tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post1278060986509966761..comments2024-03-10T10:34:02.181+02:00Comments on The Alliterative Allomorph: I'm a professional editor and my fiction is full of typos ... GAH!Jessica Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10889900730906728317noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-37180869165307364472012-01-18T09:37:43.111+02:002012-01-18T09:37:43.111+02:00Excellent point. I guess I am just too close to my...Excellent point. I guess I am just too close to my own writing, but I know what you mean. I have the same problem.<br /><br />Check out my blogfest when you have some time. I have some cool prizes including a kindle fire e-reader.<br /><br />Take care,<br />MelissaMelissa Sugarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16268333458796847721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-82438402709643753102012-01-18T03:45:10.655+02:002012-01-18T03:45:10.655+02:00This is absolutely my issue! I can edit other peop...This is absolutely my issue! I can edit other people's work, but mine is always a mess no matter how many times I read it.ShaunaKelleyWriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04654367734305011629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-17378463036768409682012-01-18T02:30:55.429+02:002012-01-18T02:30:55.429+02:00i'd like to know why it is we can know a gramm...i'd like to know why it is we can know a grammar rule perfectly for years and then suddenly become unsure about it, or forget it's rules.<br />WHY DOES THAT HAPPEN?!Sarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-50736281139712193272012-01-18T02:06:30.162+02:002012-01-18T02:06:30.162+02:00Ah, I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one ...Ah, I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who has this problem, who happens to be an editor too. Our brain corrects things way too easily.Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-5482856816535953652012-01-18T01:29:22.448+02:002012-01-18T01:29:22.448+02:00Same problem. I have an editor/friend checking my...Same problem. I have an editor/friend checking my final edit. And oops - there's still typos.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08311305166391446029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-56655353288977254192012-01-18T01:04:59.154+02:002012-01-18T01:04:59.154+02:00I swear I don't do this in my fiction, but whe...I swear I don't do this in my fiction, but when it comes to blog comments...I'm! addicted! to! exclamation! points!! :)DL Hammonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007260062331783715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-41208425476091028862012-01-17T22:54:56.077+02:002012-01-17T22:54:56.077+02:00Though I'm pretty good at catching my own erro...Though I'm pretty good at catching my own errors, I once sent a full manuscript to an agent with a huge typo...IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH! UGH!Nancy Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05735642863696266005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-46150024802173759002012-01-17T21:41:20.529+02:002012-01-17T21:41:20.529+02:00The phrase "Can't see the forest for the ...The phrase "Can't see the forest for the trees" comes to mind. I think when it comes to our own work, we spend some much more time on plot and characters, world-building...creation, that we lose sight of the technical. I've seen it in musicians, too. They could hear technical flaws in others, but found it hard to pick those flaws from their own singing. Thus the tape recorder became an invaluable tool. I suppose critique partners are a writer's invaluable tool. (Though I hate to describe a person as a tool! You know what I mean though, I hope.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08616276555920544920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-1029788127171087952012-01-17T20:23:38.578+02:002012-01-17T20:23:38.578+02:00Maybe it's because we're so close to our o...Maybe it's because we're so close to our own work. As long as we eventually realize these things and fix our bad habits.<br /><br />Hope you're having a fabulous week! :)Lunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08284738955789123035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-90343845245107625692012-01-17T18:46:12.755+02:002012-01-17T18:46:12.755+02:00I used to be a very good speller until technology ...I used to be a very good speller until technology made my brain lazy. Now I have trouble spelling even basic words. Thank goodness and curse Microsoft spell-checker.Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-27471373927126027322012-01-17T13:07:14.246+02:002012-01-17T13:07:14.246+02:00Apparently it's a survival thing. Our minds ca...Apparently it's a survival thing. Our minds can only pay attention to so many things at one time. When it's rereading it thinks 'I know this, so I might as well do something else' meaning you start to skim.<br /><br />I'm ruthless when I edit other people's work, but I'm also not so great with my own.Christine Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168406879681616375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-86201749575772286692012-01-17T11:30:32.377+02:002012-01-17T11:30:32.377+02:00What Alex, Southpaw, and Will said - the text is a...What Alex, Southpaw, and Will said - the text is a transcript of what's in our heads, and when we read, we see it as we intended it to be, and not the typo-filled transcript.<br /><br />Plus, everyone else is seeing it for the first time, with no preconceptions.<br /><br />Which is why I should have someone else cut my hair.Steve MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026970188928733645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-57183475276204016522012-01-17T05:25:38.588+02:002012-01-17T05:25:38.588+02:00It's a brain-trick. We know what it's supp...It's a brain-trick. We know what it's supposed to say, so our brains auto-correct what we're looking at. That's why God gave us beat readers. and writing groups.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887692234695411883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-25046391233700367202012-01-17T02:04:28.790+02:002012-01-17T02:04:28.790+02:00I swear the moment I turn the computer off, my com...I swear the moment I turn the computer off, my commas walk about my pages and letters rearrange themselves. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. :DStinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-70506981351694604512012-01-17T00:51:55.798+02:002012-01-17T00:51:55.798+02:00Holly is right - we see what's supposed to say...Holly is right - we see what's supposed to say and totally miss that we said it wrong. Plus we miss more when editing on a screen than we do on the printed page. Don't know why.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-8144007652501551742012-01-16T23:43:09.958+02:002012-01-16T23:43:09.958+02:00I think its our blind spots- our sub-conscious bli...I think its our blind spots- our sub-conscious bling spots not letting us see the whole picture. That's why we have crit partners and editors and all to show us what we missed!Abby Minardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963640263845561309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-5803836028875736992012-01-16T23:41:02.858+02:002012-01-16T23:41:02.858+02:00You've just reminded all of us why editors are...You've just reminded all of us why editors are needed :-) It's almost impossible to edit our own work. Just get the words on the page and let someone else fine tune - because darling, your work NEEDS to be on the page. Even with "slight" imperfections. <3Dawn Iushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546425873531022196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-34866018127453413862012-01-16T22:57:24.085+02:002012-01-16T22:57:24.085+02:00Hi,
It's the bane of a writers life typos: no...Hi,<br /><br />It's the bane of a writers life typos: notheng worse then thinking one has git the "how to " down to a fine fart. <br /><br />I sweat blood and bl**dy tears over my paperback and then, then, after going through the pre-print proof with critical eye word-blindness showed itself in two minor mistakes per novella (collection of 3) unnoticed until after it went to press. I swear I could have shot myself. That is, until I received a pre-print copy of best-selling author Jo Beverly's February (penguin)release, of which I had to review for Romantic Fiction Magazine: it had the same amount of mistakes. Hee hee, ha ha. Kind of made my day! <br /><br />See, even top proof readers suffer word-blindness. <br /><br />best<br />FFrancine Howarthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326542867876257042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-52000147396130297822012-01-16T22:20:08.275+02:002012-01-16T22:20:08.275+02:00Hi, Jessica. I keep finding typos and such in my o...Hi, Jessica. I keep finding typos and such in my own work because half the time I read, I'm seeing what I think I typed and not what's actually there.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-18995573243861039122012-01-16T21:17:45.184+02:002012-01-16T21:17:45.184+02:00So glad I'm not the only one. I am a fast typi...So glad I'm not the only one. I am a fast typist, but make lots of mistakes and when I go back to find them, they slip by me. <br /><br />But when I edit others' work, I'm like a nazi with a red pen. <br /><br />Seriously messed up.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573354179519141077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-28381048619823218822012-01-16T20:46:23.218+02:002012-01-16T20:46:23.218+02:00I think our brain knows what it is suppose to say ...I think our brain knows what it is suppose to say and how it is suppose to look and makes it so regardless of what is on the page.Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-14452159552890831732012-01-16T20:21:57.951+02:002012-01-16T20:21:57.951+02:00I'm also a fan of the ... ... ...I'm also a fan of the ... ... ...Candylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08956196611348299424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-57202754604540050572012-01-16T19:48:18.658+02:002012-01-16T19:48:18.658+02:00<3<3Amie McCrackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10183468581148360197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-2835594733828432182012-01-16T19:47:28.922+02:002012-01-16T19:47:28.922+02:00I think we are all of us mostly blind when it come...I think we are all of us mostly blind when it comes to our own stuff. After all, WE know what WE want/mean to say so that's what we read, whether it's there or not.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-20565431627574835532012-01-16T19:36:14.758+02:002012-01-16T19:36:14.758+02:00We see what we intended to write rather than what&...We see what we intended to write rather than what's actually on the page.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com