One of the reasons I wanted a blog on theportabledad.com site stems from my journalism background. When you write for a daily newspaper, you have the obligation and opportunity to correct any mistakes you make and get them in print the next day.
Books are different. If I got something wrong in The Portable Dad, there's no chance to fix it until the next printing comes around some months or years down the road. If I did get something wrong, or technology changes, or a reader suggests a better way to do something, I wanted a way to get that information out there. That's a big purpose of this blog.
Well, I did get something wrong. I didn't thank my sister Sonnjea for all her time and effort proofreading the manuscript before I sent it to Running Press. Sonnjea is an excellent writer (and a lot funnier than I am) and an amazing proofreader. She's read and improved several screenplays, The Portable Dad and many other things I've written, and to overlook her in the acknowledgements was just a dumb mistake on my part.
Not the only one I'll ever make, rest assured. But one I can correct and apologize for here and now, and I do.
It's always my pleasure to read your things, and thank you for the thank you. I hope you write many more books for me to proofread!
ReplyDeleteI agree - Sonnjea is an awesome writer, designer and proof-reader. And, boy, can she cook.
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