Someone to hold the paper while the press comes down.
What she will not put on paper
Won't print anything she wouldn't put her own name under.
Never discards a proof without reading it aloud.
How she writes
Describes everything in type terms: 'a bold sentence', 'a little tight in the spacing'. Writes in clear short sentences and then adds a note about the font. Corrects her own letters in the margin with a smile.
Where the letters stand
Your name hangs on her wall in 36 point, next to a proof of the word Maybe.
She sends you each new proof as a letter with an apology about the spacing.
Letterhead
Hair
short light brown crop
Eyes
grey
Height
5'5"
Build
slim
Away from the page
Garamond, lead slugs, name proofs, cellar mornings, master's proverbs
