Wednesday, June 9, 2010

How to Entertain an Editor

With two months to go before the start of classes and literally hundreds of projects per editor to publish, my  company is at fever pitch.  In the height of the season, when we're chained to our desks, we've needed some creative ways to relieve stress.

One of the development editors put this sign up last year, a message borrowed from Her Majesty the Queen of England:


When I got back from India to start our busy season, I noticed our production editors had gotten a little wacky.



Eventually, a proofreader took it to its logical conclusion.

I guess this is what happens when you log too many hours looking for stray commas.

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