tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003411730183992088.post7897999983420398553..comments2023-10-24T04:43:50.615-04:00Comments on The Fearless Blog: Proofreading BackwardReflections Magazine editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03555277906740439990noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003411730183992088.post-25362467128146266692009-02-08T11:36:00.000-05:002009-02-08T11:36:00.000-05:00wow is this good advice! I'll try to do it!!I have...wow is this good advice! I'll try to do it!!I have to thank you for this tip! I have never been told this is a good way to edit and never thought of it myself.<BR/>Will certainly give it a try. Thanks for showing this fabuloso tip<BR/><BR/>Monica PuellesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003411730183992088.post-52286448754752874242008-08-18T21:50:00.000-04:002008-08-18T21:50:00.000-04:00Yes, a lot professional editors that aren't editin...Yes, a lot professional editors that aren't editing for content suggest this. I've not yet done it but I know people who have. I think it's something I'll try on my next manuscript. I certainly can see why it would work and be very powerful. Especially since I have parts of my book memorized; I've read it so many times in editing. As you say, it breaks that hold we have on our own words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003411730183992088.post-44527205538152532292008-08-18T21:37:00.000-04:002008-08-18T21:37:00.000-04:00Great to know that some of you see the potential i...Great to know that some of you see the potential in this technique. If you do try it out, let me know if you find it helpful.Reflections Magazine editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03555277906740439990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003411730183992088.post-89445827280884195332008-08-18T20:22:00.000-04:002008-08-18T20:22:00.000-04:00oooh that's tough. cool idea though. I am a fan of...oooh that's tough. cool idea though. I am a fan of reading outloud, an old journalism technique. Love your blog btw.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003411730183992088.post-64591541200767258712008-08-17T11:27:00.000-04:002008-08-17T11:27:00.000-04:00To someone who can find grammatical mistake or mis...To someone who can find grammatical mistake or mistakeS after the 20th times reading his own writing, this is certainly an unpresumptuous way to detach our mind from our writing.<BR/><BR/>Will certainly give it a try. Thanks for showing the way.Buzzing Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13011996490429251383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003411730183992088.post-14631943207016541962008-08-16T21:25:00.000-04:002008-08-16T21:25:00.000-04:00I have to thank you for this tip! I have never bee...I have to thank you for this tip! I have never been told this is a good way to edit and never thought of it myself. <BR/><BR/>I know lots of times I look and look and look over my work (until my eyes blur sometimes), I read it out loud to myself, and I still miss things. <BR/><BR/>In a peer editing setting, lots of times those mistakes can be caught. But I don't participate in peer editing so Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003411730183992088.post-20480453462341264702008-08-16T18:41:00.000-04:002008-08-16T18:41:00.000-04:00An interesting concept...makes sense. I enjoy wri...An interesting concept...makes sense. <BR/>I enjoy writing...I realized this when I was around forty as I never hand any reason or opportunity to write before this time. My dream is to write a novel someday!!!<BR/><BR/>Writing/proofreading takes me forever...will give this suggestion a try...thank you for passing it along!!!<BR/><BR/>CheersAzure Accessorieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14909773759269019279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003411730183992088.post-8742979584232155532008-08-16T10:45:00.000-04:002008-08-16T10:45:00.000-04:00I have to agree with you the both the author of th...I have to agree with you the both the author of the post and you Jennifer that proofreading is important and tedious. I dislike proofreading, but I am starting to get use to doing it in a more perfect way now I learned from experiences and mistakes from last year.<BR/><BR/>As this will be my second year, I will learn to stop and proofread my own work. Not only that, but it helps to examine Kelvin Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14387828915820347760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003411730183992088.post-19547496868492009802008-08-16T10:43:00.000-04:002008-08-16T10:43:00.000-04:00Boy is this good advice! I was just proofing one ...Boy is this good advice! I was just proofing one of my chapters last night...I could almost recite every line by heart, and was feeling like "how can I read this like it's the first time...how can I be a stranger to the words?"<BR/><BR/>Definitely gonna give it a try...thx! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003411730183992088.post-20056279415614132062008-08-16T09:48:00.000-04:002008-08-16T09:48:00.000-04:00I have never thought of proofreading backward - wh...I have never thought of proofreading backward - what a great idea! I ALWAYS spot errors for someone else, but often miss my own, which leaves me humbly remembering that Bible verse - take the log out of your own eye before trying to remove someone else's splinter (paraphrased, of course). <BR/><BR/>My most common error is typing "you" when I meant to type "your." <BR/><BR/>As always, another Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003411730183992088.post-32735870706197377242008-08-15T22:24:00.000-04:002008-08-15T22:24:00.000-04:00Proofreading backward -- a great concept. All proo...Proofreading backward -- a great concept. All proofreading has a level of tediousness, of course, but this sounds like a good way to catch those things your eyes pass over.<BR/><BR/>In my first job, all support staff had to do mandatory overtime to proofread the text of the state's code sections (as they were altered by that year's legislation). This was done in teams, one person reading out loudjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07959874504681715396noreply@blogger.com