Comments | mizkit: *so* avoiding going to work

mizkit

so avoiding going to work

Oct 21, 2007 13:28

This is me, *so* avoiding going to work. I was *forced* to go buy colored pencils, because the Del Rey edits are requested in pencil, and (because I'm crap with colored pencils artistically) I didn't own any. So I had to go buy some. Not good ones, though, just €1.99 ones at Tesco because (I'm crap with colored pencils artistically) as much ( Read more... )

copy edits, procrastinating

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irishkate October 21 2007, 12:26:37 UTC

go get started on the copy edits and I'll pull you away later. I you haven't started I'll...think of something..

mizkit October 21 2007, 14:11:13 UTC

I've started! :)

desperance October 21 2007, 13:50:48 UTC

That's not fair. You can't love a book you're copy-editing. You have to hate it by then, and be miserable. It's contractual...

mizkit October 21 2007, 14:10:31 UTC

I've had enough hate and loathing with the Negotiator Trilogy. I'm allowed this one. :)

desperance October 21 2007, 13:51:21 UTC

PS - Del Rey want their edits in pencil, huh? Send the pencils over, when you're done...

mizkit October 21 2007, 14:09:42 UTC

Well, after the eighteenth time I'd read their letter of "how to do this to make us happy" I did notice it said "either lead or a color different from the CE's color", so I didn't, apparently, actually *have* to go out and get colored pencils after all.

But any excuse not to work, you know. :)

robinowenswrite October 22 2007, 07:39:53 UTC

When I do my copy edits, I usually put in 2-3 12 hour days (at least). It ain't like mending.

Glad the Del Rey book looks better and that you like it. Someday, in the far, far future I may like Keepers of the Flame again, though just knowing some choreography mistakes must have crept in makes me squirm...

Robin

flit October 23 2007, 04:07:32 UTC

as much as I love me an excuse to buy art supplies

Me tooooo.