Zoe: Uh huh. River, honey? He's putting the hair away now. River: It'll still be there... waiting.

'Jaynestown'


The Great Write Way  

A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.


deborah grabien - Mar 27, 2003 12:08:17 pm PST #1030 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

(slamming head metaphorically against desk)

We're talking 75,000 words that will have to be precisely matched. The copy edited obsolete version has all the printers instructions, plus changes to be made. If I end up having to do this, I'm going to have to figure out which of the things I added at Ruth's request answer the questions the copydude (his name is Dan) brought up.

(maybe not so metaphorical slamming, and maybe someone else's head)


Deena - Mar 27, 2003 12:27:57 pm PST #1031 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara

Can anyone help you? I could, actually, e-mail it to Greg, he could print it at the library, bring it home to me, and I could do it -- however, I couldn't guarantee I wouldn't make a mistake, and it would probably take me about 48 hours of pretty much working non-stop (guesstimate). If that's what you need, okay, but if I were you, I'd be nervous handing it to me to do.


deborah grabien - Mar 27, 2003 1:25:21 pm PST #1032 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

Deena, the thing is that what's needed is a word-by-word comparison of the two manuscripts, and one of them is hard copy and one is onscreen.

So it's alllllll me.


deborah grabien - Mar 27, 2003 1:34:13 pm PST #1033 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

BWAHAHAH! From my publisher, who finally got word of what was going on:

...you must have gotten one of the least desirable copyeditors -- they're all freelancers, chosen by the production editors, and it's hard to know how they all will work out. The worst one I've had worked on a book of mine called "The Shanghai Murders," and the copyeditor (who usually remains quite anonymous, lost no opporltunity -- in fact, made many -- to let us know that she knew everything there was to know about China, her best friend was Chinese and spoke four dialects including Mandarin, her brother was Chinese (I don't know quite how that came about) and the ms. was full of post-its saying, "No, in China they do it this way.." etc. And then we come to a part in the story where the author says "The corpse was found in an alley behind a popular tourist spot -- the apartment of Dr. Sun Yat Sen" and what does this expert on all things Chinese say on her post it? "Why is a doctor's apartment a tourist spot?"

I lurve my publisher. She rocks the house.


Deena - Mar 27, 2003 1:39:05 pm PST #1034 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara

shoot.. I could still do it -- got a fax, but I will stop trying to help and just send you ease and success vibes.

I'm likin' your publisher a lot too.


deborah grabien - Mar 27, 2003 1:42:03 pm PST #1035 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

Deena, you rock. I'd better get down to it....

Oh, and bear in mind? My publisher is 83 years old.


Deena - Mar 27, 2003 1:42:29 pm PST #1036 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara

Wow, cool. Luck to you.


deborah grabien - Mar 27, 2003 2:11:17 pm PST #1037 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

Thanks. I've also discovered they somehow never got my dedication or my thanks and acknowledgments page....


Deena - Mar 27, 2003 3:48:52 pm PST #1038 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara

Well, I guess it could be worse -- say, gone to print without your input. I'm glad you're getting to fix it, even though I'm sure it's a hell job.


Deena - Mar 27, 2003 6:27:03 pm PST #1039 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara

Ms. H. I thought about your suggestions and I think I've improved the way the speaker takes control of the girl.

Kudos also to Am-Chau who noticed that I used the word small a lot. I believe it was 13 times, actually. I fixed those too and I added a few details to flesh out some visuals.

It's final, I swear, and posted in my LJ.

I'm rabbiting around for another idea so I don't try to fix again. I may try to edit some old things and see what I can make of them if I don't get a new idea soon.