Rae Edits

Don't take preorders on a book you haven't finished writing yet.

Don't announce a publishing date for a book you haven't finished writing yet.

If you accept preorders on a book you haven't finished writing yet, keep those funds in an untouched account so you can do refunds immediately if you don't meet your stated publishing date because you haven't finished your first draft (let alone the final, edited draft)

First drafts are not final drafts.

Don't publish unedited first drafts after lying about having a famous editor working on your story.

Make sure your plot, characters, and worldbuilding mesh and make sense in the narrative.

Make sure you're not misspelling your own character's names and settings.

The story you wrote when you were twelve is probably not up to your current quality as a writer when you're 20. Keep that original story somewhere safe, but if you're going to publish it for money, you're gonna wanna rebuild it from the ground up so its up to par.

Make sure you are actually doing multiple drafts and edits after you finish your first draft!

Make sure you have editors!

I'm currently watching a silly sitcom, but it is also entertaining, at least for me. In seasons 1 and 2, the protagonist has a adorable boyfriend, but in season 3, it looks like she's falling in love with her boss… and I can see the ‘unhappy love triangle’ (TM) creeping up from a mile away. Because even though this sitcom, which is already a bit older, has progressive elements here and there, none of these three characters will probably come up with the idea of trying an open relationship or polyamory (let alone relationship anarchy). And I'm so tired of seeing the age-old trope of the ‘unhappy love triangle’ over and over again. I bet these characters won't even briefly discuss whether an open relationship or polyamory might be something for them. No, instead, the protagonist will ‘have’ to choose between the two men, and the whole thing will probably be very dramatic and involve a lot of heartbreak… and I don't want to see that.

So here's my suggestion to you, dear authors: if you're planning to write an ‘unhappy love triangle’, at least let the characters briefly reflect on whether polyamory, an open relationship or relationship anarchy might be something for them. Even if they decide against it because it's just not their thing, you would be showing that there are other forms of relationships than the widespread mononormative one (meaning a romantic relationship between two people).

My Savior - Chapter 1 - LylaCain - The Walking Dead (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

If you are looking for a Negan X Female Original Character fanfiction with angst, violence, smut, and more, check out My Savior! I started this after asking if there were any fics with a woman helping Negan lead, and the answer was no, so here we are :D

Includes platonic F/M friendships, sexual F/M relationships, and loosely follows the show, starting with the Claimers in Season 5.

Updates regularly. Only available on AO3 to members.

Includes references to sexual assault, domestic violence, murder, and anything else you could think of when it comes to The Walking Dead. You have been warned.

I love comments and feedback, so let me know what you think!

Would anyone want to be a beta-reader for the story I'm writing (which might end up becoming a novel).

Urban Fantasy, vampires, werewolves, vampire hunters, weird lore-as made up by me. Queer characters abound.

Serious inquiries only.

Thaaaaanks.

Here's a sample to pique your potential interest: