[bksvol-discuss] Re: Where Are the Science Fiction Readers?
- From: "Kim Friedman" <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:02:40 -0800
Hi, Evan, I guess you got shanghaied by the deranged perfectionist crew
(laugh). Seriously, if it were me proofreading your book, I'd be
emailing you a lot and verifying text questions if I had any and you'd
be in mo doubt that your file was being read from first word to last.
After all, don't you think the author's work and your submission
deserves all the care a proofreader can give it and not a slapdash
approach? Wouldn't you cringe if it weren't treated with care? Regards,
Kim Friedman.
-----Original Message-----
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Evan Reese
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 11:59 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Where Are the Science Fiction Readers?
Hi Valerie,
Sorry for taking so long to get back to you on this.
After thinking about your message below, and talking with Lissi, who
agreed
with you entirely regarding your discomfort at my encouraging taking
proofreading shortcuts,, I wrote to Carrie and asked her to put The
Children
of the Sky back on the Check Out queue, and Ann Parsons has picked it
up.
She will read through it completely.
It was wrong of me to encourage jiffy proofing. I certainly will not do
it
again!
Evan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Valerie Maples" <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 4:16 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Where Are the Science Fiction Readers?
> Hey, Evan!
>
> Thought you'd want to know your book is in queue for approval. It was
> checked
> out at 7:03 by M. E. and put in approval queue at 7:41. While I
> understand
> wanting to get it in the collection, I always worry about the slippery
> slope of
> encouraging "jiffy proofing" and telling people it is okay to skip
steps.
> My
> only comfort is knowing you do excellent work on your books.
>
> Have a great weekend!
> Valerie
>
>
> Keep up with Nichole's recovery:
> http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/nicholemaples
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Evan Reese <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Fri, February 24, 2012 7:03:08 PM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Where Are the Science Fiction Readers?
>>
>> I really appreciate it. Do you normally read Science Fiction?
>>
>> Evan
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ixchel, Jackie (M.E)"
>><starsandhearts2@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 7:59 PM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Where Are the Science Fiction Readers?
>>
>>
>> > Thanks, I'll get right on it.
>> > Jackie
>> >
>> > On 2/24/12, Evan Reese <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> Hi Jackie,
>> >>
>> >> It is a sequel, the first book is called A Fire Upon the Deep,
>> >> which
>> >> is
> on
>> >> Bookshare. That one was scanned by Carrie Carnos, when she used
>> >> to do
>> >> that
>> >> sort of thing, and proofread by me.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks very much, and I hope you like it. I will say honestly
>> >> that
>> >> The
>> >> Children of the Sky is not the book that I, and many others,
really
>> >> were
>> >> hoping for. You'll see when you start the second book, or read
much
>> >> about
>>it
>> >> from reviewers. Nevertheless, I enjoyed it, and I think other
>> >> Bookshare
>> >> readers will as well.
>> >>
>> >> Evan
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Ixchel, Jackie (M.E)" <starsandhearts2@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 7:49 PM
>> >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Where Are the Science Fiction
>> >> Readers?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> Hi,
>> >>> Is that book the second or third or part of a series? If so,
>> >>> tell me the first or so books so I can read them. I'll check out
>> >>> this book and proof it.
>> >>> Jackie
>> >>>
>> >>> On 2/24/12, Evan Reese <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >>>> Hi Folks,
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On January 21, I submitted The Children of the Sky by Vernor
>> >>>> Vinge,
>> >>>> and
>>I
>> >>>> announced it here. On January 25, it was picked up by someone
>> >>>> and released, expired?, on February 8. Unfortunately, the book
>> >>>> has been on the Check
>> >>>> Out
>> >>>> page since then.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I am a bit disappointed, and somewhat amazed as well, that a
>> >>>> book
>> >>>> by one
>> >>>> of
>> >>>> the most acclaimed SF writers in recent decades is having
trouble
> finding
>> >>>>
>> >>>> a
>> >>>> proofreader. Where are the Science Fiction readers out there?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I would certainly prefer that someone read through it, but at
>> >>>> this
>>point,
>> >>>> I'd be grateful if, short of an entire read through, a
>> >>>> proofreader
>> >>>> would
>> >>>> do
>> >>>> whatever they feel is necessary to satisfy themselves that the
book
>> >>>> is
> of
>> >>>> excellent quality and send it on to the Approval queue. I have
>> >>>> read
>> >>>> through
>> >>>> it and spell checked it completely, adjusted all fonts
>> >>>> appropriately,
> and
>> >>>> made sure that all page breaks and page numbers are accounted
>> >>>> for.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I would appreciate it very much if someone would please take
>> >>>> this
>> >>>> book
> so
>> >>>>
>> >>>> it
>> >>>> can get into the collection.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Thanks much.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Evan
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> --
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