the-pen-pot:

halespecterwinchester:

greaseonmymouth:

just-shower-thoughts:

My ability to proofread increases by 1000% after I hit “Submit”.

this is often because when you’ve submitted something (like fanfiction to ao3) it will be in a different font, size and framing than in your word processor. The text will look different in the new environment so your brain stops skipping what looks familiar (like a typo that has been there since the beginning).

So, tip: revise your work in a different font and size. I guarantee you’ll catch more typos and mistakes than otherwise.

For all my writers (ones I follow and the ones that thankfully follow me)

My editing process is 5 stages, and I change font and size before each go around. It works a treat by making your brain actually SEE what it is looking at (and spotting the mistakes you didn’t see the first time around)