Comments on: 4 Proofreading Tips http://www.darcypattison.com/revision/4-proofreading-tips/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: darcy http://www.darcypattison.com/revision/4-proofreading-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-173 darcy Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:49:39 +0000 http://darcypattison.com/?p=440#comment-173 Hmmm. Reading aloud seems to be popular. I certainly learned the importance of it after my first book came out. I found myself reading aloud the first chapter as a teaser to many different groups. There were a couple places that I'd probably have revised -- if I had read it aloud before it went to press. I keep that in mind now, as I find the time to do that essential step. Darcy Hmmm. Reading aloud seems to be popular. I certainly learned the importance of it after my first book came out. I found myself reading aloud the first chapter as a teaser to many different groups. There were a couple places that I’d probably have revised — if I had read it aloud before it went to press. I keep that in mind now, as I find the time to do that essential step.

Darcy

]]> By: Kristin http://www.darcypattison.com/revision/4-proofreading-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-174 Kristin Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:43:27 +0000 http://darcypattison.com/?p=440#comment-174 I read my novels out loud to myself not once, but twice before I send them out. Why? Sometimes I'll introduce a new error. I read my novels out loud to myself not once, but twice before I send them out. Why? Sometimes I’ll introduce a new error.

]]> By: MaryKate http://www.darcypattison.com/revision/4-proofreading-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-175 MaryKate Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:04:42 +0000 http://darcypattison.com/?p=440#comment-175 I love reading aloud for proofreading. The other thing I'll do when I need to check spelling, homonyms, punctuation, etc. is to read the manuscript backward, either sentence by sentence or paragraph by paragraph (not word by word or letter by letter--I'm not quite that nuts!). Looking at the MS out of context like that keeps my brain from glossing over errors. I love reading aloud for proofreading. The other thing I’ll do when I need to check spelling, homonyms, punctuation, etc. is to read the manuscript backward, either sentence by sentence or paragraph by paragraph (not word by word or letter by letter–I’m not quite that nuts!). Looking at the MS out of context like that keeps my brain from glossing over errors.

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