Proofer spotlight: Lauren and Priscilla.

Sep 13, 2011 13:21

Wow, it's been a while since we've had one of these, hasn't it? The proofer spotlight is my way of publicly of thanking the tireless workers in the Machete Squad, who go through endless reams of bad prose and bizarre typos so that you won't have to. Seriously. I would have a lot more problems on the publisher end if I didn't travel with a ( Read more... )

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mbarr September 13 2011, 21:03:24 UTC
Sorry, the last line of that post screams for: 830.

Mostly in memory of Madeline Kahn.. Or it just shows how screwed up my brain is:)

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seanan_mcguire September 14 2011, 14:32:26 UTC
Hee.

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firynze September 13 2011, 21:06:36 UTC
Speaking as an editor, and a former proofer, bless you for calling out the invisible legions and honouring them. :-D

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seanan_mcguire September 14 2011, 14:32:38 UTC
I love them soooooooo.

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filkferengi September 20 2011, 03:01:28 UTC
Major, major icon love! I highly approve of getting up to edi-trix!

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sheistheweather September 13 2011, 21:08:33 UTC
Yay proofers of awesome!

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yellowblackhaze September 13 2011, 22:13:37 UTC
I'm grateful to your proofers, because they're all part of the process that makes the books as good as they can possibly be.

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seanan_mcguire September 14 2011, 14:32:46 UTC
Me, too.

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bookblather September 13 2011, 22:26:19 UTC
Priscilla is most awesome, and Lauren must be too if she's in such exalted company. HUZZAH FOR THE MACHETE SQUAD!

ETA: self, howsabout you spell exalted right.

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seanan_mcguire September 14 2011, 14:32:57 UTC
Good plan. :)

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