May I say as a reader of your books, I deeply appreciate the care you take with them.

Typographical errors are like spots on the glass over a lovely view.

In self-defense, I must mention that typos occur at multiple points in the creation...including *after* I fix them.

So it's not alway the writer--modern typesetting software is capable of introducing problems (and it's too late to enter on the Vexations of Copyediting....)

E.

I serve unpaid as a process reader for two different writers, both of whom also use me as a patient listening ear to bitch about copyeditors. (wry grin)

Should I ever finish braiding the strands of my own novel and sell the thing, I am forewarned.

I am astounded at typos and bad sentences which occur in my blog each day, I cannot imagine how many gaffs might occur when writing 230K words. I do understand that a lot of the mistakes occur after the work has left your hands. Some books, not yours I hasten to add, are so full of mistakes that it is painful to read them, even if it is a good story. I ALWAYS blame the publishers, not the author, well mostly I do.

Gee - mistakes in a 230K word MS - we must be human :-).

I am closing in on the end of my first draft of my first novel and will be interested in how many gaffs I find in only 80-90K words.

Again thanks for letting in on the process.

Thank you for all the care and attention to detail you put into *all* your efforts. It makes reading your works a joy! Sending you energy for the details.