Notes from a galley slave
May. 9th, 2007 10:22 amI suck.
Eyeballs bleeding.
The only thing that makes this process worth it is the occasional bit that makes me think "Yes, that really worked." And the chance to catch typos before they become enshrined on the printed page.
Wish there were more good bits, but trust me, even the best of prose looks pretty crappy when you are staring at it word by word, punctuation mark by punctuation mark.
Eyeballs bleeding.
The only thing that makes this process worth it is the occasional bit that makes me think "Yes, that really worked." And the chance to catch typos before they become enshrined on the printed page.
Wish there were more good bits, but trust me, even the best of prose looks pretty crappy when you are staring at it word by word, punctuation mark by punctuation mark.