuscript editing of the chapter and editorial letter, I'll rewrite it with your notes.

Offer: I’m asking for fast work—5 days—and an unfamiliar chapter you won’t have context for since the entire story is 7+ million words at this point. So the chosen editors will be paid $5,000 USD for the project, or 0.25 per word (whichever is greater; $5,000 is 20,000 words, but I am almost certain to pass that).

How to Apply: Submit by July 1 2021, to wanderinginnmail@gmail.comwith a copy of:

1. Bio/cv of books you have worked on, and any interesting qualifications you have;

2. A sample editorial letter/manuscript edits; and

3. A short statement on your editing philosophy.

Winner Selection:I will get back to you by August 1, 2021. If I find editors that are a good fit we will arrange a date to work together, with the first date planned for September 2021.

1st Chapter – March 6, 2021

For the March 6th chapter Rebecca Brewer (formerly of Ace/Roc and Penguin, editor of Guy Gavriel Kay, S. M. Sterling and many others) is going to provide a full edit of the chapter within the week of its release. I will be posting copies of her editorial letter and changes for those who are interested in what a professional quality editor looks like.

2nd Edited Chapter – June

In June for a chapter, Diana Gill (formerly of Tor, Ace, Harper Voyager editor of Charlaine Harris, Mark Lawrence and many others) is going to provide a full edit of the chapter within the week of its release. I will be posting copies of her editorial letter and changes for those who are interested in what a professional quality editor looks like.

…That’s the announcement. This is a new step for me, since I’ve never used editors before…and I could have used them. However, The Wandering Inn is not friendly towards word-rate fees, and I’ve decided to put on this contest because I think it will really help me improve certain chapters and see flaws in my writing.

My hope is to establish a relationship with an editor, or at the very least, improve from these work events. But we’ll see. Hopefully, there’s interest.

I’ll be putting up a page and tweet this out and throw it around on the social medias. Also so you know, in honor of my birthday week AND this editing thing, I’m probably taking a second break on the 13th.

That’s a mid-month break, but I’ll be revising said chapter and thus might need it sooner. That’s up in the air depending on how I feel, but it’s also advance notice.

Let me know what you think about the plan! Rebecca is already scheduled, so this is coming up fast! Look out for March 6th! It might be like toilet paper. Game-changing. 

Thanks for making stuff like this possible,

--pirateaba