Names and authors needing proofreaders

[slave ruthie]

names - yes i know waht you mean, they can take ages to appear then suddenly WHAM and you can write the next bit lol - soemtimes the names jsut came before the character and i end up saying "who the heck is THIS and waht is SHE or HE doing in here???" but mostly it is stories of real people like i found the name Guljana from the second bride (i think she was age 14 or 15 and he was about 36 at the time) of Mullah Omar, and Master Charles was a wonderful (sadly now deceased) Dom from Calgary...guess i don't have a real method at all (sigh).

spelling is difficult for me unless i use clickntype with a graphic tablet and pen instead of a keyboard - that way ican type quite fast with my left hand but i find i can't rely on word's spellchecker and since i started writing mainly for Gary Robert's US-based site i try to use American spelling and phrases when i can...and that can be fun lolol

then proof-reading...well i do get Phil to read it over but soemtimes all i get is a sort of monosyllabic 'grunt' and it gets handed back unchanged so i don't rely on my Beloved Master (gasp, shock horror!). it coems down to the occasional comment from ppl who have to endure my stories, such as Master Ira that pointed out how my slaves had a tendency to mew when gagged rather than moan lolol

i have no solutions except to beg anyone who reads my stories to tell me about things to change or correct. i don't try too hard with my general writing like posts and emails (yes, iknow it shows lol) but that's my fault

the thing i worry about more is the descriptions have to be right and realistic and consistent so if soemthing is on the right side and the person turns round it has to be on the left, or where possible with Phil's help (and within reason of course) i try to work out the physical way soemthing is doen - like placing an ankle spreader bar that's very long is easier to fit one end then lift up the person's leg bent to get the other one doen - stuff like that. and details - the internet helps but soemtimes if you can see a place it helps too. i needed to find and walk around a Belgian chateau to get the sheer idea of it as a location, i've been on the roof of a tower block at night to see waht it might be like, and to bring as much real detail into a plot to help the extreme details blend in better...

proofing is so helpful and i wish i had that skill to offer others but if ppl are stuck for names maybe i can help with suggestions or ideas?

love & respect

ruthie
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