{"id":386,"date":"2006-09-26T02:05:42","date_gmt":"2006-09-26T09:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=386"},"modified":"2006-09-26T02:05:45","modified_gmt":"2006-09-26T09:05:45","slug":"blogoff-post-9-how-to-proofread-your-own-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/386\/blogoff-post-9-how-to-proofread-your-own-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogoff Post #9: How to proofread your own writing . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"

From the Problogger ‘How To…’ Group Writing Project<\/a>, The Golden Pencil offers some tips on how to proofread your own writing<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The fact that you wrote it means you know what it’s supposed to say and that’s exactly what your mind tends to see – what should be there, not what’s really there.<\/p>\n

Of course, ideally, you’ll have someone else proof it – they bring a fresh eye and no pre-conceived notions, and hopefully they can spell. In fact, if the writing is for something that really matters, it can make sense to pay a professional proof reader.<\/p>\n

The next best bet is to put it away for a day or a week – that way, your eye is much fresher and you’re much more likely to spot errors.<\/p>\n

But life doesn’t often give us that much time. When the writing (or the check) has to go out today, take time to read it out loud to yourself.<\/p>\n

Sure, you’ll feel really stupid the first few times you do this, but it works. If you’re in cube or other un-private place, whisper it to yourself. Somehow your ear will hear mistakes your eyes wont see.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I worked once with a great proofreader who read everything upside down to overcome the eye’s tendency to correct errors. At that same job, I had a vicious drunk of a boss who could fall down dead drunk, his finger landing unerringly on the ugly typo everyone else had missed.
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Technorati Tags: blogging<\/a>, sellsius 101<\/a>, real estate<\/a>, real estate marketing<\/a><\/p>\n

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From the Problogger ‘How To…’ Group Writing Project, The Golden Pencil offers some tips on how to proofread your own writing: The fact that you wrote it means you know what it’s supposed to say and that’s exactly what your mind tends to see – what should be there, not what’s really there. 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