… when recovering from a general anaesthetic:
1: Drive a car
2: Operate machinery
3: Use sharp objects without supervision
4: Babysit for a relative or friend. (You could get away with babysitting for a stranger if you could make good your escape when it all goes wrong, but before doing so, consider the restriction imposed by point 1)
5: Write an introductory letter to a prominent literary agency in which you seek representation, and then e-mail that letter to that agent without first getting someone to check it for basic (and many) errors, and then have to send a second message explaining away the errors in the first.
Would anyone care to guess which of the above I did?
If you operate in the same way as I do, it’s a no-brainer. If my foot’s in view, my aim is impeccable.
Oh dear Kevin! At least you are seeing the funny side. I hope you are feeling much better now and we’ll see you at VWC soon.
The sad thing is, you both guessed which one it was.
Is this enough to redeem me, I wonder?
“Dear XXXXXXXXX Submissions,
I would be grateful if you could discard the previous message that I sent earlier today (Fri 25/09/2009 12:44) and replace it with this.
I have learned that it is rather foolish to write a letter whilst still suffering the after effects of a general anaesthetic, and to send it off without having it checked by someone else. Thus my original covering letter was riddled with some silly typos that are bound to be off-putting to your reader!
Regards…”