Editing Symbols

A great blog post over on Janet Reid's blog about editing symbols. As anyone who has got anything back from an editor knows, those little editing symbols crop up like weeds over ones work - but for a newbie there's always the question of what the darn things mean. Ms. Reid shows the basic definitions....

 

Then she goes on to hypothesize about a few extra possible symbols that are missing from the basic lexicon... 

 And then a few more...

 Then the standard symbols but with alternative meanings...

Editing

I know the day is going to be slow when I wake up with a headache. More water, more caffeine, more sleep? Who knows.

Working on edits for my book coming out with The Wild Rose Press. Not sure on release date. The trouble with editing is you already know how the story ends. Nonetheless, I'm looking forward to launching my first book out into the world.

Thought I would brighten the middle of the week with another Garfield minus Garfield:



Music: LCD Sound System
Currently reading: 'Burning Water' by Mercedes Lackey
This is an older book (1989), written before there were a lot of light urban fantasy that had witches in a positive light. She stopped writing these because of lack of sales, if they were being launched now I think they would have a lot more success.

Eyeballs ache

Worked hard out over the last few days editing, eyeballs are now aching from too much screen time. I feel like it should be Friday - but it's only Wednesday. Still, at least it's almost lunch time.

The Garfield minus Garfield cartoons always give me a giggles. Check out these 2:


Currently reading: 'Dark of Night' by Suzanne Brockmann
Another good one from her.
Music: Stone Roses