tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10246709.post114316746427323071..comments2023-12-22T19:52:13.198-05:00Comments on Fernham: Copyediting updateAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281027116636227323noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10246709.post-1143240541278779162006-03-24T17:49:00.000-05:002006-03-24T17:49:00.000-05:00Your style is you; don't let them copy-edit it out...Your style is you; don't let them copy-edit it out, for then it becomes merely text.<BR/><BR/>Good luck and remember, there is no such thing as a book without a mistake.<BR/><BR/>love<BR/>LxxxLouisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15461025178308418132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10246709.post-1143224372168929242006-03-24T13:19:00.000-05:002006-03-24T13:19:00.000-05:00It's lovely to hear from other writers who like th...It's lovely to hear from other writers who like the zip and fling that I like in prose. But, like Bud, I know that most books do have errors and, when I catch them, I dislike it. Sometimes, I even get really grouchy.<BR/><BR/>So, it's been weird to have to take off the stylist hat, the part of me as a writer that wants my prose to be lovely, and put on that of the stickler. It's not my forte, but I'm finding that I'm not terrible at it.<BR/><BR/>It's certainly easier than invention...<BR/><BR/>In any case, thanks for all your bits of encouragement. I'm off to the NYPL now...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03281027116636227323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10246709.post-1143221958243781742006-03-24T12:39:00.000-05:002006-03-24T12:39:00.000-05:00I'm sorry to hear about the lack of substantive co...I'm sorry to hear about the lack of substantive corrections by your copy editor. Yes, you'll never catch them all, but a good copy editor will catch grammatical/mechanical/typographical errors and even just repetitive/poor phrasing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10246709.post-1143214473040431372006-03-24T10:34:00.000-05:002006-03-24T10:34:00.000-05:00Because I'm a slow reader, I've found that all boo...Because I'm a slow reader, I've found that all books have errors, (some are really bad) but I doubt most notice them. Hardly a consolation, I know. Hang in there!Bud Parrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06822665831678026794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10246709.post-1143206527238444392006-03-24T08:22:00.000-05:002006-03-24T08:22:00.000-05:00but I prefer it -- the lack of "and." My thing I ...but I prefer it -- the lack of "and." My thing I do ? -- dashes -- lots of them. <BR/><BR/>The list of three, separated by comma, works well though. In my humble opinion. <BR/>PattyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10246709.post-1143171546672109502006-03-23T22:39:00.000-05:002006-03-23T22:39:00.000-05:00Oh, I do that, too! The three things separated on...Oh, I do that, too! The three things separated only with commas. I've been noticing lately that I do it a lot. :/<BR/><BR/>I like how you said that, "the rush of it." Justifies it for me...<BR/><BR/>(I do that a lot, too. Trail off in ellipses...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com