this is how it goes

by Violet Blue on April 10, 2006

From my inbox, this morning:

Hi, Violet!
Here is [name of my next book -- all twelve chapters compressed into an attachment] copyedited by Mark Woodworth. (…) Can you look these over and have them back to me by Wed. noon? I know it’s a short amount of time (…)
Thanks!
[publisher]

Update: fun with edits. Here’s an example of the comment/edit structure on one of my books, from a list of possible sexual fantasies a reader might have, and their definitions:

* Multiple partners (a gang bang–one person with four or more partners; sex with the *football team*; threesome; sex party; orgy)

*text highlighted with inserted comments*
[editor] because right now there are so many sports team embroiled in rape charges, could we change this to “Olympic swim team” or something?
[publisher] Violet it’s your call.
[violet] Well, I wanted to say sex with the MARCHING BAND, but felt that football team was universal — and rape charges seem typically with basketball team players (Kobe, et. al.) so unless marching band fits, keep football team.

Violet Blue

The London Times named Violet Blue "One of the 40 bloggers who really count" and Self Magazine named TinyNibbles one of the “Best Sex Resources for Women.” Blue is an autodidact and pundit on sex and technology, hacking and security, porn for women, privacy and bleeding-edge tech culture. She is a journalist for ZDNet, CBS News, CNET; she's an educator, speaker, crisis counselor, volunteer NGO trainer, and the author and editor of over 40 award-winning books.

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