Hello Mr. (Mrs.) WriteAid,<br />Over the last few years I've written several fictional stories. I've been passionate about reading and writing in English for a long time and I would like to self-publish them someday. The thing is that English is my second language; and even after years of reading and writing in English I still find myself struggling with things like prepositions, the use of gerunds vs. infinitives, and stilted dialogue, among other things. You mentioned in your profile that you've worked with ESL students in the past, and that experience can be very useful to me.&nbsp;I'm aware that drawing conclusions from a 600-word sample is difficult. But I was wondering if you could give some pointers about the sample and at the same time show me how you work on your editing. This sample belongs to a 100,000 word story that I'm still working on. I would love to see it published someday. Thanks in advance. C.