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Originally Posted by kcmay
I'm a professional writer with eleven years experience. I still find errors in my own writing. Sometimes my fingers type too slowly for my brain, and words go missing. Sometimes I copy and paste or revise a sentence and end up with double words. And sometimes I type 'read' when I mean 'reed.' Imagine how much that sort of thing bothers me when I catch it! I know better, yet somehow the fingers type the wrong thing.  I blame old age. 
Although I love revising, I also need a copy editor. I choose beta readers who've got a firm grasp of grammar, punctuation and spelling. |
There really is a different process going on in the brain when you're composing than when you're reading. Trying to "see" the story is so involving for me that errors creep in all the time. It doesn't make anyone a bad writer or editor when that happens, just that each stage needs to be dealt with in time.
Good luck with your revisions, M.R.! I'm doing the same thing now too!