Editors, do you masturbate as you edit?

[Gunter99]

Editing isn't about reading someone's story so you can get off. If that's the goal, there are thousands of stories on Lit to choose from. To give the author a complete edit, you have to concentrate on the wording, the punctuation, the grammar, etc. How can you do that if you're masturbating? You have to focus, to catch that the redhead on page one changed into a blonde on page twelve, that her name went from Susie to Suzie. If you can't do that, then you shouldn't offer to edit.


*you is in the generic sense*

I love your stories!

 

[BiTodd]

Editing isn't about reading someone's story so you can get off. If that's the goal, there are thousands of stories on Lit to choose from. To give the author a complete edit, you have to concentrate on the wording, the punctuation, the grammar, etc. How can you do that if you're masturbating? You have to focus, to catch that the redhead on page one changed into a blonde on page twelve, that her name went from Susie to Suzie. If you can't do that, then you shouldn't offer to edit.


*you is in the generic sense*

This is why editing would take me so long. Because if I got turned on I would definately gratify that desire. Then I would have to start all over when what I really wanted was a nap.

 

[PennLady]

Ah, yes, I see the thread has hundreds of replies from people who masturbate as they edit.

They're obviously otherwise occupied.

 

[lovecraft68]

Editing isn't about reading someone's story so you can get off. If that's the goal, there are thousands of stories on Lit to choose from. To give the author a complete edit, you have to concentrate on the wording, the punctuation, the grammar, etc. How can you do that if you're masturbating? You have to focus, to catch that the redhead on page one changed into a blonde on page twelve, that her name went from Susie to Suzie. If you can't do that, then you shouldn't offer to edit.


*you is in the generic sense*

Like many authors here I've been through a few editors, some better than others, but most did improve the story with what they knew.

I only had one poor experience(well aside from ones I contacted who never got back to me)

They did get the story back fairly quickly and in the beginning made a few corrections, but once the seduction and sex started absolutely no corrections add ons deletions or anything.

Perhaps they were jerking off. Maybe I should take it as a compliment

 

[Gunter99]

A compliment

Its a compliment that you have folks stroking their cocks as they edit. But then thats not editing; they need to leave the snake in their trousers until the story is edited.

 

[LadyCibelle]

Editing isn't about reading someone's story so you can get off. If that's the goal, there are thousands of stories on Lit to choose from. To give the author a complete edit, you have to concentrate on the wording, the punctuation, the grammar, etc. How can you do that if you're masturbating? You have to focus, to catch that the redhead on page one changed into a blonde on page twelve, that her name went from Susie to Suzie. If you can't do that, then you shouldn't offer to edit.


*you is in the generic sense*

Fully agree with my very knowledgeable Co-Mod.