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Supernatural Spelling Mistake

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Christie | Subscribe to Proof Positive by Email

This product will haunt your lips forever. As seen in an advertisement for lip butter: “Supernatural” is a word, which is why software probably didn’t pick it up. Be careful with your spelling!

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Inedible Spelling Mistake

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Christie | Subscribe to Proof Positive by Email

If you read this carefully, you’ll realize this menu item would be dangerous to consume…and potentially disgusting. What funny misspellings have you seen lately?

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Your Author Website Could Be Killing Your Book Sales

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Christie | Subscribe to Proof Positive by Email

by Anita Stratos, Proof Positive Editor So you’ve given your new book as much social media play as you possibly can. Your efforts have resulted in a nice, steady uptick in visitors to your author website, which is just what … Continue reading →

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Superfluous Verbiage and Unnecessary Words

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Christie | Subscribe to Proof Positive by Email

by Anita Stratos, Proof Positive Editor Did you trip over the title of this post? Did you have to read it twice? If so, that’s because both phrases, “superfluous verbiage” and “unnecessary words”, mean the same thing, but your mind was … Continue reading →

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Intention vs. Reality in Writing

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Christie | Subscribe to Proof Positive by Email

“But Your Honor, I intended to help that little old lady across the street. Her purse handle just happened to loop over my arm, and I didn’t realize it was there until I was several blocks away and that cop … Continue reading →

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eBook Plague – Errors Aplenty

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Christie Stratos | Subscribe to Proof Positive by Email

“Annoying.” “Very irritating.” These are just a couple of the most common descriptives readers are using when talking about their frustrations with the numerous errors in e-books. These readers are asking Amazon and other e-book distributors for refunds without finishing … Continue reading →

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How Many Bananas?

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Christie Stratos | Subscribe to Proof Positive by Email

  The saddest misprint is a huge misprint. I found this mistake on a huge banner at a picnic event, and the sentence above was, unfortunately, one of the selling points of the product. The “e” has been left off … Continue reading →

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Proofreading 101: The “Mined” Chicken Incident

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Christie Stratos | Subscribe to Proof Positive by Email

Here’s a fun little typo from a restaurant menu – it insinuates that the chicken was actually mined, the way diamonds or gold would be. Funny, I always thought that chickens were farmed, not mined! 😉 That proofreading error – “mined” … Continue reading →

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Two To Too Many Misteaks Mistakes Spoil the Story

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Christie Stratos | Subscribe to Proof Positive by Email

I wrote a guest blog post about why it’s so important for authors to have at least one “outsider” proofread their work, whether they’re indie or mainstream writers. I started the article with a simple illustrative statement: “Errers can be … Continue reading →

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