tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741443.post4591197896426170789..comments2024-02-06T03:31:45.606-05:00Comments on kate rothwell: Oh, oopsKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02495558736099438348noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741443.post-34187419542755331272010-03-19T16:18:30.922-04:002010-03-19T16:18:30.922-04:00and there is the fact that mentioning a war that d...and there is the fact that mentioning a war that doesn't take place for a few decades is .... glaring. <br /><br />More than a misspelling, I'd say.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02495558736099438348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741443.post-23076113958898090202010-03-19T10:30:48.999-04:002010-03-19T10:30:48.999-04:00normally I'd say eh, no problem, but I've ...normally I'd say eh, no problem, but I've learned that a lot historical readers hate hate hate inaccuracies and will avoid book that gets stuff wrong (like mentioning a war that doesn't take place for a few decades) <br /><br />I'd go all snarky about "history police" but fact is I've been jerked out of a story by just that kind of problem so I sympathize with them.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02495558736099438348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741443.post-84612180991594703252010-03-19T10:13:39.289-04:002010-03-19T10:13:39.289-04:00I had book cover copy that misspelled the hero'...I had book cover copy that misspelled the hero's name. I didn't misspell it so I figure it's not my mistake to fix. I haven't said a word about it, and nobody has noticed. Probably nobody will notice whatever's wrong with your blurb, either. <br /><br />These things are huge to us, but pretty much unnoticeable to the world at large.Charlene Tegliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483186891214783397noreply@blogger.com