And actually, I don't do much editing at all for the internship. I did at the beginning when I was working on the Writer's Guide, but now my bosses are trying to get me to not pay attention to grammar. When I read proposals, I tend to immediately want to reject them if I see more than one grammar mistake. However, my bosses say that I shouldn't pay as much attention to that, because we don't want to miss out on a great idea just because the author isn't a grammar wiz.
Humph. I'm with you, Lucy -- if somebody is careless enough to make more than one grammar mistake in a proposal sent to a publisher, the possibility that the person has a really great idea or will be capable of making that idea into a good book is vanishingly small.
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Nice, very nice.
Cassie, are you going to judge OM again this coming season?
Note: I already posted this comment but it had a typo that bothered me, so I rewrote it.
It's that editing training you're getting in your internship, Lucy -- you'll never be able to leave a typo alone again!
Yes, I think I probably will judge OM again, though I haven't yet responded to Erika's e-mail to say so. Will you?
Yes, I think I will.
And actually, I don't do much editing at all for the internship. I did at the beginning when I was working on the Writer's Guide, but now my bosses are trying to get me to not pay attention to grammar. When I read proposals, I tend to immediately want to reject them if I see more than one grammar mistake. However, my bosses say that I shouldn't pay as much attention to that, because we don't want to miss out on a great idea just because the author isn't a grammar wiz.
Humph. I'm with you, Lucy -- if somebody is careless enough to make more than one grammar mistake in a proposal sent to a publisher, the possibility that the person has a really great idea or will be capable of making that idea into a good book is vanishingly small.
I'll probably judge with you.
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