Topic: THE AUDIO BOOK AND THE BOOK DESIGN (Read 5030 times)

ChasSmith · « **Reply #30 on:** February 17, 2017, 05:13:09 AM »

Good morning, all.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #31 on:** February 17, 2017, 05:15:47 AM »

There must be something in the air causing people's dream activity to pick up, because I, too, had a more "normal" set of dreams which included people and situations from my distant past as well as some intriguing stuff manufactured out of whole cloth.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #32 on:** February 17, 2017, 05:18:02 AM »

It's Friday, which is fine with me.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #33 on:** February 17, 2017, 05:25:36 AM »

It's a bit of a sad anniversary because on this day last year we were saying goodbye to one of the most beautiful, intelligent, and loving cats ever. She had an impact on all of our lives. I was playing an opening night Spelling Bee at the same venue I'll be playing La Cage aux Folles starting next week.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #34 on:** February 17, 2017, 05:27:46 AM »

Speaking of which, first orchestra and tech rehearsal are Sunday, and I'm looking forward to that.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #35 on:** February 17, 2017, 05:29:08 AM »

TOD:

A little of this, a little of that. I think I'll have the chance to watch the Bells Are Ringing Blu-ray tonight.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #36 on:** February 17, 2017, 05:30:41 AM »

Wonderful news about Cindy Williams joining for the audio book.

Druxy · « **Reply #37 on:** February 17, 2017, 05:36:53 AM »

THE YAKUZA is a good movie.

Mitchum at his action/hero best.

Druxy · « **Reply #38 on:** February 17, 2017, 05:39:07 AM »

TOD:

No idea what I will watch this weekend. Probably some of the episodic TV shows (e.g. CRIMINAL MINDS, NCIS, etc.) that we have recorded.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #39 on:** February 17, 2017, 05:40:13 AM »

Quote from: John G. on February 17, 2017, 05:12:53 AM

An em-dash is the longest of the dashes between words and was so named because it take up the space of the fat letter "m". It is sometimes marked with two hyphens--when it's not available. There is also an en-dash (takes the space of a letter "n") and, of course, the hyphen.

There are varying rules as to when you use each.

I can't say I know the rules, but I use em-dashes all the time in everyday writing of notes and posting and whatnot. They create an easy "break" in a sentence that (for me) adds clarity in a mishegas of commas, parentheses, and ellipses.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #40 on:** February 17, 2017, 05:40:42 AM »

Friday!

Druxy · « **Reply #41 on:** February 17, 2017, 05:42:41 AM »

Did anybody watch the opening episode of DOUBT the other night?

I liked it, but I thought the background music was way overdone. Indeed, it was so intrusive that, at moments, we had trouble hearing the dialogue.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #42 on:** February 17, 2017, 05:47:19 AM »

I'm wondering if they had em-dashes in Marcel Proust's day.

I guess I could pick up my next volume (famous last words) and find out. Although, how would I know if they were put there by the translators in the course of reconstructing and clarifying those two-page long sentences?

ChasSmith · « **Reply #43 on:** February 17, 2017, 05:50:38 AM »

Imagine the proofreading, if BK were to write in two-page-long sentences.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #44 on:** February 17, 2017, 05:54:52 AM »

Well, if the Professional Weather Guessers are right this time, we're in for a whole 'nother week of uncommonly mild temperatures and, even more important, no unseemly precipitation.

This makes me smile.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #45 on:** February 17, 2017, 07:24:18 AM »

Now that we're all an hour and a half older since my last post...

Where is everybody?

(Catchy phrase, that. I heard it used once on The Twilight Zone.)

FJL · « **Reply #46 on:** February 17, 2017, 07:25:40 AM »

I'll be E&T from this afternoon until Sunday morning. Going to Pennsylvania for a couple of days.

FJL · « **Reply #47 on:** February 17, 2017, 07:26:15 AM »

I don't think I'll have HHW posting access for that time.

John G. · « **Reply #48 on:** February 17, 2017, 07:28:47 AM »

Quote from: Druxy on February 17, 2017, 05:36:53 AM

THE YAKUZA is a good movie.

Mitchum at his action/hero best.

That was another flick that seemed to play in perpetuity on the CBS late movie. Loved it.

John G. · « **Reply #49 on:** February 17, 2017, 07:29:16 AM »

Enjoy your weekend, Fred.

John G. · « **Reply #50 on:** February 17, 2017, 07:30:30 AM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on February 17, 2017, 05:47:19 AM

I'm wondering if they had em-dashes in Marcel Proust's day.

I guess I could pick up my next volume (famous last words) and find out. Although, how would I know if they were put there by the translators in the course of reconstructing and clarifying those two-page long sentences?

The book with more em-dashes than any other I remember is Zuleika Dobson.

John G. · « **Reply #51 on:** February 17, 2017, 07:32:51 AM »

May your cat memories be more about the joy you had, ChasSmith.

Jane · « **Reply #52 on:** February 17, 2017, 08:37:34 AM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on February 17, 2017, 05:25:36 AM

It's a bit of a sad anniversary because on this day last year we were saying goodbye to one of the most beautiful, intelligent, and loving cats ever. She had an impact on all of our lives. I was playing an opening night Spelling Bee at the same venue I'll be playing La Cage aux Folles starting next week.

It took a move and a new bed for me to stop expecting Bogie to snuggle under the covers with me. It helped when Sherlock took his place but now I miss them both, the two snuggliest bedtime pets ever 😊

elmore3003 · « **Reply #53 on:** February 17, 2017, 08:38:17 AM »

Quote from: John G. on February 17, 2017, 07:30:30 AM

Quote from: ChasSmith on February 17, 2017, 05:47:19 AM
I'm wondering if they had em-dashes in Marcel Proust's day.

I guess I could pick up my next volume (famous last words) and find out. Although, how would I know if they were put there by the translators in the course of reconstructing and clarifying those two-page long sentences?

The book with more em-dashes than any other I remember is Zuleika Dobson.

Zuleika Dobson, one of Ethan Mordden's favorite books. I never got it. There was a flop British musical in the late 1950s or early 1960s.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #54 on:** February 17, 2017, 08:38:57 AM »

And I am home from therapy. I have two scores to proofread that I forgot about earlier.

Jane · « **Reply #55 on:** February 17, 2017, 08:39:19 AM »

Quote from: FJL on February 17, 2017, 07:25:40 AM

I'll be E&T from this afternoon until Sunday morning. Going to Pennsylvania for a couple of days.

Have fun in PA.

Kerry · « **Reply #56 on:** February 17, 2017, 08:54:06 AM »

It's Friday!

So, good morning to all.

Good vibes to al, too!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #57 on:** February 17, 2017, 09:42:57 AM »

Travel vibes for DR FJL.

Proofing vibes for DR ELMORE.

bk · « **Reply #58 on:** February 17, 2017, 10:17:15 AM »

There are a handful of paragraphs in this book consisting of one sentence and I'm very proud of them. I am the king of the em dashes - I began weaning myself off them two books ago and I always brag to Grant that the current book has many less of them - but then he points out that we still have over 100, perhaps more, so there you are. I like them a lot.

bk · « **Reply #59 on:** February 17, 2017, 10:17:48 AM »

I'm up - maybe six-and-a-half hours of sleep, but that's only because I was up so late proofing. I shall be on my way to Grant's in about twenty minutes.

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