"Phewww..." I was so relieved when my book editor finally informed me the final proof of the book has been sent to the printer.
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| Was she the one who took this photo this afternoon? |
Then, almost at the same time we contacted each other! "There is a typo, on page 38!"
"OOO MMM GGGG!" The book printing has started. The typo was so obvious it puzzled us how both of us missed it.
It had to be corrected - especially because Miss Editor wanted to protect her good reputation.
"I hate the word 'final draft'...please don't ever mentioned that word to me again!" One of us said that, but I could not remember whether it was her or I who actually said it!
It had to be corrected - especially because Miss Editor wanted to protect her good reputation.
"I hate the word 'final draft'...please don't ever mentioned that word to me again!" One of us said that, but I could not remember whether it was her or I who actually said it!
She contacted the printer. Fortunately, she was able to charm the person at the printing company to re-do the printing plate for that particular page - at no extra cost!
"Phewww..." And I hoped it was the final correction!
"It is the final for real..I told the printer NOT to take calls from me until the book printing is completed!" Said Miss Editor.
"I read and re-read, and I am confident now we have corrected all typo mistakes!" She said.
And...I believed her.
She assured me she will be attending the book launch. I hope she will agree for me to introduce her to everyone. She has been so much help and has contributed significantly to enable the publication of my first book, the least I could do is to acknowledge her contribution publicly!
