tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post8368575490970000320..comments2024-03-27T04:00:02.294-04:00Comments on EditorMom: You Get What You're Too Cheap to Pay ForKatharine O'Moore-Klopfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699159708036532202noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-34629584842753044992008-05-07T14:16:00.000-04:002008-05-07T14:16:00.000-04:00Yes, I do too, Editrix. I just hope that the appro...Yes, I do too, Editrix. I just hope that the appropriate staff and management members at the press openly take responsibility for their part in this mess and don't try to blame it all on the freelancer.Katharine O'Moore-Klopfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699159708036532202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-47467549602812819302008-05-07T13:49:00.000-04:002008-05-07T13:49:00.000-04:00You're right, Katharine. Shaping a manuscript into...You're right, Katharine. Shaping a manuscript into a book is a team effort, regardless of whether the result is a triumph or an embarrassment. But, oh, how I feel for that poor, (surely) underpaid copy editor!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-49474463201491657612008-05-03T21:35:00.000-04:002008-05-03T21:35:00.000-04:00And we all know that bosses are given more leeway ...And we all know that bosses are given more leeway than their underlings.<BR/><BR/>I'll bet that any company selling heavy petting would see a huge jump in profits. ;-)Katharine O'Moore-Klopfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699159708036532202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-40026746970328383862008-05-03T21:17:00.000-04:002008-05-03T21:17:00.000-04:00The author's blog has very few spelling and gramma...The author's blog has very few spelling and grammar errors, which makes me wonder how many were introduced in the editing process. <BR/><BR/>In my first job after college, I did data entry and proofreading for a trade publisher. Once we got an irate call from a company whose listing in one of our industry directories said they specialized in "heavy petting" instead of "heavy equipment." Fortunately, when we went back and checked the proofs (which we initialed after each round of data entry and proofing), it turned out that our boss was actually the one who had not only introduced the error, but had also missed it in proofing. All of the rest of us were temps and could have been fired for something like that. :-)MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391448249487915896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-738239151003234392008-05-02T21:37:00.000-04:002008-05-02T21:37:00.000-04:00Yikes. I remember my copy-editing and fact-checkin...Yikes. I remember my copy-editing and fact-checking days. The powers that were didn't want to pay well for quality work but they were happy to raise hell if a mistake went into print or online. Don't know if they ever picked up on the get-what-you-pay-for concept.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com