Thursday, June 03, 2004
Email exchange
This morning, I got a call from our production manager, who was wondering where a certain preface was. I hadn’t seen it, so I emailed the authors to see if they’d sent it to our assistant editor, who’s on vacation this week.
Thus ensued the following exchange, edited to protect the not-so-innocent:
From author to me:
From me, to production manager, with a forward of the above email:
From production manager to me:
Have I mentioned how much I love the people I work with?
Thus ensued the following exchange, edited to protect the not-so-innocent:
From author to me:
Barbara,
We didn't do a preface! Simply forgot, I guess.
How's about I take a shot at it today and tomorrow - send you a draft asap, and we aim to have it done by Monday?
From me, to production manager, with a forward of the above email:
Well, whaddaya know? They forgot.
From production manager to me:
Preface? Oh, golly. Well, maybe there should be a preface. How about a preface?
Gee, OK.
Have I mentioned how much I love the people I work with?
| posted by Barbara | 9:01 PM