Comments on: 10 Quick Tips for Powerful Proofreading http://ghostwriterdad.com/10-quick-tips-for-powerful-proofreading/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:13:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sjhigbee http://ghostwriterdad.com/10-quick-tips-for-powerful-proofreading/#comment-21050 sjhigbee Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:41:24 +0000 http://ghostwriterdad.com/?p=433#comment-21050 A really good article. As regards the text-to-speech, wherein your computer gets to read your work aloud - if you turn your article into a PDF file, Adobe has a read aloud facility. It sounds a bit clunky and electronic, but is a godsend when having to read through a long novel, where your voice is in danger of giving out. And if you are in an environment where there are other folks around, as someone mentioned, you can use headphones. A really good article. As regards the text-to-speech, wherein your computer gets to read your work aloud – if you turn your article into a PDF file, Adobe has a read aloud facility. It sounds a bit clunky and electronic, but is a godsend when having to read through a long novel, where your voice is in danger of giving out. And if you are in an environment where there are other folks around, as someone mentioned, you can use headphones.

]]> By: Editing & Proofreading 101 « Mine & Other Stories http://ghostwriterdad.com/10-quick-tips-for-powerful-proofreading/#comment-20841 Editing & Proofreading 101 « Mine & Other Stories Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:45:23 +0000 http://ghostwriterdad.com/?p=433#comment-20841 [...] I’ve found that guide you in the process of editing your novel or short story. Take a look! http://ghostwriterdad.com/10-quick-tips-for-powerful-proofreading/       http://bethestory.com/2008/08/08/editing-your-first-novel-7-things-you-must-know [...] [...] I’ve found that guide you in the process of editing your novel or short story. Take a look! http://ghostwriterdad.com/10-quick-tips-for-powerful-proofreading/       http://bethestory.com/2008/08/08/editing-your-first-novel-7-things-you-must-know [...]

]]> By: New Social Media http://ghostwriterdad.com/10-quick-tips-for-powerful-proofreading/#comment-15510 New Social Media Thu, 09 Dec 2010 23:21:27 +0000 http://ghostwriterdad.com/?p=433#comment-15510 Super tips! I like #2 Final Copy = Rough Draft – 10%. I'm going to start using this one. Thanks - Theresa Super tips!

I like #2 Final Copy = Rough Draft – 10%. I’m going to start using this one.

Thanks – Theresa

]]> By: Pete Bogs http://ghostwriterdad.com/10-quick-tips-for-powerful-proofreading/#comment-11537 Pete Bogs Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:29:03 +0000 http://ghostwriterdad.com/?p=433#comment-11537 The issue I run into - with both the amount of copy I have to proof and the open-cubicle corporate environment in which I work - is that reading aloud is rarely feasible. Working at home or having an actual office with a door lend themselves better to that technique. I don't have either luxury. The issue I run into – with both the amount of copy I have to proof and the open-cubicle corporate environment in which I work – is that reading aloud is rarely feasible. Working at home or having an actual office with a door lend themselves better to that technique. I don’t have either luxury.

]]> By: Become a Better Proofreader By Distancing Yourself from the Text [Writing Tips] - Darryl Bachmeier http://ghostwriterdad.com/10-quick-tips-for-powerful-proofreading/#comment-10591 Become a Better Proofreader By Distancing Yourself from the Text [Writing Tips] - Darryl Bachmeier Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:57:40 +0000 http://ghostwriterdad.com/?p=433#comment-10591 [...] as cursive writing? Let us know in the comments (but give ‘em a once-over before you submit). 10 Quick Tips for Powerful Proofreading [Ghostwriter [...] [...] as cursive writing? Let us know in the comments (but give ‘em a once-over before you submit). 10 Quick Tips for Powerful Proofreading [Ghostwriter [...]

]]> By: Mike Sellars http://ghostwriterdad.com/10-quick-tips-for-powerful-proofreading/#comment-9226 Mike Sellars Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:47:30 +0000 http://ghostwriterdad.com/?p=433#comment-9226 A list of 'thorny' words from my No-Nonsense Proofreading Course: Accept/Except Affect/Effect A lot/Allot All Ready/Already All Together/Altogether Alter/Altar Ascent/Assent Breath/Breathe Canvas/Canvass Complement/Compliment Course/Coarse Council/Counsel Decent/Descent/Dissent Desert/Dessert Elicit/Illicit Eminent/Imminent Flaunt/Flout Forego/Forgo Forth/Fourth Grisly/Grizzly Hoard/Horde Incidence/Incidents Its/It’s Lead/Led Loath/Loathe Lose/Loose Palate/Palette Passed/Past Pedal/Peddle Plain/Plane Precede/Proceed Principal/Principle Proscribe/Prescribe Rain/Rein/Reign Stationary/Stationery Their/There/They’re Weather/Whether Who’s/Whose Your/You’re Hope you find them useful. Kind regards, Mike A list of ‘thorny’ words from my No-Nonsense Proofreading Course:

Accept/Except
Affect/Effect
A lot/Allot
All Ready/Already
All Together/Altogether
Alter/Altar
Ascent/Assent
Breath/Breathe
Canvas/Canvass
Complement/Compliment
Course/Coarse
Council/Counsel
Decent/Descent/Dissent
Desert/Dessert
Elicit/Illicit
Eminent/Imminent
Flaunt/Flout
Forego/Forgo
Forth/Fourth
Grisly/Grizzly
Hoard/Horde
Incidence/Incidents
Its/It’s
Lead/Led
Loath/Loathe
Lose/Loose
Palate/Palette
Passed/Past
Pedal/Peddle
Plain/Plane
Precede/Proceed
Principal/Principle
Proscribe/Prescribe
Rain/Rein/Reign
Stationary/Stationery
Their/There/They’re
Weather/Whether
Who’s/Whose
Your/You’re

Hope you find them useful.

Kind regards,
Mike

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