We did it. Curly brought me back a very marked up book, and now we’re rolling. The copy goes back to the publisher on Monday.
Curly is a brutal proof reader. You even think about looking at a verb funny, and he sticks a Post-it on it. What was that? We’re you comma splicing? BOOM! Conjuct this, punk! WHAM! You better stick a hyphen on that modifier if you know what’s good for you! POW!
Friggin’ Post-its every where… It was brutal.
I’m a good story teller, but me and grammar have never been friends (which anybody who has scrolled through this blog could tell you). I was a Business Major. We were required to take one English class, which if I recall correctly, was called How To Write A Memo 101. But between pax and Curly, I’m pretty sure I’ve got something here that is at least borderline literate.
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Nice! That’s great news.
My girlfriend does the same for me. Proofers are an author’s bestest of friends.
I’m guessing I was probably too polite… And I was mostly just looking for stuff that jumped out and tried to bite me.
That, and I got too caught up in reading the damn thing. And now I want a certain type of shotgun – how well do they behave with 18.25″ barrels?
Larry, can I send this thing to fbmg?
Grammar and I have never been good friends.
‘atta boy Dad! So THAT’s where I get my anal-retentiveness regarding spelling and grammar!