. . . the unseen authors

3000 BC . . . is that when paper was invented?
there after they started writing books
then later they started publishing books
but was there quality? That’s the question

readers expected quality in books
publishers were bound to satisfy the readers
are authors giving such quality materials?
if not the authors, then who are those unseen authors?

appropriate spellings, clarity in sentences,
consistency in the language and style
are authors giving such quality materials?
if not the authors, then who are those unseen authors?

pages ending without orphans, pages starting without widows
extracts in a similar style with their appropriate sources given in detail
are authors giving such quality materials?
if not the authors, then who are those unseen authors?

figures with appropriate captions and labeling
illustrations with their appropriate whereabouts
are authors giving such quality materials?
if not the authors, then who are those unseen authors?

landscape and portrait tables with 40 rows and columns
similar column and row heads with consistent style in captions
are authors giving such quality materials?
if not the authors, then who are those unseen authors?

front and back matters are zero error zones
running heads and chapter titles are zero error zones
are authors giving such quality materials?
if not the authors, then who are those unseen authors?

we are the ones who give you that quality
its we who make the authors feel guilty
of all the errors that they have committed in their manuscripts
it’s we THE COPYEDITORS . . . the unseen authors!!!