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Jul '08

Why we proofread before turning in a manuscript

I read all my manuscripts out loud. It’s not just spelling errors or missing words that I’m looking for. It’s things like this.

Cassie looked ahead, expecting to see the Queen’s Court, but the road through the forest still wove through the trees.

No kidding. Really? The forest had trees in it? Wow.

Maybe I should just say…

Cassie looked ahead, expecting to see the Queen’s Court, but the road still wove through the forest.

4 Comments »

4 Comments

  1. Dan Goodman Dan Goodman on 01.07.2008 at 18:56 (Reply)

    Someone needs to write about a forest which doesn’t have trees.

    1. Mary Robinette Kowal Mary Robinette Kowal on 01.07.2008 at 21:07 (Reply)

      Would that be a petrified forest?

  2. David Loftus David Loftus on 01.07.2008 at 19:12 (Reply)

    I’ve heard it’s often possible to see no forest for all the trees.

  3. Kelvin Kao Kelvin Kao on 02.07.2008 at 03:44 (Reply)

    If a tree falls in a forest where there’s no trees… wait…

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