Hello there, i want to write a story, but english is not my main language, so there is going to be many typos or other mistakes, still readable but your eyes gonna cry =( And, well, i need some help, someone (english native) have to read and fix (rephrase, add, edit and such) those mistakes. Story is going to be about stuff below: Abusing, taking your chance, being bad person, rape, partial BDSM and NECRO stuff. NO mind control, aliens, magic, fantasy stuff (like dragons, elves, trolls etc). So if anyone up to help me, let me know. PS: All above written (and this too) without any translation software or online tools, so you may see what english language level is. PSS: I hope i pick right section for this thread.
I can't make any promises - but good luck! If you're trying hard and fixing mistakes, it'll improve your English writing skills, that's for sure. Link to the story?
Saved in draft for now, not sure if i can link it to you. And if this is possible, ill send link once i finish intro part (chapter 1).
The problem for a non-native speaker is to identify errors. Well, from my non-native speaker's point of view, it doesn't seem that bad. I've seen some stuff from native speakers which was more difficult to read (though some don't care even if you bring obvious errors to their attention.) For starters, I'd recommend using Grammarly (available as browser extension and desktop version.) There is a free version which shows you most typos and a lot of grammar issues. (That would point out all your lowercase "i" which should be "I" and lowercase "english" which should be "English". Grammarly doesn't show all errors like your "ill" which should be "I'll" and the "have" after "someone" which should be "has" as it is singular (Grammarly usually shows that error but doesn't because of the parentheses.) Grammarly also allows you to choose between British English and American English.) Research why it is an error and if you can forgo a correction if the error is okay in colloquial English. (You can open the Grammarly editor within the browser or use the desktop version to get a hint why it or might be an error.) Learn about tenses. ("I hope I pick the right section" is grammatically right, though it should rather be "I picked". Grammarly can't help you with that.) Start with a tense which feels easy for you. I'm not sure which one that could be. Past seems to be easy as the verbs don't change depending on "I/you/he/she/it" though I find it quite difficult to describe the "past within the past". Also, if you use dialogs, you'd have to mix both, so present tense might be easier. If you have a feeling for it, start editing other author's chapters, preferably from native speakers. If I do this, I write a list of things I expect being an error and see what the author changes. If some changes don't go through, I research it or ask about it. (Some things are acceptable in informal language.) Read other author's stories, preferably of author's who write very well. (Maybe someone has recommendations on that.)
