tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378699042434857883.post5791814714555279554..comments2023-09-19T04:39:34.712-07:00Comments on A Publisher's Perspective: How Important is the Publisher's Style Sheet?TPShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07613663983162109098noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378699042434857883.post-10803193966787962202012-05-18T11:01:34.043-07:002012-05-18T11:01:34.043-07:00Hi Ron
Thanks for posting. Academics, in my exper...Hi Ron<br /><br />Thanks for posting. Academics, in my experience, have been the hardest to work with in this regard (not all, of course, but more than you would expect.) Bluebook citations brings back memories of horror--for I too am a law school graduate. <br /><br />--tpsTPShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07613663983162109098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378699042434857883.post-67755461393193732102012-05-17T11:58:51.866-07:002012-05-17T11:58:51.866-07:00This reminds me of my days as an editor for the la...This reminds me of my days as an editor for the law review. I used to get endlessly frustrated when highly-educated and accomplished law professors couldn't take the time to follow the esteemed Bluebook citation form in their articles. I used to spend hours correcting the types of things you talk about. It sounds even worse when you have to tackle a several hundred page book!Ron Baumgartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12449787740945022061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378699042434857883.post-25028557540020449902012-05-12T06:34:23.078-07:002012-05-12T06:34:23.078-07:00After a manuscript is read and BEFORE we even get ...After a manuscript is read and BEFORE we even get to the 'style sheet, THE BIG QUESTION must be answered: Is this a STORY?<br /><br />History without story is like a beautifully styled sportscar without an engine.<br /><br />TMW ManAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378699042434857883.post-87228241407986099442012-05-11T13:30:16.063-07:002012-05-11T13:30:16.063-07:00I am not a writer so hadnt really thought about th...I am not a writer so hadnt really thought about this before, but why wouldnt an author follow a style sheet? That really makes no sense to me. StephenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com