And a look back
I'm about a hundred pages into Ian's novel, Trace. More copyediting for Razorgirl. Ian's a good writer. I'll have to tell Christine that he ought to write another novel -- she'll pass the message along. People love to have their egos stroked.
Much of the copyedit suggestions I find seem to be punctuation-related. I think it must be natural to me to understand punctuation, grammar, etc., which seems like a strange talent to have. I mean, I got a 35 on the English portion of the ACT, but who cares? I can write, and I can do it grammatically correct. Few people seem to care about that.
Honestly, in this world it seems like such a superfluous skill. A 35 on the math portion of the test would've been more impressive. It seems all the acknowledged brilliance in the world is math- or science-related. I'm not as naturally talented in either area, but I have the work ethic that could've made it work. I should've majored in engineering or something.
No, that would be selling out. I did enjoy my majors. It's hard, though, to look back and just wonder what if...?
Much of the copyedit suggestions I find seem to be punctuation-related. I think it must be natural to me to understand punctuation, grammar, etc., which seems like a strange talent to have. I mean, I got a 35 on the English portion of the ACT, but who cares? I can write, and I can do it grammatically correct. Few people seem to care about that.
Honestly, in this world it seems like such a superfluous skill. A 35 on the math portion of the test would've been more impressive. It seems all the acknowledged brilliance in the world is math- or science-related. I'm not as naturally talented in either area, but I have the work ethic that could've made it work. I should've majored in engineering or something.
No, that would be selling out. I did enjoy my majors. It's hard, though, to look back and just wonder what if...?