What kind of cord?

According to this book I'm editing, childbirth is much different in the future: "After being untethered from the artificial womb’s imbecile cord..."

Ghostwriters

If you don't know the difference between "your" and "you're," you have no business writing a book. Hire a ghostwriter.

The end.

A little redundant, huh?

There's really no need to say "I thought to myself." Isn't it kind of a given that thinking is done in your own head? Who else would you think to?