π Today’s proofread has a political theme. Dystopian fiction, written in 2017, but weirdly prescient. It’s not a futuristic setting, rather a twisted version of our own, and so the words need to be styled in a recognised way. Part of this involves carefully checking spelling, hyphenation and capitalisation. Dispatch box β has become despatchContinue reading “Is it dispatch box or despatch box? Should Parliament be capitalised? Back-bencher or backbencher? Proofreading dystopian political fiction.”
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January 12th 2021. Post-apoc novel: top proofreading spots.
π Grill vs grille. Puss vs pus. Feint vs faint. Had some cracking #proofreading spots this week in the post-apocalyptic novel I’m editing. Word did not flag these. But they did not get past me! I find these spots to be the most satisfying of all. βthe car’s grill β‘ the car’s grille β π©βπ³Continue reading “January 12th 2021. Post-apoc novel: top proofreading spots.”
December 15th 2020. Fantasy novel: top proofreading spots.
It’s only 10.45 and I’ve already saved The World. That’s the name of the novella I’ve proofread this morning. π Here are my top #proofreading spots from the manuscript. 1οΈβ£ The wyvern’s took to the air. β β‘ wyverns β 2οΈβ£ “I feel like a raised you.” β β‘ I raised β 3οΈβ£ She didContinue reading “December 15th 2020. Fantasy novel: top proofreading spots.”
Is it loose or lose? And other top proofreading spots.
π Today’s top #proofreading spots from an adventure Bildungsroman. Including loose vs lose, amongst others… β All hell broke lose β‘ loose β β a eighth β‘ an eighth β β hypthesis β‘ hypothesis β π A lot of people make the lose/loose error, but it’s usually the other way round. I think it’s becauseContinue reading “Is it loose or lose? And other top proofreading spots.”
Best proofreading or editing spots? When the name of something has changed. Consistency is the key.
π Want to know my all-time favourite type of proofreading spot? When I catch that the name of something has changed. π¦ Like the same ice cream parlour with two different names in two different chapters. π Or the same street with two different names in two different chapters. π I catch these inconsistencies byContinue reading “Best proofreading or editing spots? When the name of something has changed. Consistency is the key.”
October 20th 2020. Top proofreading spots.
π Top #proofreading spots from a manuscript I’ve been working on today. β She thrusted the blade πͺ β‘ thrust β β We were on route π β‘ en route β β The community were celebrating π β‘ was celebrating β So, we have an irregular past tense verb, a French borrowing and an agreementContinue reading “October 20th 2020. Top proofreading spots.”
October 7th 2020. Top proofreading spots.
π Top #proofreading spots today. β I had ran πββοΈ β‘ I had run β β glistening from copious amount of oil π§ β‘ a copious amount / copious amounts β So, we have a past participle issue and an agreement issue. Glad to be of assitance cleaning up the manuscript before it’s published.
Is it loath or loathe? Top proofreading spot.
π Top #proofreading spot from today. Loathe vs Loath. You loathe something if you hate it. π€’ For example, I loathe scampi. It’s the texture. Yuck. And in this example, loathe is a verb. Notice the ‘e’ on the end of the word. π¦ Whereas, I am loath to eat prawns. For the same reason.Continue reading “Is it loath or loathe? Top proofreading spot.”
Top proofreading spots: vocabulary. Stalagmites or stalactites? Servility or civility?
π ‘Stalagmites hung from the ceiling, shimmering with alchemical light.’ β One of my favourite types of #proofreading spot is when I’ve caught a wrong word choice. ‘Stalactites hung from the ceiling, shimmering with alchemical light.’ β Tites hang down! NOTE also the change from a G to a C: stalaCtites. Another one I flaggedContinue reading “Top proofreading spots: vocabulary. Stalagmites or stalactites? Servility or civility?”
How do you hyphenate or use a dash in the names of mathematical concepts? And are they capitalised?
π€ I enjoyed the maths! There’s a sentence I never thought I’d say. π I’ve recently proofread ‘The Nick Warner Chronicles Vol II’, an adventure-filled Bildungsroman about the life of a maths genius. Nick navigates tricky life circumstances by applying maths. π As part of the edit, I checked every hypothesis, theory, concept and formula,Continue reading “How do you hyphenate or use a dash in the names of mathematical concepts? And are they capitalised?”