| Profile Statement:
I wrote the profile below some time ago, adjusted it recently, and some who did not read it all the way through have been scorched at the door. This is not "Shrek"! Please make sure that you do read it all the way through:
Simply put, I am a human writer who can out-do any and all spell-checking software. I spot typos and mis-spellings on initial sight. Ditto that on punctuation and grammar. It's a hideous curse for me as a reader, but it's a nice problem to have as a writer. Let me stress that I catch what the spell-check misses, which means that I DO expect you to have spell-checked your copy before coming to me. Not doing so is like asking me to rake your yard with a salad fork in September.
My other major caution: I WILL BOUNCE any piece containing a plural word with an apostrophe in it. "Writer's" who commit this crime drive me bugshit, are usually beyond (or at least behind) my help, and should have paid much closer attention back in fourth-grade English!
Ahem.
Writers using Word 2002 will have priority status with me. If the work is exceptional, I will consider other formats while trying to hold my nose. Also, be advised that I will take on only one writer or piece at a time.
If any of the above sounds conceited or snobbish to you, then please allow me to say, "Welcome to the world of writing -- now go back home where you are safe and snug." On the other hand, if these words make me sound like your kind of animal, then it's entirely possible that we can do good things for one another and I look forward to reading your work. |
