Kill Me Now
I think yesterday was the author’s manuscript due date for the computer programming book I’m editing—the day he was to turn in "the last couple of pieces." Today I received 401 more manuscript pages to edit. This is on top of the 457 manuscript pages I’ve already edited. Frankly, I don’t know if I’m going to make it. I am certainly not going to have this done "shortly after the last batch is turned in" as my production editor originally said. Criminy!
April 7, 2009 at 8:02 pm
Ack. May I suggest you manage expectations now and tell these people they’re high if they think you can turn that many pages in the twinkling of an eye?
But you know that stuff already.
Yeesh!
April 7, 2009 at 9:02 pm
“shortly after the last batch is turned in”???
Seriously? Um, woah. They are insane. Hopefully they don’t make you as crazy as they apparently are. I mean, you’re amazing and all, but that’s ridiculous!