Tuesday, June 10, 2008
it may seem like I disappeared...
but I haven't. I'm here covered in page proofs and seeing double. Page proofs (for those of you who don't know) are the pages that are type-set but haven't been bound into the book yet. It is the last opportunity for the writer (me in this case) to make any final corrections. Do you know how much pressure that is? Or feels like to someone like me? I'll answer that question since I'm sitting here all alone right now... It's a LOT of pressure. So I've just completed the second round through... line by line... meaning I've been reading this day and night since Thursday and, not to put a plug in for my own book but, it makes me cry every time... I'm not complaining. It's very exciting as well as nerve-racking. It's just that.. is it good enough... could I make it better... did I mean to say backward or backwards, from or than... when will I be able to let go?
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I"m so glad I didn't have to do my proofing by myself; it was a huge relief to go through it with a coeditor. Good luck! I'm sure you're doing great.
Good luck with it, Gail. It'll be just fine and no one will see the things you've missed -- if, indeed, you miss anything! But I know what you mean. I could go on editing forever and never finish anything...
how funny just after I posted new post (above) I find these 3 lovely comments!
Caroline, I envy you having a co-editor!
thanks for saying that, Larramie!
monica, when I told the project editor I went through it line by line twice she said, wow that's dedication! I think she actually meant compulsive...
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Caroline, I envy you having a co-editor!
thanks for saying that, Larramie!
monica, when I told the project editor I went through it line by line twice she said, wow that's dedication! I think she actually meant compulsive...
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