[bksvol-discuss] Re: Book on Step One
- From: "Christina" <greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:36:04 -0500
Thanks, Lori.
Christina
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From: "Lori Castner" <loralee.castner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 6:06 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Book on Step One
Hi, Christina,
I saw your answer to the other Lori; this is not my kind of book, and I hope
that you will find the right proofer for it!
Lori C.
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From: "Christina" <greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 1:16 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Book on Step One
> Hi, Lori.
> It's No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong.
>
> There were a couple of formatting issues with it as it had some weird font
> thing at the beginning of chapters. I fixed all
> the spots I found while cleaning it up.
> The synopsis is below.
> Christina
>
> Long Synopsis: = In her acclaimed Women of the Otherworld series,
> bestselling author Kelley Armstrong creates a present day
> in which humans unwittingly
> coexist with werewolves, witches, and other supernatural beings. Now, in
> this spellbinding new novel, a beautiful necromancer
> who can see ghosts must come
> to terms with her power--and with an evil she never thought possible. It's
> the most anticipated reality television event of
> the season: three spiritualists
> gathered together in one house to raise the ghost of Marilyn Monroe. For
> celebrity medium Jaime Vegas, it is to be her swan
> song--one last publicity blast
> for a celebrity on the wrong side of forty. But unlike her colleagues, who
> are more show than substance, Jaime is the real
> thing. Reluctant to upstage
> her fellow spiritualists, Jaime tries to suppress her talents, as she has
> done her entire life. But there is something
> lurking in the maze of gardens behind
> the house: a spirit without a voice. And it won't let go until somehow
> Jaime hears its terrible story. For the first time in
> her life, Jaime Vegas understands
> what humans mean when they say they are haunted. Distraught, Jaime looks
> to fellow supernatural Jeremy Danvers for help. As
> the touches and whispers from
> the garden grow more frantic, Jaime and Jeremy embark on an investigation
> into a Los Angeles underworld of black magic and
> ritual sacrifice. When events
> culminate in a psychic showdown, Jaime must use the darkest power she has
> to defeat a shocking enemy--one whose malicious
> force comes from the last realm
> she expected. . . . In a world whose surface resembles our own, Kelley
> Armstrong delivers a stunning alternate reality, one
> where beings of the imagination
> live, love, and fight a never-ending battle between good and evil.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lori" <lori@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 4:11 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: the story of a proofer
>
>
> Christina,
> What is your bok that is on step one?
>
> Lori
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christina" <greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 4:10 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: the story of a proofer
>
>
>>I do that because I feel that, if someone from this list volunteers to
>>take
>>it, it will get the good attention that it needs.
>> I've put books up on Step One before and some of them were taken by a
>> proofer who didn't proof them, just approved them.
>>
>> I also have a book that's been on Step One since early this year. It
>> doesn't have a hold on it and no one wants to read it,
>> apparently. *Shrug*
>>
>> If I ask for a proofer on this list and someone volunteers, I have the
>> satisfaction and the comfort of knowing one of my
>> scans is in good hands.
>> Christina
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Roger Loran Bailey" <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>
>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 3:00 PM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: the story of a proofer
>>
>>
>> Holds do often reflect a relationship between a submitter and a proofer.
>> They can often decide to work together on a book or series of books and
>> go
>> into regular collaboration by email. But it is also the fact that
>> oftentimes
>> that collaboration does not exist at all. When someone comes on this list
>> and says I am about to submit such and such book does anyone want it?;
>> and
>> then places the hold then what is the point? If it is that unimportant
>> who
>> gets it then why not just put it up for grabs?
>> "I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do
>> because
>> I notice it always coincides with their own desires." - Susan B. Anthony
>>
>> The Militant:
>> http://www.themilitant.com
>> Pathfinder Press:
>> http://www.pathfinderpress.com
>> Granma International:
>> http://www.granma.cu/ingles/index.html
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ann Parsons" <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 11:08 AM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] the story of a proofer
>>
>>
>>> Morning, all,
>>>
>>> I'd like to tell you the story of a proofer. This proofer has been
>>> working with one submitter for the past year in making a series of books
>>> available to Bookshare. The idea behind the "Hold For' is that a
>>> submitter can work with a given proofer in a partnership in order to
>>> make
>>> sure that books are submitted in the best way possible. Ideally, the
>>> submitter is able to keep the original copy of the book so that the
>>> proofer can check any errors which occur.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, with this particular proofer, students, concerts,
>>> Christmas
>>> shopping and various other impediments have prevented her from
>>> completing
>>> the current book she has and starting on the remaining books in this
>>> series.
>>>
>>> Sometimes ideals just can't be realized. However, one thing which is
>>> not
>>> being talked about at all, is the relationship between submitter and
>>> proofer. This, I feel, is a significant factor. If there is an active
>>> pair working together, time should not be a factor. I agree that it
>>> should be between the submitter and the proofer as to how long a proof
>>> may
>>> take. During the time the pair is working together, friendships may
>>> blossom. Other books may be comtemplated. Indeed, if the period of
>>> proofing is shortened unduly, you may find that proofers cannot keep up
>>> and they will become discouraged.
>>>
>>> I suppose the fact that one may keep renewing books is good because it
>>> does indeed remind proofers that they must work diligently. However, I
>>> believe that a two week limit on 'hold for' books is too short. Optimum
>>> would be two months. After that, they should be removed. I would urge
>>> the Powers That Be to remember that proofers are volunteers. If we were
>>> not, one might expect faster work because that would be our job, but
>>> volunteers have to work as an avocation, not as a vocation.
>>>
>>> Now, I'm off to Bookshare to download all the books that are on hold for
>>> me, so I can finish off the series I started over a year ago.
>>>
>>> Ann P.
>>>
>>> --
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>>>
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