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Supernatural Spelling Mistake

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Christie |

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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Do your words serve your story – or do they serve you?

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Christie |

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by Anita Stratos, Proof Positive editor Picture this: you’re craving apple pie – one of those “just gotta have it” days – so you go to your favorite café and order up a slice. Your mouth waters when the server … Continue reading →

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Inedible Spelling Mistake

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Christie |

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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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Awethors Event: Why I Love Supporting Indie Authors

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Christie |

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Get Down With The Awethors co-creator D.M. Cain graciously suggested that I should do an interview too. As I haven’t published a full book yet, I thought I’d take her up on it in a different way: by telling you why … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors | Tagged anatomy of a darkened heart, author, author event, authors, awethors, beta read, blog, book, book event, books, christie stratos, editing, editor, event, fiction, get down with the awethors, inspiration, interview, novel, novels, oxygen defined, proof positive, proofread, proofreading, publishing, reading, writer, writers, writing | Comments Off

Picture Your Misspellings: Tie-die vs. Tie-dye

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Christie |

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Every time you misspell “tie-dye”, a tie loses its life. Stop the violence – hire a proofreader!

Posted in Picture Your Misspelling | Tagged author, authors, comedy, edit, editing, editor, error, funny, misspell, misspellings, mistake, picture, picture your misspellings, proof positive, proofread, proofreader, proofreading, spelling comedy, tie-die, tie-dye, visual, why should i hire a proofreader, why should i hire an editor, word choice, writer, writers | 1 Comment

Backward Writing – Withholding Critical Information

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Christie Stratos |

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by Anita Stratos, Proof Positive Editor In psychology, when a person withholds affection from their partner, it’s considered a form of emotional abuse. In writing, withholding important information from the reader could almost be classified as story suicide. I’m not … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Binge Word Writer

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Christie |

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by Anita Stratos, Proof Positive Editor I have a confession to make. I’m a binge word writer. I tend to binge on certain words or phrases when writing a first draft like they were my favorite flavor of ice cream. … Continue reading →

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Your Author Website Could Be Killing Your Book Sales

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Christie |

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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 |

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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 |

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“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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Tag Archives: proofread

Supernatural Spelling Mistake

Do your words serve your story – or do they serve you?

Inedible Spelling Mistake

Awethors Event: Why I Love Supporting Indie Authors

Picture Your Misspellings: Tie-die vs. Tie-dye

Backward Writing – Withholding Critical Information

Confessions of a Binge Word Writer

Your Author Website Could Be Killing Your Book Sales

Superfluous Verbiage and Unnecessary Words

Intention vs. Reality in Writing

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