tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418420954850727676.post507757741126281898..comments2023-05-25T16:47:25.504-05:00Comments on Books Are For Squares: Done: "Ink Mage" by Victor GischlerGerard Saylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00289822422163685990noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418420954850727676.post-38308426037482107622014-07-01T17:26:48.901-05:002014-07-01T17:26:48.901-05:00No, we are in agreement on typos and blame. In no...No, we are in agreement on typos and blame. In no way did I intend to gripe at you for the typos or try to slyly imply that. Errors will <i>always</i> be missed and I probably miss most of those because my grammar is so poor. But, I am a decent speller and misspellings irk me.<br /><br />I suppose I did misuse your quote since your editing reference was addressing a different issue and focused on editing rather than copy editing. <br /><br />Regarding copy editing, it could be worse. Max Allan Collins has written a few times about his troubles with copy editors who make substantial changes to his manuscripts and how Collins has had to spend hours putting everything back together. Then again, maybe you did have that trouble. If so, my best compliments to your patience.Gerard Saylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00289822422163685990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418420954850727676.post-86010869706300687462014-07-01T16:19:08.697-05:002014-07-01T16:19:08.697-05:00Hey man,
Glad you liked the novel for the most pa...Hey man,<br /><br />Glad you liked the novel for the most part.<br /><br />Re: "book needs an editor."<br /><br />I don't want typos. Nobody wants typos. But often this criticism in reviews is couched as "stupid lazy author is too stupid to know he needs a copy editor."<br /> <br />Uh ... no. The publisher assigned a copy editor who made two passes and missed plenty of things. (I hate to throw the copy editor under the bus. I made the typos in the first place. But still ... )<br /><br />So I agree poor copy editing is a detriment.<br /><br />But I'm irked that this blame falls automatically on the author who is "obviously too lazy to do it." Although, that certainly is the case sometimes. Hell, I'm not even going to proofread this comment.Victor Gischlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04503919715676328059noreply@blogger.com