tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580452553261760693.post6749348788748857700..comments2024-03-27T13:49:30.387+00:00Comments on Stella Deleuze rants and other topics: Boy was I in for a shock!Stellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13356640334979836289noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580452553261760693.post-26128356544046026032011-09-24T17:07:55.986+01:002011-09-24T17:07:55.986+01:00Hi, CaraThank you for popping by. I have to respec...Hi, Cara<br><br>Thank you for popping by. I have to respectfully disagree. If you read a book, written by a foreigner, you will pause every time when you see something's not quite right and, in your head, you'll form that sentence correctly. That's what basically everyone can do. No special skills required. I'm not so much worried about the odd misplaced comma or a typo, I'm Stella Deleuzehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18292709925143749760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580452553261760693.post-80902574107642865152011-09-24T16:47:22.048+01:002011-09-24T16:47:22.048+01:00Error in a published manuscript is every author...Error in a published manuscript is every author's nightmare. Proofreading - even when it's your first (and only) - language is hard. When you're Indie, it's harder still.<br><br>You do need to find professional assistance. Friends can HELP, but they can't do it all.Cara Bristolhttp://www.carabristol.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580452553261760693.post-19124316424727022972011-09-11T18:40:23.885+01:002011-09-11T18:40:23.885+01:00Oh Beth, my favourite self-commited stalker ;-)You...Oh Beth, my favourite self-commited stalker ;-)<br><br>You're such a sweetheart. Not to worry, I will not stop writing, neither will I stop plugging, but I will put that on hold for the time being, until the errors are fixed. I know that trad pubbed books have errors, too, and I've even seen them *nods*, but I want my book to be perfect, well at least near-perfect. Such reviews are bad Stella Deleuzehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18292709925143749760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580452553261760693.post-91957593518417350012011-09-11T18:09:06.164+01:002011-09-11T18:09:06.164+01:00Oh good sweet Lord, Stella. Bless your heart! Firs...Oh good sweet Lord, Stella. Bless your heart! <br><br>First of all, everyone needs to settle down. The industry standard used to be the that professionally published books be 97% "clean and free of grammatical errors". With the cuts in standard publishing, mainly due to the houses letting editors go to save money, that standard had decreased to 93%. <br><br>Should indie writers have Elizabeth Isaacshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346420883881647489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580452553261760693.post-43441826905394184222011-09-11T03:02:20.164+01:002011-09-11T03:02:20.164+01:00Thank you, Lindy. Well, it's not really brave,...Thank you, Lindy. <br><br>Well, it's not really brave, it's just what happened. It's nobody's fault, just a chain of misunderstandings and that can happen easily. The novel will not change one bit, apart from getting those errors removed. :-)Stella Deleuzehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18292709925143749760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580452553261760693.post-34331026182979160042011-09-11T02:32:08.864+01:002011-09-11T02:32:08.864+01:00Brave post. I think many people will benefit from ...Brave post. I think many people will benefit from this and learn through your hard experience. I look forward to following you through the process and seeing how the novel turns out.Lindylouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01199588032041866826noreply@blogger.com