How can I proofread without missing errors?

When I’m proofreading…

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I read like a small child.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ I read the words aloud.

๐ŸขI read them slowly.

๐Ÿ‘†I follow along with my finger.

I find this particularly helpful when reading sentences with a lot of two/three letter words in them.

Our eyes can gloss over these all too easily.

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๐ŸŒŠThe tide is on its way in.

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๐Ÿ๏ธAll I want to do is get back to the island.

It’s my strategy for making sure that there are no missing words.

And it works. โœ”๏ธ

๐Ÿ”ŽTry it next time you want to double check that something you’ve written is right.

Published by clairecherryedits

CherryEdits.com Indie Fiction Specialist. Line Editing. Copy Editing. Proofreading.

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