The Author's Galleys are the pages of my book as they will actually appear in the finished product. This is the next step in the publication process that I've been outlining for you. It's actually the last step for me - my final chance to catch any mistakes or make any changes.
What did I catch reading While My Sister Sleeps? I caught a single "hydrangea" that should have been the plural "hydrangeas" to go with the verb "were." I caught one spot where "daughter" was supposed to be "son." I caught a couple of places where the quotation mark was missing at the end of a line of dialogue.
What did I catch reading While My Sister Sleeps? I caught a single "hydrangea" that should have been the plural "hydrangeas" to go with the verb "were." I caught one spot where "daughter" was supposed to be "son." I caught a couple of places where the quotation mark was missing at the end of a line of dialogue.
There were one or two other typos, but otherwise the pages were really, really clean.
I say this because there are always those readers who love catching typos. Granted, most of what they see as typos are really instances either in dialogue, where a character doesn't speak correctly, or cases of house style, where, say, a comma is or is not used. Still, the occasional typo does get through.
But hey, it isn't for lack of diligence on my end. And it isn't just me reading this final version of my book. It's the publisher's proofreaders, me, and my sister, whom I recruit every year for this task. Helen is amazing with details. If there's a typo, she finds it. A grammatical mistake, she finds it. An ill-advised page break, she finds it. Not having read the book before, she sees everything with a fresh eye.
BTW, she loved While My Sister Sleeps and imagines you will as well. ☺
Next up? Planning the book tour.
I say this because there are always those readers who love catching typos. Granted, most of what they see as typos are really instances either in dialogue, where a character doesn't speak correctly, or cases of house style, where, say, a comma is or is not used. Still, the occasional typo does get through.
But hey, it isn't for lack of diligence on my end. And it isn't just me reading this final version of my book. It's the publisher's proofreaders, me, and my sister, whom I recruit every year for this task. Helen is amazing with details. If there's a typo, she finds it. A grammatical mistake, she finds it. An ill-advised page break, she finds it. Not having read the book before, she sees everything with a fresh eye.
BTW, she loved While My Sister Sleeps and imagines you will as well. ☺
Next up? Planning the book tour.
All i can say is mistakes or not, I love you, Barbara!Your books re always a must-read for me! Go, girl!oops go, granny!
Barbara -
How I would love to be in that list of lucky people to get the first scoop on your next work of art! Many times a "typo" is truly in the eyes of the beholder :)