Review: Did any reviewers actually try to read this editing mess?
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 03 24, 2014
Examples of NO EDITINGPadding the word count with stupid repeats:Loc 80 3% .. and a distant voice said, "Six up!" The woman excused herself from the next person in line, dashed to the left and reached over what must have been a hidden counter.  She came back with two plates of ...Loc 83 3% .. and a distant voice said, "Six up!" The woman excused herself from the next person in line, dashed to the left and reached over what must have been a hidden counter.  She came back with two plates of ...Loc 95 3% ... "Good. Consider this your job interview."  She reached behind her, grabbed a green apron and notepad, then handed the bundle to him. "Tables are in numerical order, one there and count in a U-shape from the front. When Rusty shouts a number, it's the table.Get the plates and deliver. Someone sits down, take their order. Menu is on the board, and the coffee is endless as long as it's eat-in. Got it.Even though his head was spinning a bit, Alessandro nodded ...Loc 97 4% .. "Good. Consider this your job interview."  She reached behind her, grabbed a green apron and notepad, then handed the bundle to him. "Tables are in numerical order, one there and count in a U-shape from the front. When Rusty shouts a number, it's the table.Get the plates and deliver. Someone sits down, take their order. Menu is on the board, and the coffee is endless as long as it's eat-in. Got it.Even though his head was spinning a bit, Alessandro nodded ...Now what did the 3rd grade teacher tell me 55 years ago was the name of the technique for smoothly linking paragraphs?  Well, the next example shows the author forgot the name and the technique.... while she served the next customer."Nine up!""Mine were from Poland."They stared at each other for a moment ...Back to padding the word count with repeatsLoc 115  4% ... least half-a-dozen ceramic mugs that screamed "in-house coffee" that needed refilling. Two other tables had no food at all, so he remained alert to Rusty's shouts. Some patrons were eating muffins or baked goods out of brown paper bags with takeout cups of coffee, so he made a note to lave them alone unless summoned.He could do this.  No sweat.The coffeepot was set up behind the counter, with two steaming carafes ready and a third brewing.  One brown handle and one orange --regular and decaf, he'd bet.  He took both, then did a quick circuit of the dining room, topping off mugs and chatting idly with folks he'd never met a day in his life.  While he was pouring, an older ...Loc 115 4% ... least half-a-dozen ceramic mugs that screamed "in-house coffee" that needed refilling. Two other tables had no food at all, so he remained alert to Rusty's shouts. Some patrons were eating muffins or baked goods out of brown paper bags with takeout cups of coffee, so he made a note to lave them alone unless summoned.He could do this.  No sweat.The coffeepot was set up behind the counter, with two steaming carafes ready and a third brewing.  One brown handle and one orange --regular and decaf, he'd bet.  He took both, then did a quick circuit of the dining room, topping off mugs and chatting idly with folks ...And one more example the author's lack of skill in connecting paragraphsend of Loc 115 4% ... He took both, then did a quick circuit of the dining room, topping off mugs and chatting idly with folks ...to Loc 125 4% ... "There."  Rusty pointed his greasy spatula at a silver wheel with little clips on it.I have to stop  as I have enough flashback pain from trying to read this mess .  Gosh, I had forgotten the same 3rd grade teacher used to hit my head with a dictionary if I misspelled a wording in her attempts to pound a basic education into my head.