Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: chipper
  • Music: Dar Williams, 'The World's Not Falling Apart.'

Gems from the proofing mines.

From the Wanlorn:

"Your love of colons is disturbing and bad."

(The Wanlorn also tends to tag my more dramatically twisted sentences with 'LOL' and 'FAIL.' Everyone should have a proofer like her. After going through one of her edit files, I am immune to all future editorial cruelty. How I adore her.)

I also have an enormous file of logic problems from Vixy, who basically attacked the entire manuscript with a giant stick marked 'this makes no sense.' Sometimes I wonder why I let her live. And then I remember that I'd be sad if she were gone.

Ah, the joys of editing.
Tags: i love my editors, proofreading, vixy
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vixyish

November 30 2008, 22:43:32 UTC 8 years ago

Oh dear!

You do always have to remember that I'm one of your slower readers, so y'know, take me with a grain of salt. It's possible I can't follow things that other people can...

seanan_mcguire

December 2 2008, 15:59:07 UTC 8 years ago

And at the same time, when you find a logic problem, you're almost always right. Embrace your continuity and blocking powers. They are strong within you.