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James R. Farrell


Last Updated: 11/24/2009

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June 6, 2009 - Saturday 
Over the last 10 years (on and off) I have been working on my latest book The Naked Truth: From the Shadows of the Bible www.jrfarrellbooks.com and last December I decided to finally get it published.  It was a very exciting time, but I did not want to rush the process - I wanted to do everything as professional as possible.  I hired an illustrator who did a phenomenal job on the cover and I hired an editor through my Publisher.  I must have read the manuscript at least 15 different times – anyone who has ever had to go through their own work and look at the same things over and over again overlooks typographical errors.  It’s common to do so because the reader is not reading the work, they are basically memorizing it.  So I realized I needed an editor to get a fresh new set of eyes.  I did something that most new authors do – I put my total trust and confidence in the editor to comb through the manuscript and make appropriate changes where needed.  Big mistake.  Of course I was sent the final galley and proofs, but again I let the trust issue get in the way and I got lazy.  What happened?  The book was released on May 20th and purchases were being made.  Little did I know the editor sent an unedited version of the manuscript to be printed leaving more than 200 grammatical errors in the book that was being purchased and circulated.  I was pissed to say the least.  Perhaps more at myself than anyone else.  The Publisher is currently working with me to rectify the problem but all sales have been frozen until I am fully satisfied.  So long for professionalism.  My advice to anyone who is getting anything published – take your time.  If you read your work 100 times, take time away and start again.  If an editor digs at it, follow them every step of the way. 
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♥GiNA

 
you learn from your mistakes rectify the situation and move on dont dwell on what happened you seem like your doing alright so far
 
Posted by ♥GiNA on June 8, 2009 - Monday - 11:29 PM
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James R. Farrell

 
I thank you - really I do - it seems as though we all must learn from our mistakes - may it be writing, relationships, family or the past - -  we all have patching-up to do - or rather editing bits of our lives to make a better name for ourselves.  Sometimes we let our lips speak without speaking from our hearts - sometime, silence is the best speech.
 
Posted by Author: J. R. Farrell on June 8, 2009 - Monday - 11:52 PM
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Courtney Valdez

 
That sucks. I understand editors are editors for a reason, but it's hard to completely believe in them when their primary goal is marketing and yours, as the writer, is to tell ..your.. story. Hopefully the problem is rectified quickly.

 
Posted by The Truth on June 8, 2009 - Monday - 11:30 PM
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James R. Farrell

 
..I finalized the corrections this afternoon and hopefully they will be updated within 5-7 days.  Then I'll make another review and double-check their work.  I am losing money but I hate to see my work get molested by a bunch of rapists...
 
Posted by Author: J. R. Farrell on June 8, 2009 - Monday - 11:45 PM
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