I'm currently working a very long story (hundreds of pages) that involve several sets of characters in different locations, mostly linked by a common theme (the god of corporal punishment). A couple of hundred pages are more or less ready for uploading, but I need someone to look at it. Is there anyone out there who would like give me a bit of help?
Basic plot: In a world where gods exist, there's a god of corporal punishment. The story begins in the late 90s when corporal punishment is being eliminated from all schools in Britain, and he's feeling rather down. Fewer worshipers means less power and donations are down, hamstringing his church. A goddess of salacious reporting, who used to beg for his help, targets him as part of series of stories she's about to give (or inspire at) a London scandal sheet. The god of CP agrees without even asking for details, just as long as they spell his name right.
This leads to an all female insertion team, all but two in their late teens or early twenties dressed as schoolgirls, traveling to that god's home realm to retrieve a "challenge cup" for female scholastic team sports. The exceptions are the team leader (who dresses as a games mistress) and an actual schoolgirl wearing her school uniform. At 16 she really wants to learn how to use magic, and thought that she would have no issues with attending the correct schools, but that was before Inland Revenue noticed a few things. Her family going bankrupt, she joins the team in exchange for them paying next year's school fees.
Things do not go well for the team. Things go very, very well for the god of CP, as people are reading his name and talking about him. And yes, his name is spelled correctly.
After the story gets out, a relatively new goddess of girls sports (one based in the US), insists that the cup be returned to world.
Big issues: Consistent Capitalization: example: "V, Goddess of Fashion", "V, goddess of Fashion", "V, goddess of fashion" - any of those will work, but switching between them won't. And if it's "V, goddess of Fashion" it has to be "D, god of Internet Searches."
British vs American English: Much of the story is set in Britain (including a curling game in Scotland), some is set in the US, and I'm trying to use the correct words for the settings. A British character will Ring someone while an American character will Phone someone.
General: Missing words, missing suffixes, shifting tense, misused words (from selecting the first option suggested by spellcheck), and the usual "I can't see my own typos" issues. |