"The engines power down..."

Sep 20, 2013 12:41

Four hours sleep. But at least it comes on the heels of four consecutive nights of very good sleep. I've been up since 8:30 ayem, awake since 8:00 (went to sleep about 4 ayem).

And already the day is goddamned annoying. The CEM for Pink Delicious came in, and, this time out, I got the sort of ambitious copyeditor who simply can't refrain from ( Read more... )

the drowning girl, copyeditors, red delicious, insomnia, stet, alabaster, centipede press, the secret world, pink delicious, bad movies

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martianmooncrab September 20 2013, 18:47:12 UTC
ambitious copyeditor who simply can't refrain from rewriting my prose

*sigh* if they want to write, write, if they CE on your book, let them Edit.. not rewrite your book in their voice.. *sharpening metal quills in a threatening manner* .. newbies..

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setsuled September 20 2013, 18:49:47 UTC
Yesterday was spent pulling together Sirenia Digest #91, which went out to subscribers yesterday.

In a just world, Steven Spielberg would hire you to write The Death of Indiana Jones. "Pushing the Sky Away" is a lovely story--I particularly like that recurrent image of the green glass.

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aarongp September 20 2013, 23:33:59 UTC
this time out, I got the sort of ambitious copyeditor who simply can't refrain from rewriting my prose and ...
Hopefully a solid barrage of STETs will get the message through.

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Totally off topic ext_1309019 September 22 2013, 23:07:06 UTC
This comment is a bit random. I just had a question. Do you listen to the band The National? I don't believe you've mentioned them, but I could be mistaken. I know you're a big music lover. But if you aren't familiar with the band, I would suggest checking out their songs Terrible Love and This Is The Last Time. I think you might find them to be right up your alley.

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