Few issues

[vr8hub]

• [x] Duplicate "produced" in colophon.
• [x] Colophon and imprint need at least the first scans. As discussed on the other thread, that is our de facto standard right now; it can be expanded in colophon, but we always (within two decimal places) include the first.
• [x] Since they're set apart in their own paragraphs, I would be inclined to make the italicized alien quotes in "Final Examination" blockquotes. The same for the start of his journal(?) at the end of the story, which then don't need italics.
• [x] The internal thoughts that are currently <i> should be <q>, with CSS to italicize. See 8.2.7 of the manual. (This was <i>, but Alex changed it to <q> back in June.)

A few minor things on the long description, with an acknowledgment that I was not an English major. :)

• [x] "… one of the most prolific…" "Most" doesn't have anything to act on. Most prolific what—of his age group, of history, etc.? Maybe "…science fiction's most prolific short story writers" or something similar?
• [x] Mixed tense—First paragraph, "he was" (past) and "has been" (present). They should both be past tense since he's deceased. In next paragraph, "was respected" (past), "includes" (present), "says" (present). Since Amis is deceased as well, I believe those should be all past as well.
• [x] Last paragraph, I think there should be a comma after "concepts". The "3 years" and "26 years" should be spelled out. (See 8.8.3.)
• [x] Nitpicky, and so more suggestion than instruction, but "plenty" and "lot" feel pretty slangy for our descriptions. Maybe "many" and just "His writing…"?

[maticstric]

Thanks! I didn't know Alex changed the tag for internal thoughts.

Writing the description is by far my least favorite part of the process... So any advice is much appreciated. I made some changes but feel free to make more comments.

I'll ask Alex about the one left (making the italicized quotes into blockquotes), if you don't mind. I feel like it's a big enough change to warrant asking him. Just in case.

[vr8hub]

I didn't either, until I checked it. I suspected it, because I saw him say something about it a few weeks ago when he was looking at someone else's work. I know what you mean (although looking for a cover is my least favorite by a zillion miles). I've had a book finished for a week that I haven't submitted because I need to finish the long description. The changes looks good to me (the non-English major), although I suspect there should be a comma after Arthur C. Clark. Not at all, this is Alex's ballpark, the rest of us just play in it. :) It's a gray area, it's probably what I would do, but it may not be what he would do.

[maticstric]

Agree about the comma so I added it :)

And I followed Alex's advice on the blockquoting/italicizing part.

I think everything is done now!