I'm sorry about your arthritis! I'm just curious - why do they want a proofreader if appropriate changes cannot be made, anyway? On Sun, Jul 19, 2020 at 3:01 PM Jane McGary via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > I've just finished working on Version 2 of "Hippeastrum in Bolivia," > which PBS has agreed to publish, and I would like someone else to > proofread it. My typing has become unreliable owing to arthritic > fingers, and I can't use spell check on this ms. because of the vast > number of unusual words and herbarium record citations, among other > peculiarities. > > The text is 190 pp. long but that includes tables and figures. Much of > it is technical descriptions that have already been proofread in version 1. > > I would need someone who can return it reasonably quickly. She or he > would need a very sharp eye. The proofreader is not to edit the text, > even if it seems awkward and repetitive at times, or if the terminology > is rather old-fashioned, because the author has forbidden any more > changes. I'm sick of it and refuse to argue or go back to the authors > with questions. However, if you are used to using the "comment" function > in Word, you can add marginal comments if you think some text has been > dropped, for instance. > > Please WRITE TO ME DIRECTLY, DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS VIA THE LIST. > > Thanks in advance, > > Jane McGary > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > -- The Silent Seed Rare and Unusual plants from around the world. thesilentseed.com _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…