Comments on: Proofing: the joys of… https://glendalarke.com/2009/12/proofing-joys-of/ Sat, 13 Mar 2021 10:30:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: glenda larke https://glendalarke.com/2009/12/proofing-joys-of/#comment-20179 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:31:57 +0000 #comment-20179 Oh dear, what can happen when proofing goes wrong. John Scalzi just put the first chapter of his new book up on his blog. And there, in the second paragraph of the book, is an example:

It was time to whip the god.

Captain Ean Tephe entered the god chamber, small lacquered, filigreed chest in hand. He found blood on the deck, an acolyte spurting one and lying shivering on the other, and the god prostrate in its iron circle, its chains shortened into the circle floor.

I wasn't very keen on the second sentence and the third sentence was probably meant to be something like this:
He found blood and the deck, an acolyte spurting the first and lying shivering on the second, with the god prostrate in its iron circle…etc.

Oddly enough, that makes me feel better about any missed mistakes. John's a Hugo winner … 🙂

]]> By: Jo https://glendalarke.com/2009/12/proofing-joys-of/#comment-20178 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:33:04 +0000 #comment-20178 I plan to re-read my copy of The Last Stormlord again in the fairly near future, but marvellous as the book is, I don't think I would want to read it as often as you have to. That is when it is work, not pleasure. What a miserable way to wait for the cable car. I thought Disney was bad enough, but we never queued for 2 hours.

]]> By: Helen V. https://glendalarke.com/2009/12/proofing-joys-of/#comment-20177 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:10:53 +0000 #comment-20177 Actually although I can see it would pall after a number of books I'd just like it to happen once.

I'm glad you're finished though and I can't wait to read the book.

]]> By: Katharine https://glendalarke.com/2009/12/proofing-joys-of/#comment-20176 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:37:37 +0000 #comment-20176 Can't wait to read 🙂 I'm sure, typo here or there or not, it'll be fantastic!

]]> By: Glenda Larke https://glendalarke.com/2009/12/proofing-joys-of/#comment-20175 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:55:04 +0000 #comment-20175 I can only speak for myself, but believe me I want to rewrite everything!! I have yet to read anything at all that I have written without wanted to reach for the red pen…

]]> By: Anonymous https://glendalarke.com/2009/12/proofing-joys-of/#comment-20174 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:47:59 +0000 #comment-20174 I've yet to have the pleasure of proof reading my novel. So far I've only ever proof read short stories. One thing I've found though, is that no matter how close to finished I think I am, I always have the urge to rewrite paragraphs that I want to improve. Does it ever stop? Or in other words, does the urge to keep rewriting finally decrease as your writerly experience increases or is it something you have to learn to suppress for practicality's sake?

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