h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hi Awix,

great article! Just a few small points you might want to consider:

- Several occurences, a possesive 'its' goes without trailing single quote.

- An ideas man, second paragraph: Sentence 'There is [a] never an actual villain.', delete the 'a' or replace by 'almost'.

- An Ideas Man, last para: dunno the word 'preremptory' - typo?

- Common Techniques and Narrative Elements, second para: Sentence 'The narrator never..., although by its['] conclusion experience has forced [them] to accept it.', replace 'them' with 'him'.

Hi ShrEck. As you come to work with me you will realise the possessive apostrophe (its') is my achilles heel. I'm hopeless at working it out in print.
Well spotted on the a/almost thing, that one slid by me. There is indeed a rogue 'r' in peremptory - my mistake. I'm not sure about the them/him thing, JW's narrators aren't always male and I was attempting to keep it gender-neutral rather than be dragged into the whole 'him or her' situation. I don't want to be a pain so early on but could we get a second opinion on that one?
Thanks a lot for the feedback.

'Them' is an acceptable genderless alternative to 'him'.