tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post2682739867825121716..comments2024-03-11T16:14:49.158-07:00Comments on Don't pet me, I'm writing: The emails that make me crankyTAWNA FENSKEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468819219529035563noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-54785141215060617232011-12-15T23:16:09.827-08:002011-12-15T23:16:09.827-08:00I find typos in other people's work almost aut...I find typos in other people's work almost automatically now, because it's part of my job to do that. College students' papers have several typos. But if it's only one or two then it doesn't bother me too much.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-41069976390565862302011-12-15T19:51:53.783-08:002011-12-15T19:51:53.783-08:00I agree that a few typos in a book-length manuscri...I agree that a few typos in a book-length manuscript of any sort are to be expected. Even so, it still makes me nuts. I may even wander around handing my business card out to restaurants and companies using reader boards offering to proof their words for a <i>reasonable</i> price, just so they don't drive me mad.<br /><br />I found a typo in my resume a few years ago that almost made me cry. I and a couple of friends had gone over the damned thing a dozen times and I was looking for work in Portland, with no luck even getting call backs. Then one day, I realized that "Manager, Technical Publications" read as "Manger, Technical Publications." Yup, just decorate me with a bit of straw and I'm good.Skyehttp://thingsintheskye.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-54005651754040057872011-12-15T19:04:22.640-08:002011-12-15T19:04:22.640-08:00There are two typos in your blog post.There are two typos in your blog post.Patrick Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121337008453549441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-38196995798255789062011-12-15T11:45:16.834-08:002011-12-15T11:45:16.834-08:00worst blog post ever? oh, no, sweetie, I gotcha c...worst blog post ever? oh, no, sweetie, I gotcha covered on that one. I have several dozen that are worse than this one. :-)<br /><br />Yup, I'm with you. My own typos make me writhe with shame. <i>writhe.</i> and not the fun kind of writhing, either. And although I don't remember one in Making Waves, I do notice them when I read. In fact, I keep a list of ones that are unintentionally funny. But I also don't really care that much about other people's typos-- everybody makes mistakes. Like Linda G, the only typos that horrify me are my own.BarbNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12088366782915923507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-8319937058604393882011-12-15T11:15:41.323-08:002011-12-15T11:15:41.323-08:00Neil Gaiman has said that he doesn't look at c...Neil Gaiman has said that he doesn't look at copies of his books because he will be sure to open them at the page the mistake is on. <br /><br />Proofreading is as close to a savant talent as I have, so I virtually always see other people's typos, and almost always catch my own before releasing copy. I can't HELP it. They jump up and scream at me. So when I do let one past it's traumatic. That pamphlet thing would probably keep me up for a night. *twitch*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-90136351614530453232011-12-15T10:27:53.954-08:002011-12-15T10:27:53.954-08:00You must not be a welder.You must not be a welder.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-50575160908381171752011-12-15T10:21:24.542-08:002011-12-15T10:21:24.542-08:00I hate my own typos with the fire of a thousand su...I hate my own typos with the fire of a thousand suns. I am a perfectionist, and I haven't quite accepted yet that I am not, in fact, perfect. I asked a friend who'd read my book if there were any typos, and she shrugged and said, "Only a few really minor ones." Yeah. I won't be reading my book either.<br /><br />However, in other people I'm more forgiving. A small handful of typos in a published book doesn't make me crazy, because I know from personal experience that no matter how much editing you do, you're not going to catch them all.<br /><br />Why can't I be that accepting of my own flaws?Nancy Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00209727822644631003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-79798435553549884912011-12-15T10:19:45.443-08:002011-12-15T10:19:45.443-08:00I actually like it when I see typos in published b...I actually like it when I see typos in published books. It seems more... honest. Like when you go to dinner and see a girl all dolled up and you feel inadequate in your sweats and t-shirt (or does this only happen to me?) but when she stands to leave you see a small tear in the calf of her pantyhose or something. It's not vindictive, but it's a relief to know even the super-people have mistakes in the final product.Bethany Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12829932931010851406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-25470828950902962612011-12-15T10:02:13.069-08:002011-12-15T10:02:13.069-08:00This topic makes me so deeply uncomfortable that I...This topic makes me so deeply uncomfortable that I can't even post my own response. In fact, I'm going to close this window now and pretend the whole thing isn't happening. Carry on.Laura Maylenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058744860709615256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-18691999155517361512011-12-15T09:37:10.560-08:002011-12-15T09:37:10.560-08:00Even in the simplest things like emails and facebo...Even in the simplest things like emails and facebook posts, typos have driven me into panicked attempts of recall, edit, delete, whatever...followed by hanging my head in shame with apologies and corrections.<br /><br />Any good craftsman knows that the devil is in the details, and like pixels in an image all these individual details add up to a finished work. But nobody notices the details as much as the creator; it's the overall result that leaves an impression.<br /><br />I can't tell you how many times we've butchered songs on stage (at least it seemed that way to us) and still left people raving. The overall sound was good because we were meticulous in preparation, but if some of those details are flubbed during delivery the performance is still carried by all the others. <br /><br />With the exception of you and your editors, (evidently not even your editors) very few people will ever notice such an error. The reader's mind is on the story not the nuts and bolts, and since most of us only consciously read every third word as we blaze through text, (if that even) the vast majority of minor errors are passed over unnoticed time and time again.<br /><br />So it's okay, Tawna, though I wish I would've caught that nick in your Athena-like word armor. I am forever panning for gleaming grains of your failure, those rare joyous moments of feeling slightly less inferior. But the fact is I didn't, and you pointing it out before I could discover it myself only compounds my shame.Mark Simpsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-1679341646248241192011-12-15T08:26:28.832-08:002011-12-15T08:26:28.832-08:00I hate typos too. It amazed me recently while read...I hate typos too. It amazed me recently while reading a manuscript I've edited umpteen times to find a misspelled word. How could I not have caught it before? And then I worry that there are more mistakes lurking in the shadows of pages where I will never find them.<br /><br />I like when authors care. When reading other people's books, I often see the typos but a few in a book are to be expected. No one's perfect. But authors who don't care about getting it as close to right as they can, who say that spelling and grammar don't matter, that really bugs me.<br /><br />And I don't even remember the Newlywed Game typo, although I remember that scene quite well. So your point came across anyway!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-65123045722744331512011-12-15T06:24:13.019-08:002011-12-15T06:24:13.019-08:00LOL. I hear ya. I was told about a typo in my no...LOL. I hear ya. I was told about a typo in my novel and it drove me nuts. I mean, I know there will be typos. we have humans doing the editing, humans are imperfect. But yes, it still bugs me. Always will, but I can't control it. All I can do is my best to try and find every typo and the same with my editor. <br /><br />I find typos in books from big publisher and small publisher alike. Such is life. They usually do NOT detour me from the story, so I don't let myself worry about them too much.LynnRushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019358342291623619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-18599082301535918992011-12-15T04:59:01.707-08:002011-12-15T04:59:01.707-08:00Marlin Weasel? Best. Typo. Ever! *grin*
I only fr...Marlin Weasel? Best. Typo. Ever! *grin*<br /><br />I only freak out about my own typos. Everyone else's I let roll off my back. ;)Linda G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576828490765434497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-83792836908063322452011-12-15T03:09:52.875-08:002011-12-15T03:09:52.875-08:00Typos are inevitable and one or two out of 70,000 ...Typos are inevitable and one or two out of 70,000 words is easy to overlook. It's when there's one every other page that it becomes distracting. That said, I just proofed a corporate brochure that's already been printed in hard copy once and found *30* typos b/c the designer sent it right to print without a final proof!! Apparently he thinks I can spell and punctuate right the first time (although we've both agreed he'll never do that again!). It literally made me sick to my stomach thinking it's out in the world in such shoddy form, but I'm trying to get past it by telling myself no one will notice it as much as I do. Right? Right???Brenda St John Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01995664320021950254noreply@blogger.com