I recently got an email from a friend who pointed something out to me. I swear, it took me reading it three times to realize what was wrong with this sentence, because I know what it's meant to say (but that's not what it says).
They sliced cheese to drink with their wine.Facepalm.
In this age of technology, the error is easy to fix, but holy cow. With all the people who have read this, you'd think someone would have noticed sooner. One must always factor in for human error.
And now, back to work on the second Hillendale novel. Have you picked up FAMILY ALCHEMY yet?
"The main characters Brynn and her aunt Nora, with their supernatural powers, grab you by the heartstrings right from the start and keep hold until the very last word." - Jennifer L. LeClair
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I hate those mistakes. Right now, I'm having Word read my manuscript to me, in the hopes that if I hear it, mistakes will jump out.
ReplyDeleteYep. Even with the oral proof, I skipped right over this. At some point you just have to accept that mistakes happen!
DeleteYour LinkedIn profile mentions your "proof reading" skills. But "proofreading" is one word.
ReplyDeleteEven in the following sentence — "The same is true in any job, anyone who has to write something, whether its a technical brief or a legal opinion or a financial report" — you have two errors: "for" should be placed in front of "anyone," and "its" should be "it's."
Slow down. Prioritize quality, not quantity. Engage the world and the people around you. You'll be better off.
You’ve made my point about editors! We seldom can see the errors in our own work, even when they’re crystal clear in someone else’s.
DeleteThanks for engaging! 😊
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