[stylist] who checks the details?

Shelley J. Alongi qobells at roadrunner.com
Sun Mar 21 06:01:41 UTC 2010 

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updated November 1, 2009
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James H. "Jim" Canaday M.A. N6YR" <n6yr at sunflower.com>
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Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 10:03 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] who checks the details?


> 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
>>
>>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.
>>>Shelley J. Alongi
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>>>"What sparked your interest in trains?"
>>>"The face of an engineer who knew he was going to get killed by a freight 
>>>train."
>>>---SJA for anyone who wants to know
>>>To read essays on my journey through the Chatsworth train accident, train 
>>>travel, and now meeting the engineers, Metrolink 111 or other interests 
>>>click on 
>>>http://www.storymania.com/cgibin/sm2/smshowauthorbox.cgi?page=&author=AlongiSJ&alpha=A
>>>
>>>updated November 1, 2009
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "loristay" <loristay at aol.com>
>>>To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>>>Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 8:26 AM
>>>Subject: Re: [stylist] who checks the details?
>>>
>>>
>>>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
>>>
>>>On Mar 18, 2010, at 10:43:18 AM, "Donna Hill" <penatwork at epix.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>From:   "Donna Hill" <penatwork at epix.net>
>>>Subject:    Re: [stylist] who checks the details?
>>>Date:   March 18, 2010 10:43:18 AM EDT
>>>To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>>>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.
>>>Donna
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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
>>>>
>>>>A Congress that will always do its work in the dark must have something 
>>>>to hide. The people have spoken, yet they do not listen.
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