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Old 04-18-2011, 05:46 PM   #12
G J Lau
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Originally Posted by mr ploppy View Post
It's very hard to proof your own words, you already know what it is supposed to say and you're already that bored with what you wrote that your mind wanders. Without bigging myself up, I am a good proof reader, good enough to do it professionally if I wanted to (I don't).

But last night I read through one of my stories that went out in the wild a few months ago, and still found a mistake in it. Not a big one (palms instead of palm), and I doubt anyone who is likely to read it will even notice, but it's still annoying that it's there.
A good point. Put some distance, in terms of time, between reads. It's like having fresh eyes. Also, I have come to understand that I have certain stylistic and typing tics, and I spell check just for those, along with the dreaded double period and misused or missing quotes. I cannot type anything without misusing "form" for "from." I overuse certain phrases. Things like that. It is tedious work, perfect for those days when the creative muses are on a leave of absence.
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