Posting for last week:
Last week was quite busy. I almost turned in a manuscript that was proofed, but was handed a document five pages long with the author's revisions. I was also handed a copy of one of FIT's quarterly journals to proofread, mainly looking for dates and copyrights that needed updating, but also for the usual things, misspellings, commas missing or incorrect punctuation, and consistency throughout the text. And I was charged with coordinating the '09 FIT catalog. This includes updating text, inserting new text and pictures, getting rid of old information, updating the overall look of the 16 page catalog, prioritizing space for the best sellers or hopeful best sellers, and doing all this with the designer in Cumberland.
That seemed like a lot. And it was. But as long as I budgeted my time, I could get things done by the time FIT needs them. The journal will be turned in Tuesday, February 10, as will the other manuscript incorporating the author's own revisions. (By the way, SS in SS America is not italicized. Who knew?) The catalog is coming along in stages and the first of the actual text inserts will be sent to the designer on Tuesday as well, after being run by the people at FIT to make sure I have included all the necessary and relevant information and put it in an appropriate format.
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I'm interested in hearing how you're finding the work with the journal articles. In particular, what challenges, if any, have you faced in working with texts and topics and styles that are very specific to a particular discipline, a discipline that you're likely not familiar with? What level of knowledge do you feel as if you need to possess in order to understand and work with these texts in the specific editorial way you need to work with them?
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