tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post3187783679616670060..comments2024-03-28T05:34:42.670-05:00Comments on MAKE MINE MYSTERY: Stalking the Typo GremlinMorgan Mandelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-88913074957807309592018-03-04T19:44:55.730-06:002018-03-04T19:44:55.730-06:00Sometimes it doesn't matter how many times you...Sometimes it doesn't matter how many times you've read through it. You see even blatant mistakes as correct. Another set of eyes will normally catch these.authorlindathornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02605805996356003012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-85138171689461081692018-02-23T12:15:13.707-06:002018-02-23T12:15:13.707-06:00So sadly true, Susan. If only we had a magic potio...So sadly true, Susan. If only we had a magic potion we could spray over our pages to correct those errors. Until we do, we'll just have to do our darnedest to make them perfect--and hope we didn't miss too many of the little devils.Earl Staggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349667172813175960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-9756921580993959692018-02-22T23:55:40.275-06:002018-02-22T23:55:40.275-06:00You can add words to Word's dictionary, though...You can add words to Word's dictionary, though, I do that all the time because I write fantasy. Then spellcheck can figure out that I got "McGonagaall" and "Dumbledoor" wrong again. Excessivelyperkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670946612072297313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-67566749239758171232018-02-21T17:12:55.320-06:002018-02-21T17:12:55.320-06:00Our eyes see what we want to see, even though it&#...Our eyes see what we want to see, even though it's not what's there! I typed the wrong name for a character, and almost released the book, but found it after numerous edits. Word's spellcheck doesn't catch words we type down that are actually words. Morgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-44387997194860963102018-02-21T13:26:17.331-06:002018-02-21T13:26:17.331-06:00I have the same problem! I taught English at the h...I have the same problem! I taught English at the high school and college level for many years. Yet I still find small errors even after careful edits. It's surprising and frustrating.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-5466935540175014962018-02-21T11:46:27.828-06:002018-02-21T11:46:27.828-06:00Big publishers have this problem, too--I've se...Big publishers have this problem, too--I've seen books sent out by Real Publishers which have typos out the wazoo. Some companies are not as diligent in the editorial process as they could be. <br /><br />But I once read a Harry Potter fanfiction story where Luna Lovegood blames mistakes like that on Quill Mites. Nowadays I blame mine on Keyboard Bugs...Excessivelyperkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670946612072297313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-50044155986095877352018-02-21T10:29:23.847-06:002018-02-21T10:29:23.847-06:00The typo Gremlin and Grinch are the main reasons I...The typo Gremlin and Grinch are the main reasons I do not self-publish. I send a publisher what I believe is a perfect manuscript. Computer spell- and grammar-check programs help. That submission is read by (1) an acquisitions editor, (2) a copy editor, and (3) a line editor. Usually I see their edits as production progresses. When they have what we all consider a perfect manuscript, they send me galleys. Two editors I've known and trusted for years, and I, read galleys. We always find errors. The vexing thing is, often we do not find the same ones. I reconcile those and send corrections to the publisher. One of my eagle-eye editor friends reread our first joint effort and said, "I really wish one of us had caught that period missing on page 126." That is the closest we've come. Perfection is beyond me, but I figure the more eyes that see a manuscript, the better our chances of getting there.Sharon Ervinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034672245013019017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-71701841208598183202018-02-21T08:22:49.181-06:002018-02-21T08:22:49.181-06:00Oh so true, no matter how hard I try to get rid of...Oh so true, no matter how hard I try to get rid of all those problems, they still seem to creep in. Going over all the Rocky Bluff P.D. mysteries, I've found all those things you've mentioned. At least with the new publications, they'll be cleaner though probably not perfect. Good post.Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.com