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PROOF READING
YOUR WORK CAN SAVE YOU MONEY IN THE LONG RUN by Laura
Hickey
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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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