[bksvol-discuss] Re: Ok, I'm confused! What's next?

  • From: Gmail For Deb <djoutland@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 12:42:56 -0400

Kim,

When I asked for clarification about blank pages, the volunteer administrator 
told me to just be sure there was a page break there for the blank page.  In my 
case, I wondered just how to handle that because I have pages that are totally 
blank.  They don't even contain a page number.    I wonder, though, how a 
proofreader can tell that this isn't a mistake?  

In the same conversation, she said exactly the same thing you do about 
illustrations and diagrams.  In my book, all the diagrams have captions.  Does 
the caption itself go inside the square bracket too, or outside it?  Im 
assuming the significance of those brackets implies that what's inside is 
analogous to a narrator's note in a talking book.  If that's true, it probably 
should be outside the brackets...  

Anyway, since there's another person, the proofreader, between me and the 
submission, I am going to put the note about the blank pages in.  I think it 
will be easier on the proofer in the long run, unless someone knows I shouldn't.

Many thanks!

Deb Outland
Lexington, Kentucky

> On Jun 27, 2014, at 12:15 AM, "Kim Friedman" <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hi Judy, I have proofread books and when there was a blank page, (according 
> to a proofreader/submitter I know) she recommended I write in the following 
> fashion: [This page contains no text.] This was because maybe there might be 
> a picture and how could one know for sure unless seeing it. So I suppose if 
> one came across an illustration one would write [This page contains an 
> illustration] and then describe it to the best of your ability or have 
> somebody else do it.  I rather liked this because it is precise. If a page 
> has no text, one can say so succinctly and accurately. Regards, Kim Friedman.
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