Sev Wrote:Paul's request got me thinking:
Nearly every book I buy (non-fiction or fiction) has a few mistakes in it. You know, you're racing along a page and suddenly a "buy" appears where there should be a "but"! It's like hitting a speed bump on the page.
Typos happen to everyone, but there used to be people whose career was to catch them.
Are there still professional proofreaders? Have they been replaced with spelling and grammer checkers by publishers trying to save money?
I know little to nothing about the publishing world, but I am seriously curious:
Do any professionals still specialize in proofreading?
Sev :dontknow:
They're called copyeditors. I've had Becky Maines for most of the Jack books. After the first couple, with witnessing her diligent way of checking facts as well as grammar, I insisted on her for all my books. Plus she's a New Yorker and spots some of my geographical errors.
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