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PROOF READING
YOUR WORK CAN SAVE YOU MONEY IN THE LONG RUN by Laura
Hickey
One
Isn't Enough When it Comes to Proof Reading Your Work
Here's a
story of an author who had to learn the hard way that one proof reading isn't
enough.
She had finished her manuscript and was really excited. She
knew a local retired English teacher and approached her about her book. She
offered to pay for her services but the retired English teacher refused. She
expressed interest in proof-reading for the reason of helping a local writer.
The author was happy and satisfied about having her work edited for free. After
she edited the mistakes, she had her book typesetted. That seemed like the
logical step at the time. Then she sent the files to the printers. She order
300 copies.
As she started selling, politely a women told her about
some mistakes in the book. She was horrified by this. She put away her fears
and reviewed her book. Her happiness had deflated within minutes. There were
mistakes and more than a few. This was her fault. She should've checked
thoroughly before approving her printing order. But there's also another lesson
in this story. Never trust one person's proof reading. Have relatives and
friends that you trust not to steal your work to proof-read. Heck, even hire a
professional as well if you feel that your manuscript still needs editing.
Always have more than one person proof reading your work. What two people may
miss, the third person reviewing may notice.
What happened to her 300
copies? Some went to reviewers, others for free copies. Please keep in mind to
warn the reviewer if you do have some bad copies about the grammar and other
mistakes. Don't make the same costly decision she did. One editing, isn't
enough.
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