Comments on: The Impotence of Proofreading http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-impotence-of-proofreading/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:10 -0600 hourly 1 By: Jon Boyd Ann Arbor real estate Exclusive Buyer's Agent http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-impotence-of-proofreading/comment-page-3/#comment-108305 Jon Boyd Ann Arbor real estate Exclusive Buyer's Agent Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:22:48 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-impotence-of-proofreading/#comment-108305 Great article and great responses. I like to have my Macintosh computer read my text. I often end up doing the repeated word thing and it catches those as well as words like impotence. Great article and great responses.

I like to have my Macintosh computer read my text. I often end up doing the repeated word thing and it catches those as well as words like impotence.

]]> By: Alice http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-impotence-of-proofreading/comment-page-3/#comment-52178 Alice Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:41:33 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-impotence-of-proofreading/#comment-52178 Speaking of mistakes. Of coarse? Speaking of mistakes. Of coarse?

]]> By: Carson Buckingham http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-impotence-of-proofreading/comment-page-3/#comment-36345 Carson Buckingham Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:57:12 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-impotence-of-proofreading/#comment-36345 I found 17 errors in style, grammar and spelling. I found 17 errors in style, grammar and spelling.

]]> By: Bobby Ozuna http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-impotence-of-proofreading/comment-page-2/#comment-32085 Bobby Ozuna Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:47:23 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-impotence-of-proofreading/#comment-32085 You are right Sheila... the word processing norm is to put ONLY ONE SPACE... ~Bobby Ozuna <a href="http://inotauthor.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"><b>Drawing Stories...With Words</b></a> You are right Sheila… the word processing norm is to put ONLY ONE SPACE…

~Bobby Ozuna
Drawing Stories…With Words

]]> By: Bobby Ozuna http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-impotence-of-proofreading/comment-page-2/#comment-32084 Bobby Ozuna Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:45:55 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-impotence-of-proofreading/#comment-32084 I have found several things to work for me, when I am going through the proofreading stages of my manuscripts. Being that I write free-hand I find it very important to review my material AFTER I have typed a chapter or particular section. I read it aloud to myself--S-L-O-W-L-Y--so I can hear my own mistakes. (Having a physical printed copy helps alot.) When you are completely involved in a project it is easy to begin reading from memory. (One trick is to try reading from top to bottom, to force your brain to actually do some work!!!) That's why I incorporate the help of my "Pillars"--my proofreading team of volunteers who help me polish my work. Each one brings a different perspective to the table and together--one chapter at a time, one page at a time--we work to build a workable manuscript for an editor. I found it helps ease the pains of having to re-write and re-write again.... ~Bobby Ozuna <a href="http://inotauthor.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"><b>Drawing Stories...With Words</b></a> I have found several things to work for me, when I am going through the proofreading stages of my manuscripts.

Being that I write free-hand I find it very important to review my material AFTER I have typed a chapter or particular section. I read it aloud to myself–S-L-O-W-L-Y–so I can hear my own mistakes. (Having a physical printed copy helps alot.)

When you are completely involved in a project it is easy to begin reading from memory. (One trick is to try reading from top to bottom, to force your brain to actually do some work!!!) That’s why I incorporate the help of my “Pillars”–my proofreading team of volunteers who help me polish my work.

Each one brings a different perspective to the table and together–one chapter at a time, one page at a time–we work to build a workable manuscript for an editor.

I found it helps ease the pains of having to re-write and re-write again….

~Bobby Ozuna
Drawing Stories…With Words

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