Inevitably, the “just a few little things” are taking much longer than anticipated, but they’re the kinds of things I’m glad I’m doing, so it’s okay. I’ve been through the manuscript about eleven times this morning and I’m getting a little tired of it, but OTOH, once in a while I come across a line that still makes me very happy. So it must be worth it. And I really think I’m down to the last bits now! Honest! Practically, anyway! :) *Doesn’t matter if you don’t want the vague…
one very long day later…
…there. Done, pretty much. There’s a handful of very minor things I need to deal with in the morning, but because it’s been a long day and I ran out of caring very much about two hours ago, I will put them off until morning. I’ll try to be a good human and get up early to do them so I can still get this thing in the mail by noon, which should be do-able. I’m going to go rot my brain now.
chug chug chug
Chugging along at quite a good clip on these edits. I won’t get ’em done in time to photocopy them this afternoon (particularly if I sit here writing LJ entries), but I should be able to get them copied and into the mail tomorrow morning. I still like the book. I hope that’s a good sign. :) Things I have learned today while copyediting: 1. The phrase is “to the manner born”, though I’d always assumed it was “to the manor born”. Both, however, are in frequent use. 2. The…
*so* avoiding going to work
This is me, *so* avoiding going to work. I was *forced* to go buy colored pencils, because the Del Rey edits are requested in pencil, and (because I’m crap with colored pencils artistically) I didn’t own any. So I had to go buy some. Not good ones, though, just €1.99 ones at Tesco because (I’m crap with colored pencils artistically) as much as I love me an excuse to buy art supplies, I already know that particular purchase is a waste of money. But I thought about it! And then…
bunchalittlestuff
In a fit of childish fitfulness, I stomped my feet this morning and said I don’t *care* if I’ll pay for it later, I’m Not Working Today. So I’ve been watching Smallville with Ted and reading and doing a bit of shopping. I may watch a movie in a little while here. Take *that*! I did peek at the copy-edited TQB manuscript, and it is *nothing* like the horror the HoC ms was, so even if it’s just shy of 600 pages long I’m not quite as dismayed about the…