[stylist] who checks the details?

Sun Mar 21 05:03:58 UTC 2010

oh speaking of checking details:
Shelley your computer's calendar is nearly three years off!
jc

At 11:59 PM 3/20/2010, you wrote:
>naturally he must have a beard, a very trim and well cared for beard.
>it fits him.
>jc
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>At 09:33 PM 4/7/2007, you wrote:
>>Hey guys just chiming in on this a little late. When rereading my 
>>railroad story with Glen I noticed that in some places he had a 
>>beard and in some places he didn't. Now I have to decide whether he 
>>does or doesn't. Funny how things just slip by us that's why we have editors.
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>>updated November 1, 2009
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "loristay" <loristay at aol.com>
>>To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
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>>Subject: Re: [stylist] who checks the details?
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>>I was just reading a mystery in which the writer messed up and 
>>subbed the detective's name for the person who had done the crime. 
>>I understand how it could happen, which is why a proofreader is a 
>>necessity. Editors in publishing houses can miss things too, though.
>>One of my friends sent me a story she wrote in which some people 
>>during the depression played Scrabble. The time period seemed wrong 
>>to me, so I got out my scrabble board, and sure enough, it was 
>>patented far later than her story took place. She gave me a hard 
>>time about it, saying, "Who would notice this? It doesn't matter." 
>>I told her it did, so she switched the game to Monopoly. I don't 
>>have a Monopoly board, but I think we checked it on the Net and 
>>that game was okay. She had also introduced Barbie dolls way too 
>>early. If I noticed it, probably a publishing house editor might 
>>also. But if not, her readers surely would.
>>Lori
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>>On Mar 18, 2010, at 10:43:18 AM, "Donna Hill" <penatwork at epix.net> wrote:
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>>From:   "Donna Hill" <penatwork at epix.net>
>>Subject:    Re: [stylist] who checks the details?
>>Date:   March 18, 2010 10:43:18 AM EDT
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>>Hi Barbara,
>>Aren't they done by volunteers? I'm sure a blind friend of mine told me
>>she was scanning in books for Bookshare and got a break on her annual
>>membership for it.
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>>Barbara Hammel wrote:
>>>I downloaded a book from bookshare the other day and as I was 
>>>reading, I found some glaring inconsistencies in facts in the 
>>>book. Once before I read a book that changed someone's hair color 
>>>once. Who checks those kinds of things? Do they still read the 
>>>books thoroughly before sending them to press? I'm just curious 
>>>because that looks bad for the author when someone lets things 
>>>slip that you miss.
>>>Barbara
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