Linda:  I absolutely loved your private practice book and used a lot of it 
to get my own up and running; I found nothing even came close to it! 
Carolyn Schindewolf, LCCE, IBCLC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Linda J. Smith" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: It's in the book?


> Cee asks:  << So... should those who find glaring errors in textbooks 
> write
> to the publisher?  Will that do any good at all? >>
>
> Absolutely YES, and also write to the author(s)!   PLEASE!
>
> Speaking for myself, I don't like to find errors anymore than anyone else,
> and I like it even LESS if the error is in something I've written!!! I'd 
> far
> rather hear about a mistake quickly by someone who cared to write, than 
> find
> the mistake much later after much grumbling about my lousy work. My
> reputation is unavoidably on the line with every word I put into print. 
> It's
> painfully embarrassing to find a mistake in something I've written, and 
> even
> worse if nobody points it out till half the world thinks I'm a careless or
> uninformed idiot.  (Think walking into a formal dinner with toilet paper
> stuck to your shoe).
>
> When I'm questioned about something I've written, I try to view the 
> question
> / challenge as an opportunity to (1) re-examine my writing for clarity and
> accuracy, and (2) do a little bit of teaching for the person who cared
> enough to write. If I was wrong or unclear, I'll say so and do whatever I
> can to correct the mistake or misunderstanding.
>
> OK, so I'm not perfect. I can get a little testy when I'm questioned about 
> a
> point that is completely accurate and on-target when challenged for the 
> 58th
> time in a given week.
>
>
> Linda J. Smith, BSE, FACCE, IBCLC
> Bright Future Lactation Resource Centre Ltd.
> 6540 Cedarview Ct, Dayton OH 45459 USA
> (937) 438-9458 / fax (937) 438-3229
> www.BFLRC.com
>
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