tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post5973839182159382447..comments2024-03-11T05:57:49.436-04:00Comments on The Heroine Addicts: Two Heads Are Better Than OneSusanna Kearsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675951272027527098noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-28623154692109761052011-06-19T07:19:46.303-04:002011-06-19T07:19:46.303-04:00Oh, yes, and also correct the grammar when I'v...Oh, yes, and also correct the grammar when I've deliberately put in a specific tense! I guess we do go a bit "blind" though after reading it ourselves so many times so it's good with a fresh pair of eyes.Christina Courtenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03647397808446248913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-82819158496674122682011-06-18T21:19:15.207-04:002011-06-18T21:19:15.207-04:00I'm always amazed at how things can slip past ...I'm always amazed at how things can slip past us as authors, even after the many readings we give our manuscripts.<br /><br />I remember my very first copyeditor, years ago at Transworld, politely pointing out that I'd said on one page that a character didn't own anything in black, and then several chapters on I had her heading off to dinner in a black frock...<br /><br />So yes, I'm glad we have those expert eyes to catch the things we don't (though I do wish they wouldn't feel compelled to take my commas out as often as they do, since it makes extra work for me to put them back again :-)Susanna Kearsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12675951272027527098noreply@blogger.com