[bksvol-discuss] Re: The Pearl Diver
- From: "solsticesinger" <solsticesinger@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 19:40:57 -0600
The new part is not clearly indicated though. The parts are just separated by
two blank pages.
Shannon
"The different among us tell our stories because we are all only human and so
much need a witness to the truth,"
Claudia Bepko
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From: EVAN REESE
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 7:15 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: The Pearl Diver
I'm not sure why it would confuse the proofreader or the approver if, as
Shannon said, the blank pages separate parts of the book. I mean, if you see a
blank page, then read something like Part Two, or Chapter X, why would that be
confusing? Of course, if the blank page came in the middle of a sentence, or if
the next page started with perhaps the beginning of a sentence, but no
indication that it was the beginning of a new part or chapter, maybe that might
be confusing. But those pages may not be blank after all, perhaps having a
picture on them. However, in this case, she clearly says that the blank pages
separate parts of the book. So I would figure that there would be an indication
of the beginning of the new section right after the blank page. Any proofreader
who was reading the book, as a proofreader should, would see that.
Still, I don't suppose it's a really big deal in the larger scheme of things,
to put something like "blank page" on the blank pages, to prevent any possible
confusion. Although I personally don't see why it would be necessary if the
blank page really does separate parts of the book and the new part is clearly
indicated.
Evan
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From: Carrie Karnos
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 7:36 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: The Pearl Diver
Well, the problem is that if you leave the pages blank, it confuses the
proofreader and the person approving the book (are those pages supposed to be
blank? maybe she missed something...) but if you put [blank page], it annoys
some readers. Can't win! Personally I would prefer to see [blank page] because
putting that in makes it CRYSTAL CLEAR to everyone - the proofreader, the
approver, the readers - that the page is blank. I imagine some readers would
wonder about the pages too.
My 2 cents, Carrie
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From: solsticesinger <solsticesinger@xxxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 4:24:15 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: The Pearl Diver
Those pages were intentionally blank, as they separate parts of the book. I
had my roommate look at the book, and she said that they are totally blank. So,
should I write something like, "this page is intentionally blank"? I would
think that might be annoying to come across when reading the book, but I can do
it, if you think it's best.
Shannon
"The different among us tell our stories because we are all only human and
so much need a witness to the truth,"
Claudia Bepko
----- Original Message -----
From: Carrie Karnos
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 5:27 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: The Pearl Diver
Hi Shannon,
I tried to return The Pearl Diver to the processing queue (I'll explain
why later), but when I clicked on the button to return it, I got a system
crash. I've alerted Engineering about this, so hopefully they'll fix it soon.
Until they fix this bug, I can't return the book for more editing.
The reason I returned it is because there were 6 blank pages - numbers
35, 36, 207, 208, 235 and 236 (as I recall). The proofreader thought that text
was missing from the pages, but I'm thinking that there were pictures there,
since the surrounding pages do not stop in mid-sentence.
Ah! Here's a workaround. I'll reject your book, you fix those pages
(either add the missing text or add [blank page] or add [picture removed] or
whatever), and resubmit it. Want to try that?
Carrie
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From: solsticesinger <solsticesinger@xxxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 2:44:19 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] The Pearl Diver
Kari,
It says that you proofread the book, and rejected it. Was there a problem
with the scan?
Shannon
"The different among us tell our stories because we are all only human
and so much need a witness to the truth,"
Claudia Bepko
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