Michael Baizerman Author

  After a month's work, I wrote over 120 pages of remarks on the galley proof. I am not sure that my editor will be delighted, but I am happy. The changes I have made became possible due to Grammarly, a particular editorship program, which continues to stun me with its remarkable qualities. I especially like entangled issues when the program suggests splitting the text into more palatable sentences or avoiding the monotony of three successive simple sentences. It does not show how, making the task challenging and exciting.  I am currently collecting data for my new project, with the working title " The Fright and Thrill of Navigation:  Seafaring in the Medieval and the Renaissance Mediterranean."    I pick up facts and figures about war galleys, their types, and the armament. I found a fascinating book about the Byzantine navy, "The Age of the Dromon," penned by J.H. Pryor and E.M. Jeffreys. This warship was the stepping stone in developing the West Europea...

  Since the end of March, I have been making progress with my galley proof for "The Enchanting Encounter with the East."  Before making corrections, I checked each unit using my new editorial program. I redesigned many paragraphs, and the list of amendments has topped 70 pages after finishing four units out of six. I imagine my editor will be discontented.  Next week, I will re-edit Unit V, which is the story of Prester John, and if all goes well, I will complete my task by the end of April.  Listeners liked my lecture    "The Saga about Humankind: the View on the Habitable World during the European Middle Ages and the Renaissance." Some of them asked where they could read the book. I directed them to my Academia page,  where they read 18 chapters of my second book (out of 29). The rest I will upload throughout this year.  I will continue to collaborate with the Institute of Integration concerning future lectures.  https://independent.academi...