Firstly, I will admit my grammar and spelling isn't always up to par. But I'm noticing that in books I have read lately there are little errors that clearly got overlooked in the editing process.
Most books only have one, but one of the many books I have read lately had at least 3 in the whole book.
I know, I know it sounds petty but it really does irritate the crap out of me.
EG, "I placed the lighted candle carefully at Nyx's feet"
Does that sound right to anyone else? Surely that is some grammatical error that was missed in the editing process? And its only page 55 of the book, what else might I find hiding in there.
It's not to say that I'm not enjoying the books I read. But in years of reading I don't recall seeing errors, be they major or minor to this extent before. I am now reading my 15th book for the year and it seems to be a trend in books written since 2005, and only American authors (Surprisingly no errors in the book translated from Russian)
I also notice that some authors find a word they like and use it over and over again. Usually only in one book, but the last book and the one I am on to now have carried the excessive use of the word "ginomic"over two novels. Hopefully it fades out in the next one.
Edited to add... I also developed an unhealthy hatred for the word "glowered" after reading Twilight. Just another example of an author needing to use a thesaurus.
Maybe it's me...
So....
Now we can disregard the last post, as I did spend more time than I had planned trying to nut out how to make the templates I wanted to work (never mind that my house it still an irrefutable mess.)
So I have a spiffy new do here on the web.
Although I really must ask, what are widgets and why when I am asked if I want to delete them do I choose to hoard them instead?
Do they matter? Should I hoard them? And most importantly shouldn't I remember what they are since I'm sure my mother explained them to me once upon a time?
Just to clarify...
No I am not turning into one of the "Emo" crowd.
I wanted to change my blog template before attempting to actually start posting again. To my utter surprise this wasn't as easy as I thought it would be. Everything I liked decided it would only have the base colour show up and not the cool graphics that I wanted.
So this one was the only one I liked that would work.
So there you have it, a thrilling tale of failure and conquest (kind of)
Most books only have one, but one of the many books I have read lately had at least 3 in the whole book.
I know, I know it sounds petty but it really does irritate the crap out of me.
EG, "I placed the lighted candle carefully at Nyx's feet"
Does that sound right to anyone else? Surely that is some grammatical error that was missed in the editing process? And its only page 55 of the book, what else might I find hiding in there.
It's not to say that I'm not enjoying the books I read. But in years of reading I don't recall seeing errors, be they major or minor to this extent before. I am now reading my 15th book for the year and it seems to be a trend in books written since 2005, and only American authors (Surprisingly no errors in the book translated from Russian)
I also notice that some authors find a word they like and use it over and over again. Usually only in one book, but the last book and the one I am on to now have carried the excessive use of the word "ginomic"over two novels. Hopefully it fades out in the next one.
Edited to add... I also developed an unhealthy hatred for the word "glowered" after reading Twilight. Just another example of an author needing to use a thesaurus.
So I have a spiffy new do here on the web.
Although I really must ask, what are widgets and why when I am asked if I want to delete them do I choose to hoard them instead?
Do they matter? Should I hoard them? And most importantly shouldn't I remember what they are since I'm sure my mother explained them to me once upon a time?
I wanted to change my blog template before attempting to actually start posting again. To my utter surprise this wasn't as easy as I thought it would be. Everything I liked decided it would only have the base colour show up and not the cool graphics that I wanted.
So this one was the only one I liked that would work.
So there you have it, a thrilling tale of failure and conquest (kind of)
The pic really doesnt do it justice... I just cant find the better pic I took :/
py with his new collar on...
Maybe it's me...
Firstly, I will admit my grammar and spelling isn't always up to par. But I'm noticing that in books I have read lately there are little errors that clearly got overlooked in the editing process.
Most books only have one, but one of the many books I have read lately had at least 3 in the whole book.
I know, I know it sounds petty but it really does irritate the crap out of me.
EG, "I placed the lighted candle carefully at Nyx's feet"
Does that sound right to anyone else? Surely that is some grammatical error that was missed in the editing process? And its only page 55 of the book, what else might I find hiding in there.
It's not to say that I'm not enjoying the books I read. But in years of reading I don't recall seeing errors, be they major or minor to this extent before. I am now reading my 15th book for the year and it seems to be a trend in books written since 2005, and only American authors (Surprisingly no errors in the book translated from Russian)
I also notice that some authors find a word they like and use it over and over again. Usually only in one book, but the last book and the one I am on to now have carried the excessive use of the word "ginomic"over two novels. Hopefully it fades out in the next one.
Edited to add... I also developed an unhealthy hatred for the word "glowered" after reading Twilight. Just another example of an author needing to use a thesaurus.
So....
Now we can disregard the last post, as I did spend more time than I had planned trying to nut out how to make the templates I wanted to work (never mind that my house it still an irrefutable mess.)
So I have a spiffy new do here on the web.
Although I really must ask, what are widgets and why when I am asked if I want to delete them do I choose to hoard them instead?
Do they matter? Should I hoard them? And most importantly shouldn't I remember what they are since I'm sure my mother explained them to me once upon a time?
Just to clarify...
No I am not turning into one of the "Emo" crowd.
I wanted to change my blog template before attempting to actually start posting again. To my utter surprise this wasn't as easy as I thought it would be. Everything I liked decided it would only have the base colour show up and not the cool graphics that I wanted.
So this one was the only one I liked that would work.
So there you have it, a thrilling tale of failure and conquest (kind of)