Book Boo-Boos
First of all…HAPPY APRIL FOOL’S DAY! Hope nobody “gets” you too badly today.
Now, has this ever happened to you? You’re reading along in a great book, about a strong-willed, red-haired, green-eyed heroine and a powerfully built black-haired Lord. It’s the middle of a love scene, he’s kissing her sweet-scented skin, scraping his lips across the tender nape of her neck, and burying his face in her…blond curls?
Oops.
Mistakes. They happen. And believe me, I’ve had my share. It’s enough to make you just want to sink into the floor when you realize that despite your very best efforts and all your hard work, you let your work leave your hands without noticing some minor little thing that will seem MAJOR when you get the book and glance over it a few months later.
I mention this because I just realized I did something stupid in my July book, HEATED RUSH. There’s a scene where the hero rents a convertible to drive the heroine out to her folks’ house, and throughout the drive, the crated cat is lying on the back seat. Then, a few chapters later, when the heroine’s brother wants to ride with them, he can’t because…the car has no back seat! ARGH! I can’t believe I did it. Despite having a great editor and great copy & line editors, sometimes these things get through and the buck stops with me–I was at fault.
Sometimes this type of thing can be changed in time–this particular thing couldn’t. But something else pretty important about that book could.
I wrote this book several months after I’d done the “art fact sheet” for Harlequin. The art department uses that information to create the cover art. Well, obviously, between the time when I filled out that sheet and when I actually wrote the book, I had a very serious change in character description. Because while I originally wrote this:
But he doubted it. Judging by her soft yellow dress, the simple hairstyle–long and silky-straight, pulled back in a glittery clip–and her minimal jewelry, he suspected she was much more natural than that.
About a month ago, I got the cover art, and it looked like this (I left it huge so you can see what I’m talking about):
Uh…you see the problem? (Other than the chick’s flesh-belly colored upper thigh…ugh) Her hair isn’t exactly long and straight! Fortunately, I got this cover about one day before my final “galleys” were due. Meaning I had one day to race through them, find every mention of the heroine’s hair and change it to, oh, say, something like this;
But he doubted it. Judging by her soft, silky yellow dress, the simple hairstyle–short, straight, pulled back in a glittery headband–and her minimal jewelry, he suspected she was much more natural than that.
Whew! Bullet dodged. I mean, that one would be hard to overlook. Even harder than the hero’s short brownish hair when, in that same book, here’s what he looks like:
His lips were slightly pursed in a sexy, come-hither smile that no real man could pull off and still look so damned masculine. The sleekness of his thick, nearly jet black hair–long, silky and tied back in a ponytail–and the violet glint in those fathomless blue eyes simply had to be the product of a photographer with the latest Photoshop software.
Okay, this one I did NOT mess up in the art fact sheet. Sean Murphy’s had long, silky, jet-black hair since I first wrote about him in ONE WILD WEDDING NIGHT. (He was the gigolo in the middle story, Three-Way.)
But some things just don’t happen on covers. You’ll rarely see a red-haired hero, even if he has red hair in the book. Ditto the long hair like Sean’s. Or a beard. I guess publishers know what sells and what doesn’t, so even if you describe your characters that way, you’re not likely to see them on your cover.
I think readers are used to that, however, and are perhaps a little more forgiving about the hero’s hair. But the long-haired heroine having a bob? Good grief! I am SO glad I noticed and was able to fix it before I got a bunch of emails telling me about my big mistake. You think I wouldn’t have? Oh boy. Believe me, when we authors mess something up, we hear about it. As if we didn’t feel bad enough already, we get reminded of our mistake again and again.
It’s amazing how easy it is to do. With me, the mistakes always happen on revisions. When I go and change something and think I’ve got it fixed throughout the book, but invariably missed something. Like the car. I’d written everything, then realized the heroine couldn’t very well leave her cat at home unattended, so they’d have to take him. Only, I didn’t fix the backseat reference! In my book KILLING TIME–I originally had a character drop a gun she’d been holding. Later in the book, I changed it so the person took it…but forgot at one tiny little place to remove the mention of the hero hearing the gun drop to the desk! And in that same book, I had the hero taking the heroine’s shirt off twice during a love scene. I console myself by saying she was layering. 
I’ve also made a deliberate boo-boo here and there. Those of you who’ve read my Santoris of Chicago books probably never even noticed that in BEHIND THE RED DOORS, the twins, Mark and Nick, are switched. Mark is the Marine, Nick is the cop. The thing is, DON’T OPEN TILL CHRISTMAS came immediately after SHE’S GOT THE LOOK–with the hero named Nick! I didn’t want to write to Nicks in a row, it would seriously have messed with my head. And I didn’t want readers to read two Nicks in a row. So I fudged a teeny bit. And you know, that’s one thing I’ve never gotten letters on!
It happens to everyone–even the “biggies.” I once read a Susan Elizabeth Phillips book where a character’s sandwich changes from grilled chicken to tuna a few times in one scene. And even in movies & on TV. I was watching one of my fave shows, Reaper, the other night, and there was a scene where the young hero is standing outside someone’s door with his jacket flung over his shoulder. Then it’s down over his arm. Then it’s over his shoulder. Then it’s over his arm…rinse, repeat. It was just bad editing. And it happens to the best of us.
So what about you? Ever realized too late that you missed something and wish you could fix it? Or ever noticed a boo boo in a book you’ve been reading? Do tell! But only here…because believe me, I’m sure the author already knows about it! 
I’ll be honest, I really don’t notice those details. Bad of me, I know, but I’m able to overlook things like that. Somehow my brain disengages and those little details that don’t really drive the story (but can be extremely jarring to the more observant reader) don’t set off my radar. I can blissfully remain oblivious. For the most part. Every once in awhile, I will wake up and think “hey, wait a minute…” but mostly I don’t.
I will say though, I don’t like it when the cover doesn’t match the characters, when it’s so glaringly obvious the heroine has long, dark hair and the cover has her with some cute, short, trendy blonde style. That just seems like too important of a detail for the art department to mess up.
Comment by Stacy ~ — April 1, 2008 @ 6:21 am
OOH I’m the QUEEN of mistakes. Don’t believe me? Read the Dear Reader when Hot Property comes out … readers actually email me to ask if a) I was testing them; b) am I that stupid?? OK they don’t say that but some emails are so mean!!!!!!
So I said Micki had a boy … and in another book … a girl … or maybe in the same book. But isn’t that also a copy editor’s job? I TRY! I’m human. All this to say, I get it, Les.
Comment by Carly — April 1, 2008 @ 6:26 am
I’ve also noticed that it’s harder to proof your own work. You know what you meant to say, so it’s hard to see an error.
Have a great day!
Comment by Georganna — April 1, 2008 @ 8:42 am
And after I hit ’submit comment’, I noticed my spelling errors: to not too and makes not make.
Sorry!!!!
Comment by Georganna — April 1, 2008 @ 8:44 am
Oh. It happens to me all the time. I’m doing copyedits right now for a second book in a series, where a secondary character from book 1 is the heroine for book 2. In book 1 I gave her green eyes. All through book 2? Blue eyes. Thankfully I got the same copyeditor for both books and she caught my mistake. I am such a dork on details. Yikes.
Comment by Jaci Burton — April 1, 2008 @ 8:58 am
I noticed a typo or two in a judicial order I wrote and gave to the judicial attorney. *cringe* Although… it was “okay” because she decided to go the other way, and re-wrote the opinion. *major cringe* - Good for you for racing through and changing the heroine’s hair, Leslie!
Generally, I don’t put much stock by covers other than they look nice. Too often the picture depicted is nothing like the book, so it’s more “eh. I’m curious as to which SEP book you’re talking about now… I did a quick run through in my mind, and didn’t remember anything Hmm…
Comment by limecello — April 1, 2008 @ 9:09 am
Oh, there are new monkey emoticons up today. Cute!
I have only had 5 books e-published and so far I think I’ve caught all the mistakes before they were released, but I’m not sure. I make mistakes all the time. It just comes with the territory.
Sure I notice mistakes in published books but I would NEVER e-mail the author and complain about it. That’s just snarky and mean spirited!
I can’t believe mean people e-mail you, Carly. That’s terrible.
If it happens again, send them to me and I’ll kick their butt! Geesh! 
Who do they think they are!
Cher
Comment by Cher — April 1, 2008 @ 9:10 am
I tend to not pay attention to the covers… they never match what my imagination puts together when it comes to the looks of the characters *shrug* I do however notice typos… I’ll be reading along and all of a sudden my brain just stops as I notice something is not quite right… I rarely notice the errors of story lines though. Honestly, when I have always figured it was you guys trying to keep us on our toes
The one thing I really noticed, however, I picked up a book by Dean Koontz once that was missing like 30 pages. That was a big boo boo on the publishers part
Comment by Nettisue — April 1, 2008 @ 9:12 am
I will notice a typo every once in a while. I don’t always catch if the eye color is different, but have noticed before if the hair color or name is different. I really don’t get someone sending out a mean email for a mistake in a book.
I’ll help Cher take care of them for you.
Comment by Liza — April 1, 2008 @ 9:52 am
Was there another question? Still staring at Sean….holy cow.
Comment by katie — April 1, 2008 @ 10:56 am
Katie, do you like him? I don’t. He’s not nearly hot enough…lol! But she’s lovely and I do like the cover.
The hero of the first book in the duet, the June one, is waaaaaaay hot. And he has chest hair–very sexy and manly, doesn’t look like a boy. But the heroine’s not as pretty.
Guess you can’t win ‘em all…lol!
PS: A nice note is one thing, but I’ve read some of the things Carly has gotten and believe me, not everybody is nice about it. Sigh.
Comment by Leslie — April 1, 2008 @ 11:07 am
Okay, is this monkey just a leeeetle bit freaky?
Comment by Leslie — April 1, 2008 @ 11:07 am
I’ve started to keep a speadsheet now, with everyones name, when they come into the book and what they look like. I had to when I realized I changed the eye color, not once but twice and named the dog two different names.
Love the icons.
Comment by Vicki — April 1, 2008 @ 11:14 am
FWIW I think the guy on the cover looks like the hunk from Burn Notice *drool*
I was watching….oh crud that show on BBC oooooooo Torchwood and one of the characters (a girl I”m horrible at names) was talking to someone and from one camera angle her hair wasn’t blowing, then from another it was and it kept flipping back and forth. It was HYSTERICAL!
Not so hysterical was the mistake that nearly slipped past me w/my June book–I was going over page proofs and found a scene where my heroine goes outside and locks her apartment door….then sits on the couch and pets her cat.
I can laugh now but I wouldn’t have been if it had slipped past me! 
Comment by Amie Stuart — April 1, 2008 @ 11:18 am
It drives me crazy when an author changes things by accident.
I was wondering if any authors kept track of their characters.
Vicki seems to have a good system going for her.
Comment by Gigi — April 1, 2008 @ 12:33 pm
Hi Jungle friends, I sure have missed seeing everyone! I was working on a deadline to submit a novella to a contest and I actually almost did this exact thing. The heroine had something bad happen at her highschool prom…oopps, nope, it happened during her high school graduation!
Thank goodness I found it at 9:15 last night, right before I hit the send button to submit! 
As for readers letting you know..I’m sure they do. There’s a story of a innkeeper who’s business was getting less and less. He went to an old sage and asked for his help. The sage said, “Put 6 bells over your door.” The innkeeper said, “But I own the 5 Bells Inn.” The sage said, “Yes, but every person walking past your door will stop to point out your mistake. And then once you have them inside, then you can sell them on the benefits of your inn.”
Comment by Jodie — April 1, 2008 @ 1:14 pm
Jodie! Were your ears burning? I was just thinking about you this morning when I ran across your Christmas card (thank you for sending it by the way…in case I never said so! You’ve got a fabulous looking family!) I was wondering why you hadn’t posted in a while and I’m glad it’s for writing-related reasons, LOL!
Great story…
Okay, everyone…spot the errors in PHANTOM PLEASURES!
On that note, I just got a very excited call from my sister in law, who discovered 7 copies at the Super Walmart. This is big news, people. I don’t think the little Walmarts will carry the book, but maybe the big ones. Very cool!
Comment by Julie Leto — April 1, 2008 @ 1:34 pm
Gigi, just because authors keep track doesn’t mean mistakes don’t happen. Trust me! I’ve always kept track of such things but when you’re writing in a white-hot fire, you make errors in continuity sometimes that unfortunately, no one down the line catches until it gets in the hands of readers. It’s not purposeful and its not lazy…it’s just life.
Comment by Julie Leto — April 1, 2008 @ 1:38 pm
I say….You all are doing a great job. don’t sweat the little stuff. In all actuality, I think this is related to Carly’s post yesterday about taking me time.
I know sounds weird right. but in 5 years it won’t matter (for the most part) if the laundry is not done on Monday, but it will make a huge difference in your life if you take an hour for yourself….
In conclusion, don’t worry about the eye color or the dog or seat…Worry how many people LOVE and relate to your book and how great that feels.
If I ever mentioned negative things to an author, I am very sorry. It was not my intent to make you “stress” about the books because they totally bring me joy and happiness.
Comment by Debbie — April 1, 2008 @ 1:53 pm
Very well said Debbie!
And Gigi, I do understand. And this post wasn’t about the fact that readers shouldn’t get annoyed by these little things, only an effort to show how they can sometimes happen. Believe me, most authors I know really do kick themselves over this stuff and wish they’d caught them before the books went to print.
Comment by Leslie — April 1, 2008 @ 1:58 pm
Hey Jodie–welcome back! Good luck on the contest entry.
And Julie…Target yesterday, Wal Mart today? Woot!
Comment by Leslie — April 1, 2008 @ 2:06 pm
Thank you, Cher! I knew i liked you!
Vicki’s system is admirable but would drive me to drink if I had to remember every time I wrote to punch it into a table. I live to get lost in the story. To each his own though.
We do our very best but at the end of the day we’re human and when copy editors and editors don’t catch it, to me that just backs up the point. We do ourbest.
Comment by Carly — April 1, 2008 @ 2:20 pm
New icons! Fun!!
Thanks for the heads up on “mistakes happen”. I know we are all human but I have to admit to some errors that have bugged me in the past. Heroine is wearing a tank top, same scene but several paragraphs later she is wearing a blouse!! It isn’t important in the bigger scheme of things but it bugs me at the moment!!
Sorry! However, I’ve never emailed or written the author about it. It has made me wonder about the proof reader, editors etc. along the way. Now I have a better perspective on the situation.
Everyone have a great day.
Comment by Donna M — April 1, 2008 @ 2:35 pm
Debbie, trust me when I say that the readers who take us to task are NOT the ones who hang out with us here!
I think our first year of blogging, I posted the letter I’d received from a woman who’d sent me the cover of my book, ripped off, along with a hand-written letter about how I should try and star in porn flicks because I obviously knew all about that stuff. The letter was barely coherent.
We love our readers! For every 2000 for whom we do what we do, there’s one who just says the wrong thing at the wrong time. It’s life! It’s writing! It happens! Trust me, the nice letters we get we keep! The others go in the circular file!
Comment by Julie Leto — April 1, 2008 @ 2:39 pm
Vicki does have a very good system going for her. I know because I tried using the same system…and it’s great…lol! Only, now, 30 books in, I SOOOOO can’t keep track of spreadsheets anymore. Pulling myself out of my writing in order to go fill one in became just too much of a distraction.
I do try to do something like that before I start a book. But things have a habit of changing as you go along. And I’m constantly changing little things because once I see them on paper, I realize they don’t work for one reason or another. For instance, in my current wip, I changed the villain’s name because when I saw it on the page, I realized it sounded/looked too much like another character’s.
Comment by Leslie — April 1, 2008 @ 2:43 pm
Oh, has Julie got that right! I have received amazing and wonderful notes from so many who visit here at Plotmonkeys.
The nasty ones are from people whose names I don’t recognize. I got one last year because I’d mixed up the name of a movie! I referred to Grace Kelly starring in The Philadelphia Story…obviously incorrect, I was mentally thinking of Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra in High Society (which I like better–sue me, I’m a musical nut, remember?) Anyway, a reader wrote me a HIGHLY indignant email. Then when I wrote back to apologize for the error and explain what had happened, my email got kicked back as rejected by the recipient!
Yeesh. Not only a slam, but a refusal to even read a response.
And don’t get me started on the “you’re going to burn in hell” letter from some little old lady in Texas. Who, she informed me, had torn the cover off my book and taped it to her refrigerator to remind herrself to NEVER read one of my filthy books again. Uh…considering this was Relentless, my 3rd book, and featured a NAKED MAN on the cover (discreetly hidden behind a negligee-clad heroine…beautiful cover!) I had to wonder what the heck she’d been thinking when she picked up the book!
Comment by Leslie — April 1, 2008 @ 2:46 pm
OMG Leslie - that is hysterical!
And no exaggeration, I just spewed all over my damned keyboard! My new one! Twice!!! I went back and read it again thinking surely I’d misread something. She actually has the cover of the offending book on her fridge?!
I’m sure, if I was the one receiving the letter, I wouldn’t be laughing like this. But that’s one of the funniest things I’ve read in a long, long time
Julie - thanks so much for missing me. You have no idea how much it means to realize I was missed. And I know I was because Tina M sent me an e-mail checking on me last week too. This jungle is a very special place and I’m so glad to be able to hang out here.
Comment by Jodie — April 1, 2008 @ 3:18 pm
I know when we do legal documents at work, we search for a specific name/word in microsoft word. I know it would be many, many more pages to search in a book. Plus you would still be in the same document.
Comment by Liza — April 1, 2008 @ 4:01 pm
OK ~ I just have to say it… I’m betting the *ahem* little lady liked the looks of that nekid man on that cover and didn’t want anyone knowing bout her “filthy” thoughts and just used you as an excuse for it to remain, forever on her fridge
I can not believe the stories you guys are telling… it’s sad that there are so many pathetic, nasty people in the world.
Comment by Nettisue — April 1, 2008 @ 4:25 pm
Leslie, I worked as an editor for an educational software company for a while, so we proofed those manuals and all the on-screen text repeatedly, but sometimes stuff slips through… Nothing like having a typo in a reading program
So yes, sometimes I’ll notice inconsistencies in books, but unless there are a lot of them, I’ll tend to mentally bleep over them. Unless I’m already annoyed with the book, in which case, they’ll give me reason to stop reading. That’s NEVER happened with yours!
And wow, so sorry that you’ve all gotten nasty letters! Why do people do things like that?? That’s just crazy…
Comment by Fedora — April 1, 2008 @ 5:07 pm
You know, honestly, I think I’d rather have the “you’re going to burn in hell” letters than the prison ones or the el-creepy sex fiend ones. I haven’t had too many of those, thank goodness, but they most definitely squicked me out. I had some guy from South America write to me, this long, hand-written letter, in English. He said he loved my books but thought he could help me make them better, and he took passages of my book, wrote them out, then said, “why didn’t you write this instead?” and then rewrote it with just absolute, pure nasty filth. It went on for pages!
ICK!
Comment by Leslie — April 1, 2008 @ 5:14 pm
Um… EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.
So yeah, thinking I’d be freaking out about that… LOL, I would’ve sent him a rejection letter 
FYI to Julie, checked the Wal-mart here in NW Ohio (town about 17,000) and your book IS there (minus one, cos you know I had to pick me up one
) There were only like 4 left after I grabbed mine. 
Comment by nettisue — April 1, 2008 @ 6:15 pm
Okay, stop the presses!!
Leslie, that little old lady B***H down in Texas needs her blue hair pulled out by the roots! And I’m just the gal to do it too!! Texas ain’t that far from Colorado either! And EEEWWW on the creepy prison letters and double that for Mr. Slither down in South America. (shudder)
Julie, I am sitting here with my mouth open because I can’t believe some yahoo would actually rip the cover from your book and mail it with the suggestion that you should star in a porn flick! What a whack job!!
I’m fired up!
Where’s the number for Homeland Security? Better yet, what’s Tony Soprano’s number?
If my father-in-law was still living I’d give him a call. He was a cop for 30 years and he knew people with a capital “P”.
Send all the S**T-H***S to me!
Carly, I like you too, hon.
I love all my Plotmonkeys 
Cher, in a fighting mood
Comment by Cher — April 1, 2008 @ 6:22 pm
Yeah, Nettisue! Thanks for buying the book!!! And for the Walmart report. I’m very happy.
Comment by Julie Leto — April 1, 2008 @ 6:29 pm
LOL Cher! Remind me never to get on your bad side…
Np’s Julie, I own a bookstore in PC, OH (some new, but mainly used) but you can rest assured I will be making sure that my customers will be buying out the rest of the stock at that Wal-mart and the one in PC.
Gottcha covered in NW Ohio
Comment by nettisue — April 1, 2008 @ 6:43 pm
Comment by Julie Leto — April 1, 2008 @ 7:09 pm
It drives me a little crazy when I see mistakes in a book… Makes me want to apply as a copy editor! Although I have to say the same thing happened to me all through school; I was so busy getting a thought on paper that I would miss one key thing. But we love you guys so much we’ll forgive just about anything!
Comment by Michelle N. — April 1, 2008 @ 7:23 pm
PS: I can’t wait for Sean’s story! And totally yummy cover!
Comment by Michelle N. — April 1, 2008 @ 7:23 pm
To be perfectly honest…I don’t focus on any mistakes if I come across them…I am usually so sucked into the story that it doesn’t even register…if the story is good, and the boo boo is minor, what diff does it really make…I rarely look at the cover of a book…when I was younger I used to because I noticed that pretty much all the historicals I read back in the day had Fabio on the cover…he had different hair colours, but it was him all the way…I had a hugh crush on him…
Leslie, I can’t wait to read Slow Hands…Incidently, I just read Behind the Red Doors recently, and I noticed the mix up, but it didn’t stop me from moving on…I talked myself through it for maybe a second or too, then I was sucked right back in the story….I really miss the Santori’s…
Jules, my package didn’t come in from Amazon today and I was so heated…so I am going to Walmart and Sears Essentials to see if either of the stores have Phantom…I have been thinking about it all day…
Carly, can’t wait to get into Hot Property….it should be very interesting…I have been catching up on all the BLs for you guys and it is great to be in that world right now…definitely takes me away from this one…need that big time…
It is good to see all the
swinging around the jungle today…
Love the new icons too and this one
does look a little freaky…
Talk to you all later…
Peace and love,
Paula R.
Comment by Paula R. — April 1, 2008 @ 8:08 pm
Paula, how rude of Amazon! I hope it comes tomorrow!!!
Comment by Julie Leto — April 1, 2008 @ 8:19 pm
Oh, I know all about making mistakes. I hand write all of my research papers before I type them up because, for some reason, having the physical piece of paper with my writing helps me keep track of my thoughts better. The thing is, though, I would notice missing words in the handwritten document as I was typing it up.
As for noticing it in books, I tend to notice typos and continuity problems. When I was reading W.E.B. Griffin’s The Corps series a year and a half ago, I noticed that he changed the first name of one of the secondary characters between the second book and the third book in the series. I was so bothered by it that I had to go back to the first and second books just to make sure it really had changed and I wasn’t just forgetting the details.
I’ve never really blamed anyone for those little discrepancies, though, because they happen to everyone. Sometimes it’s just fun to see them because it’s a reminder that even fantastic authors are human.
By the way, Cher, I’d go with you to Texas since I’m in Colorado as well.
Comment by Karin — April 1, 2008 @ 8:24 pm
Okay…road trip to Texas!!
Comment by Leslie — April 1, 2008 @ 8:36 pm
Too funny that you just read that, Paula! I bet if you’d read the stories in order, you never would have remembered. (at least, that’s what I was counting on! Who ever imagined I’d be the kind of author readers would want to glom the backlist of?
Comment by Leslie — April 1, 2008 @ 8:37 pm
Though I’ve come across boo-boos several times between cover and text, I am more upset
by the numerous errors in spelling. In a former life, I wrote an area news column and did a
lot of editing. I guess that is what causes me to notice typos.!
Pat Cochran
Comment by Patricia Cochran — April 1, 2008 @ 10:04 pm
If I do notice those types of mistakes, it’s just a minor blip. BTW the cover on the fridge with the naked man…
Comment by Janet H — April 1, 2008 @ 10:09 pm
Hey! I’m a little ol’ gray-haired lady in Texas, but I enjoy looking at choice book covers!
Are you sure of the other ol’ lady’s reason for putting that cover on her fridge? Maybe,
she was just fooling herself as to her reason! LOL!
Pat Cochran
Comment by Patricia Cochran — April 1, 2008 @ 11:21 pm
I notice things when I read a book and then I have to go back and look up what ever it was only so I know that I’m not going crazy if it says blonde hair then red or whatever it may be. I would never write and complain writing isn’t easy and for many of the authors who have many books you are intitled to a few mishaps here and there. I believe I get my love of reading and writing from my late grandmother who worked for a newspare in Iowa proofreading. after she passed we found book, articles and even cook books that she had found errors in and would fix them which menat she would reed things and proof them as she went.
Comment by Michele — April 2, 2008 @ 11:44 am
I am a reader and read all the Santorinis and never noticed the mistake and same with SEP’s tuna sandwich.
I really hate it when the description is wrong. I mentioned many times on various blogs about a back blurb (cant remember book) saying the hero had a son and in the book he had a daughter or vice versa - cant remember and because of this kept waiting for the child to die and another to be born. Also love it when the hero has a hairy chest and on the cover his chest is clean as a whistle. Another mistake I found was a light being mentioned that was off and then it was on. I had to re-read that passage.
Comment by Pat L. — April 2, 2008 @ 10:51 pm
Pat, hairy chests on heroes is another of those “no-gos” for most art departments. They just don’t do them! GRRR!
Which was why I did a BIG old happy dance when I got my cover for Heated Rush and saw the hair on his chest. He looks like a hot sexy MAN not a boy.
As for the back cover–actually, authors almost never have any control whatsoever on that. The editors write those.
Comment by Leslie — April 2, 2008 @ 10:55 pm
still hot, hope to get an excerpt soon. cant to get my hands on hthese books. yea wtg on rita
Comment by kim h — April 3, 2008 @ 9:36 pm