Working on Publishing a Story - Comments

@ PoeticMess.
Mainly I'm just looking for punctuation errors and misspelled words. Nothing too complicated in the editing process.

@ Lucasluc
Yeah you're right. The Cursed Child was published that way, but that was after seven of the most successful book in the world so. I think it's cool that that pseudo-script writing would be helpful for certain types of readers; I've heard of types of font that help people with dyslexia, but I hadn't really realized that there are learning disabilities that make it difficult to run dialogue and description parallel to each other.

I will say though, that it probably will be difficult to publish that way, simply because most people don't read that way or want to read that way. The Cursed Child was one of the worst rated books in the HP universe for a lot of those same reasons. Script writing that's intended to be read as a novel comes across incomplete, unless you're adapting it to screenplay for TV or movies. I'm just discussing all this because I do copy-edit for other writers, and wanted to know more about what made you decide to do it that way. I will say, I don't think I'd even know where to start with that style though, simply because, like you said, it leaves out description and isn't worded/formatted properly. If you're coming up with your own style, it's hard to edit for that.

@ PoeticMess.
I've actually seen published books that were written in script format and I believe the latest Harry Potter book was written similar to a script as well. I actually had a learning disability when I was younger and as I was writing, it was way too difficult for me to write in traditional format. Also, I've always wanted to be a script writer and write for movies and T.V. series so I created my own fun style of writing. I often got bored when I wrote in traditional formatting also and it took too much time and effort to create and describe an atmosphere. I felt as though writing in script format not only gave faster pace, but more personality as well. Also, it gives certain readers a different perspective on experiencing stories. Lastly, my brain creates an atmosphere, creates the characters and creates the situation all on its own at the same time, so as I'm reading a story, my brain focuses on the progress of the story instead of the atmosphere. I was hoping to create a style of writing that would be suitable for people with my kind of mental disability or preference. Also when I'm in the creative mood, dialogue comes out a lot faster and a lot smoother. I don't have to think much or worry about wording things properly.

@ Malia Hale.
Thank you. I may have to look into that when I get the chance. Your help is greatly appreciated.

I just breezed through some of your story (didn't read much of it), but I'm curious: is there a specific reason it's written like a script/screenplay rather than a novel? I feel like it would much harder to publish something in that format because it's not a traditional book/story. Also, I feel like it's harder to draw in readers.

@ Lucasluc

It's called Pulse. They're pretty small as far as I know, and they publish to Amazon/Barnes&Noble and others.

@ Malia Hale.
Wow, your story must've really been interesting for an editor to find you. May I ask what the name of your company is?

I was published a few months ago. The editor of the company actually found me on a writing site, and the editor I have now (not the same one who contacted me), did all of the editing for formatting.