26/4/2013
Ah, the dreaded typos that the computer can’t see. I live in fear of those.
I gess that’s wen humane edittors cum in usefull…..
Thanks for your comment Tony – have been enjoying your A-Z even though I am shocking at DIY!!! x
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I’ve done the willies/wellies thing, but thankfully only in draft manuscripts!
I’m not alone in my willy problem then! Haha, thanks for your comment, Rebeccah!
Typos, ugh! We all know the misery of the problem. Hi, I am a new follower from the challenge.
Hi Melissa – thanks for your comment! How are you finding the challenge?
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All the best x
Excellent advice! It’s always nice to learn from others mistakes rather than making them yourself. 😉
Thanks for your comments, Heidi. Glad I could help! 🙂
One reason spellcheck alone cannot be trusted! Cute story. Love the Wellies 🙂
Thanks for your comment Stephanie. I’m in love with these wellies!!
🙂 I got a good laugh out of that one. I can imagine your frustration – especially on the first page. Thanks for sharing this warning. I find enough typos in my blog posts and Friday Flash stories after I post them. I can only imagine what will creep into my novel after I think it’s finished and ready.
You hit the nail on the head! I was mortified!!!! 🙂 Thanks for commenting x
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** W is for WELLIES ** ——————————— This post was suggested by one of my oldest friends, Lou Gooding. She was the one who spotted a typo in my book, and suggested I write a cautionary tale on that theme for my ‘W’ day on the A-Z blog challenge. I have learned my lesson and I want to tell you of my experiences so you don’t fall into the same hole of accidents, embarrassment and poor editing. Paragraph three on the opening page of my debut novel ‘Girl Meets Boys‘, an internet age rom com, contains the following text: “…You’d think I’d have more grace when leaping up the stairs at home with feet that small, but no. My favourite footwear is flip flops or wellies (weather dependent of course)…” Can you spot where the humiliating typo appeared? No? Need a clue? Try substituting the second letter in the word ‘wellies’ for ‘i’… Got it. “Oops” was not the word. I was mortified this word had appeared on my first novel’s first page! What a book boo-boo. An easy, quick tweak later, and both the ebook and the paperback correctly had footwear and not genitals on the first page. However, this was too late for the first 60-100 sales I had. If you have a copy of the male appendage version, keep it. It’s out of print. So what have I learned? I admit I cheaped out a little on editing my manuscript. I went through it with a fine (but gappy) tooth comb, ‘editing’ the 36,000 word document myself. I also arranged for four ‘hobby’ editors I knew to have a read. Four, I thought, was enough, but next time I’d get a professional to get it. I certainly plan to get it done properly for my current work in progress. And you should do the same for your next book. Definitely. So ‘W’ is for wellies. Or willies. Whatever will get me the most hits on the porn-obsessed internet search engines! Who can beat that typo, then?! Lou x Find me on Facebook Image from British Heart Foundation Shop
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