tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post8915455151762730876..comments2024-03-23T08:58:00.291+11:00Comments on Flying With Hands: One Million WordsPipistrellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-13369226854229057512020-03-31T10:25:29.007+11:002020-03-31T10:25:29.007+11:00Contessa: No, you will not find it in your library...Contessa: No, you will not find it in your library. His book is a history and analysis of an aspect of Law, which sounds very dry but with my, ahem, input is rather a bit more readable than first glance! ... After having a slow start in this country, we've woken up to almost martial law today! Lots of lovely reading ahead of us. xxPipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-89668490240679073252020-03-31T01:39:19.455+11:002020-03-31T01:39:19.455+11:00DO WE NOT GET TO KNOW THE SUBJECT MATTER?!!!!
SHOU...DO WE NOT GET TO KNOW THE SUBJECT MATTER?!!!!<br />SHOULD IT BE IN MY LIBRARY?<br />SENDING YOU ALL BIG HUGS............LOOKS LIKE WE ARE SETTLED IN FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER MONTH!<br />PLENTY OF TIME TO READ!<br />I will finish today a small book on ITALY and have ordered another book about COUNTRY HOMEs IN ENGLAND which will be MORE VISUAL to stimulate me to CLEAN!!!!<br />XXLa Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01682902106545680159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-66276462376084167242020-03-29T16:47:27.457+11:002020-03-29T16:47:27.457+11:00Cro: An acknowledgement or a dedication in a book ...Cro: An acknowledgement or a dedication in a book is such a small detail but both are very much appreciated public gestures. Under any circumstance it's quite an undertaking but at least I didn't have to type Mr P.'s as well! Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-26269190361629957422020-03-29T15:58:59.965+11:002020-03-29T15:58:59.965+11:00My daughter once typed, edited, and proofread, a b...My daughter once typed, edited, and proofread, a book for a friend of hers; it nearly drove her crazy, and she didn't even get a mention.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-8059981350733202322020-03-29T09:31:13.123+11:002020-03-29T09:31:13.123+11:00Loree: Hahah!! Yes, a million words does sound lik...Loree: Hahah!! Yes, a million words does sound like an absurd amount but it isn't, really. We all consume many multiples of that amount annually ... That you are still busy at home is reassuring and one might think that not needing to commute would give you opportunity for reading a few more pages but I guess the principle of work expanding to fill the time doth apply?<br /><br />Mary: So Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-42749866405438839662020-03-29T06:30:37.428+11:002020-03-29T06:30:37.428+11:00Love your eclectic posts... the art, photos, words...Love your eclectic posts... the art, photos, words... simply lovely, and fun, and thought provoking! I did not know you were a proofreader for your husband's work... I do know how hard a job that is, however. The Time Seekers came in at ~150,000 words and I worked with one editor on the proofing. It was actually the worst part of the writing process, very stressful w/ concern that even w/ twoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-2431481378468039442020-03-29T01:15:39.176+11:002020-03-29T01:15:39.176+11:00As I was always told, "one can never be lonel...As I was always told, "one can never be lonely as long as one has a book to read." I always passed that along to children and young people who moaned about being bored. Nowadays of course with that dastardly phone always in their hands I suppose those words do not mean much.........sadly!<br /><br />I've just finished 'The Overstory' by Richard Powers - long, powerful, Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915239653283205065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-59899780134230976732020-03-28T23:28:58.815+11:002020-03-28T23:28:58.815+11:00Oh my goodness, you deserved the wife of the year ...Oh my goodness, you deserved the wife of the year award for that. One million words sounds like a lot but I'm sure I've read more than that in my lifetime. Unfortunately, or fortunately, I have to work from home so I don't have too much extra time on my hands.Loreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520908604580765632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-40687695778328634492020-03-28T21:03:15.733+11:002020-03-28T21:03:15.733+11:00ToF: Ah, you can appreciate. The things we do for ...ToF: Ah, you can appreciate. The things we do for love! I was rather fortunate that the subject matter was, in the main, rather interesting, but proofreading an extensive index is something akin to cross-referencing endless shopping lists and hard for even fully-functional eyes to not glaze over. So sorry to hear of your sporting injury. Keep your opthalmologist in your inner circle always! ... Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-50477061992027048492020-03-28T20:39:54.691+11:002020-03-28T20:39:54.691+11:00Having been a professional proofreader, I must say...Having been a professional proofreader, I must say you more than earned your dedication. <br />Reading is my favorite sport. Sadly, like a runner whose knees give out, my eyes are nearly kaput. (One opthalmologist optimistically told me I wouldn't go blind as in everything going black but would "just become infinitely more near-sighted.")<br />Just started My Brilliant Friend by Taste of Francehttp://francetaste.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com