We’ve been on the socializing circuit again
Tonight we went with Geri and Larry to Screamers Drive-In located in Wickenburg—typical drive-in food but very, very good! I guess what I had wasn’t typical—fish tacos—but they sure were good—even if it is a long way to water around here!
We are still taking our walks into the desert early in the morning but keeping a close eye and ear out for rattlesnakes. Don and Vicky were staying on Mike and Pat’s extra lot and while hooking up to leave this morning they had an unwelcome visitor—a small rattlesnake.
On this very warm day we spent a lot of time outside in our loungers reading. I will frequently use my Kindle Unlimited membership to download free books/almost free to my iPad Kindle app. Sometimes the books are good, other times not so good—but they are free/almost free. One recurring problem with the self-pubished books I have read is the lack of proofreading—in every one of the books I’ve read there are misspelled words, sentences which make no sense, etc. Publishers have hundreds of proofreaders at their disposal and authors who self publish on Amazon don’t have that luxury. Maybe the self publish folks could send their books out to lots of friends before hitting the “publish” button? Are there services out there which will proofread for a fee?
Life is good!
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I might be writing a book...would you perchance be willing to proof read? It's actually tough to find proof readers for self publishers without spending too much. I'm struggling with this question right now.
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Miss Emmi's looks so comfy in her modern pioneer wagon
ReplyDeleteLack of proofing is a common complaint on those bargain books. I think some of that stuff could be from the transition from print to ebook. Well, not the misspellings, but surely some of the odd sentencing. Production editors in professional published texts are more diligent than people who self-publish. It's the nature of writing that a person just cannot do a thorough job of proofing his/her own work!
ReplyDeleteLack of proofing is a common complaint on those bargain books. I think some of that stuff could be from the transition from print to ebook. Well, not the misspellings, but surely some of the odd sentencing. Production editors in professional published texts are more diligent than people who self-publish. It's the nature of writing that a person just cannot do a thorough job of proofing his/her own work!
ReplyDeleteLove Emmi's new sun roof!! Great idea.
ReplyDeleteNice shade. Our friend John has made a box for his dog Bro to ride in. It is all padded for the big lab. In the winter he wears a hoodie that John's brother made for him. That and an old sweater and a dog raincoat keep him warm while riding in the rain and snow. Too bad John isn't so well covered up. - Margy
ReplyDeleteWagons HOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooo!
ReplyDeleteLooks like the cowboy used a couple of hoola-hoops. :)
ReplyDeleteEmmi's sun roof is adorable! That Cowboy is a keeper!
ReplyDeleteMy mother always asked "did that shirt come with an off switch?" when encountering a friend or family member in neon :-) My son self-published on Amazon and while my proof-reading caught the spelling and punctuation, when it was published there were two sentences "rearranged" somehow. Love the sun shade, and it looks like it can slide to either side when the sun is at an angle. You guys rock!
ReplyDeleteThere's a woman who walks around the Sands RV Park in bright, bright shirts and jackets. We just started calling her the "neon lady". So how about if Mike gets some shirts like that so we could call him the "neon cowboy"! Has a nice ring, don't ya think?
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