http://www.legacybooksolutions.com/blog/2010/01/self-publishing-toolbox-proofreading-tips/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:12:05 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.legacybooksolutions.com/blog/2010/01/self-publishing-toolbox-proofreading-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Beth Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:12:05 +0000 http://www.legacybooksolutions.com/?p=100#comment-61 Reno, I agree with you. In the best of all possible worlds, people should go with a professional proofreader, or at least someone who is not familiar with the material but is familiar with the finer points of the language. I have worked on enough books to know that cover design -- like interior design, copy editing and printing -- is also better in the hands of experienced and trained professionals. Unfortunately, it's not always an option for people. Proofreading is also not just for book publishers. Anyone who writes for others can benefit from improving their proofing skills. Reno, I agree with you. In the best of all possible worlds, people should go with a professional proofreader, or at least someone who is not familiar with the material but is familiar with the finer points of the language. I have worked on enough books to know that cover design — like interior design, copy editing and printing — is also better in the hands of experienced and trained professionals. Unfortunately, it’s not always an option for people. Proofreading is also not just for book publishers. Anyone who writes for others can benefit from improving their proofing skills.

]]> http://www.legacybooksolutions.com/blog/2010/01/self-publishing-toolbox-proofreading-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Reno Lovison Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:13:40 +0000 http://www.legacybooksolutions.com/?p=100#comment-24 I am a consumate DIYer. But one thing that is impossible to do is proofread your own stuff. You will always see what you want or expect to see. It is simply how are brains function. We routinely see partial images then our brain fills in the rest. There are any number of pychological tests that prove the phenomenon. The other problem is that sometimes you as a writer have explained something that seems perfectly accurate but you did not see that it might have an alternate interpretation. This is also something your proofreader might check. So go ahead and publish your own book and design your own cover but be sure you run it by your proof reader first. If you want some additional writing advice check out Words At Work http://www.authorsbroadcast.com/titles/wordsatwork.htm I am a consumate DIYer. But one thing that is impossible to do is proofread your own stuff. You will always see what you want or expect to see. It is simply how are brains function. We routinely see partial images then our brain fills in the rest. There are any number of pychological tests that prove the phenomenon. The other problem is that sometimes you as a writer have explained something that seems perfectly accurate but you did not see that it might have an alternate interpretation. This is also something your proofreader might check. So go ahead and publish your own book and design your own cover but be sure you run it by your proof reader first. If you want some additional writing advice check out Words At Work http://www.authorsbroadcast.com/titles/wordsatwork.htm

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