The Q.H.M. magnetometer:


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Further annals from the Comma Mines and the Textbook Mills.

First, via matociquala, a wonderful de-mystification of publishing, from someone who Knows.

Be polite to everyone.Publishing is complicated. I am not going to try to give you a complete and holistic view right now. That would take an entire book, seriously. And I am still learning. As I said ( Read more... )

I've been rather neglecting TCI since I left the Comma Mines. Freelancing took up a lot of time, as has my personal life, then I came to the Textbook Mills, and I've been leery of posting work-related stuff, because they're way more corporate here than at the Comma Mines. I've also been kind of despondent about the state of the industry, my own ( Read more... )

all the way down style cover typography-trend, fad, or folly?

Today I introduced my fellow editors to the word craptastic.

As in "Wow, this writing is craptastic! I've never seen 'ongoing' used comparatively before!*"

Nobody here had ever heard the term before. Fancy that.

*The usage in question, for your enlightenment, is "The situation in [hellhole] is so complicated and ongoing that few in the ( Read more... )

The office cafeteria is a pleasant, spacious room, with large windows overlooking the ravine, a food counter no more horrible than any other institutional kitchen and less horrible than many, a large space with an island counter featuring fridges, kettles, microwaves, sinks, dishwasher, and a dour lady who loads the dishwasher and keeps things ( Read more... )