Adding things up...

And the answer is....

Last week The Snarky Editor shared this passage from a Big-Five publisher’s book:

So what’s wrong with this picture? The hint, of course, was that the rest of the column was about numbers. So, though this is hardly the clearest or best expressed passage in the history of writing, we’re not here to critique the author’s style. Only the math.

Ten years and seven days after February 8, 1994 would be February 14, 2004.

But Dale Earnhardt’s fatal crash on turn 4 at the Daytona 500 race was on February 18, 2001. SEVEN years and TEN days after Neil Bonnet’s death at the same location.

A poignant moment, and a stunning coincidence — ruined by careless math.

The Snarky Editor comes out of hiding occasionally to comment on the awkward, silly, and sometimes hilarious editing errors found in published books.

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Leigh Michaels is the award-winning author of more than 100 books, including historical and contemporary romance, non-fiction books about writing, and local history. More than 35 million copies of her books are in print in 27 languages and more than 120 countries. She is also a writing coach and book editor, though she promises to be snarky only in regard to published books.

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