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Food for thought…

Friday, March 20th, 2009

Considering the amount of effort we spend proof reading our manuscripts, the fact that occasionally, like all publishers, we receive a letter from an indignant reader who has spotted a typo on page 245…well, it does hurt a little. Then you read THIS.

And suddenly you realise it’s a wonder anyone spots grammatical errors. Or why one error should upset someone’s reading experience so much. I leave you with that thought for the weekend…

Chiara Priorelli, Publicity Manager


Tim Lebbon Says:


That looks like one of my first drafts!




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