OK.
A vague disclaimer is nobody's friend.
Willow ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
deborah grabien - Mar 28, 2003 12:55:41 pm PST #1056 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
deborah grabien - Mar 28, 2003 1:44:04 pm PST #1057 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
RANT WARNING.
I am taking a break from Chapter Seven of cross-editing between a marked-up obsolete version of the manuscript of "The Weaver & the Factory Maid" and my onscreen current version. I am also trying not to take a hostage in the form of the copy editor, who wants all the commas and pauses to be nice and consistent "so as to better give you a cohesive voice". Honeypie, that would be fine if I wanted all my characters to have my voice but I don't, dumbass, I want them to have their OWN damned voices which happen to be different and distinct from eath others', and by the way, who the hell are you to talk about voice, because in case you weren't aware of it, the publisher of this book actually cited me, that's right ME, as a perfect example of voice, in her essay ("From The Editor's POV") in the 1992 or thereabouts edition of "Writing Mysteries" so GET OFF MY CASE, or else write your OWN, damnit.....
There. Breathing now.
Betsy HP - Mar 28, 2003 1:51:45 pm PST #1058 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
A good copyeditor is a joy.
A bad copyeditor reads his own mind and tells you it's The Truth. FEH.
Curses on your copyeditor.
Deena - Mar 28, 2003 1:51:55 pm PST #1059 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
ouch
deborah grabien - Mar 28, 2003 1:57:15 pm PST #1060 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
(grumble bitch snarl)
Seriously, this is a freelancer picked from a pool of copy editors. Even Ruth says it looks as though I got a crappy one. She doesn't pick the copy editor in pre-production editing; the production department does that, so it's totally luck of the draw.
Connie Neil - Mar 28, 2003 2:02:36 pm PST #1061 of 10001
brillig
Who had final say, Deb? Is the copyeditor primarily to catch the typos and egrecious grammar faults that slip by or do they really have say over the final style of the product?
David J. Schwartz - Mar 28, 2003 2:07:14 pm PST #1062 of 10001
New, fully poseable Author!Knut.
Hey. Connie asked about markets, and I know Deena was wondering as well. Ralan.com has the best market info for anything with a fantasy/horror/sf bent, from the high-paying to the non-paying, with up-to-date info on whether the market is flourishing or dead.
For straight literary fiction, I don't have much info ('cause I never write it), but there's probably a similar site out there somewhere.
Deena - Mar 28, 2003 2:08:37 pm PST #1063 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Knut! Mwah!
David J. Schwartz - Mar 28, 2003 2:11:18 pm PST #1064 of 10001
New, fully poseable Author!Knut.
Hey Deena!
Connie Neil - Mar 28, 2003 2:12:40 pm PST #1065 of 10001
brillig
Once again, I love you folk, and I have that post marked. Boy, I hope they get the Label Bookmarks feature up soon.