What we miss...the book came back in a pdf composite draft. I and a copy editor from the publishing house had both been over a previous draft a few weeks back. But when I went over the draft this time, I noticed that the typesetter had left out the conclusion from the Contents page and that the conclusion had been backed into the penultimate chapter of the book, an FAQ section. More than several eyes had reviewed this manuscript for issues--and we found some in both the first and second drafts. But a whole chapter being left out …combined with another chapter...? It just goes to show what most of us already know: the more we look at something we think we know—but don't—the more it looks like it’s supposed to be... Uh? Complicated, mysterious, and difficult... that's writing.
When this blog began, Bailey Tuckerman Kent was an 8-week-old Bernese Mountain Dog living in the western mountains of Maine with his writer dad, Rich. These are their stories.... and don't forget, click on most photos to enlarge.
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