tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post1412088500319940867..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: The Gold RushAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-69265594465951215872013-09-17T11:56:55.160-04:002013-09-17T11:56:55.160-04:00All too typical, alas. At least based on my experi...All too typical, alas. At least based on my experiences.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-65928451204175077142013-09-17T11:56:37.907-04:002013-09-17T11:56:37.907-04:00Hi, Sacchi,
To be honest, I don't think peopl...Hi, Sacchi,<br /><br />To be honest, I don't think people learn bad habits from these MS. They just don't know any better. I don't know who to blame for this - the educational system, the media, or the people themselves, but correct grammar, spelling and punctuation seem to have become optional.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-79901656202613060402013-09-17T01:09:11.384-04:002013-09-17T01:09:11.384-04:00Lisabet, you've given us a fascinating overvie...Lisabet, you've given us a fascinating overview of the current state of the biz. I'm never sure if what I'm seeing is typical. The Gold Rush makes a good analogy, and I'm sure you're right -- the only thing we can be sure of is that this too will change.Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-36353712555653833642013-09-16T14:45:04.997-04:002013-09-16T14:45:04.997-04:00I once asked to be sure the review copy I was read...I once asked to be sure the review copy I was reading was the final version, because it was such a mess. I was assured that it was. Sigh.<br /><br />One result may be businesses crashing down, but another, I'm afraid (because I've already seen signs of it in some submissions,) is that new writers pick up bad grammar and other bad habits from the examples they see in both non-edited online stories and books from presumably competent publishers. Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-38822220613591739342013-09-16T11:54:10.131-04:002013-09-16T11:54:10.131-04:00I like to believe, though, that greed carries its ...I like to believe, though, that greed carries its own destruction. This won't last, and a lot of businesses will come crashing down because of that fact.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-60686800829941166482013-09-16T11:53:17.848-04:002013-09-16T11:53:17.848-04:00Hi, Jeremy,
One of the companies to whom I'm ...Hi, Jeremy,<br /><br />One of the companies to whom I'm referring was founded in the eighteenth century. The original principals must be turning over in their graves.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-36450861557817320642013-09-16T11:52:19.496-04:002013-09-16T11:52:19.496-04:00Thanks, Amanda. I'd rather be wrong, actually....Thanks, Amanda. I'd rather be wrong, actually...Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-6441170856811354612013-09-16T11:44:33.332-04:002013-09-16T11:44:33.332-04:00Great comparison to the Gold Rush times and periph...Great comparison to the Gold Rush times and peripheral effects, Lisabet. True, technology advances faster than I can catch up. Unfortunately in our system, greed is often the driving force, not art. Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-10467864963520221792013-09-16T09:12:28.918-04:002013-09-16T09:12:28.918-04:00Thank you for articulating this so well, Lisabet! ...Thank you for articulating this so well, Lisabet! While it's no secret that there's a lot of self-published material of dubious quality out there, the corner cutting whereby professional publishing companies sink toward that same level <i>is</i>, I think, a bit of a dirty secret—and a betrayal of the book purchaser's trust.Jeremy Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01980177431018869829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-56026034822932649982013-09-16T08:38:01.149-04:002013-09-16T08:38:01.149-04:00yeah, i see some really awful typos & grammati...yeah, i see some really awful typos & grammatical errors in books i buy for my Kindle. & by editors & authors i have respected. the Gold Rush is exactly the right analogy. great post, Lisabet.Amanda Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09059621442042833693noreply@blogger.com