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I just got the page proofs for the paperback edition of Fire Along the Sky. Let me tell you, it's hard to read these proofs yet again with the degree of attentiveness called for. Bantam also has a professional copy editor reading it, but it's my sworn duty to do the same.
Now, if you happen to remember seeing a typo or some other kind of infelicity in Fire Along the Sky, do speak up. (Rachel, I'm looking at you.)
No doubt Sister Joan, who was my eighth grade homeroom teacher, would consider this cheating. I prefer to think of it as a cooperative effort.
July 31, 2005 10:44 AM
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Our AP English teacher required us to hand our term papers over to another student for proofreading before we turned them in. As a result, term-paper due dates were some of the few days during my school career on which I was actually sought after in a notable way.
As far as Fire Along the Sky -- I did notice a few small typos as I was reading it last week, but I (shame on me) still only have the ARC, so those were probably corrected for the hardcover version.
Posted by: Rachel at July 31, 2005 12:18 PM
WhyOhWhy is any of this necessary? If it's all stored on a computer disc somewhere already proofread and then printed, bound and sold, why is there any reproofreading needed for another printing? Enlighten us non-writers.
Posted by: asdfg at August 1, 2005 04:54 PM