No professional proofreading for me

 It turned out that I was far too optimistic about finding a professional proofreader to work through my English. The first took three weeks to say no, the second stopped responding to emails, and both were supposed to be professional and familiar with reading dissertations. So two months went by and I realized I didn't have the time, so I had to go back to InstaText (a grammar and spelling program) and work through the entire manuscript, which is now done and I have a few weeks for a final proofread. I have a hard copy of the entire book in a binder and it looks like fun.

Manuscript goes to the printer on March 31:st.

Cat and mouse


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