One glaring typo

[hmmnmm]

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[Zeb_Carter]

Been on an experimental writing run lately, just throwing stuff up, see what sticks, etc...

The latest went up this morning, and I thought I caught and fixed those little annoying typos and such... but I missed one. It says 'They' but it should be 'The'.

It's in the humor category, so maybe no one will notice.
Or they will notice and forgive, or notice and not forgive. Or they may not get that far. Or even the fixed typo may not help the work.
It just bugs me, it's embarrassing.
Did you ever submit a re-edit just for one silly typo?

Yes...I have.

 

[tickledkitty]

On my only story posted I started out with a male character named Kevin but then changed his name to Keith. I did a search and replace and thought I had changed them all, but after the story was posted, one of my friends read it and told me there was one Kevin still in there. Nobody else had noticed. Or maybe they noticed and didn't say anything. It's funny how you can read something about a hundred times and not notice something like that.

 

[hmmnmm]

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[Zeb_Carter]

On my only story posted I started out with a male character named Kevin but then changed his name to Keith. I did a search and replace and thought I had changed them all, but after the story was posted, one of my friends read it and told me there was one Kevin still in there. Nobody else had noticed. Or maybe they noticed and didn't say anything. It's funny how you can read something about a hundred times and not notice something like that.

That's why it's good to have a proofreader or an Editor.

 

[tickledkitty]

That's why it's good to have a proofreader or an Editor.

I did have an editor, not to mention 5 or 6 other friends, some of them writers, who read it before I submitted.

ETA: To be fair though, that sentence may have been added or edited after my editor had looked at it.

 

[hmmnmm]

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[damppanties]

On my only story posted I started out with a male character named Kevin but then changed his name to Keith. I did a search and replace and thought I had changed them all, but after the story was posted, one of my friends read it and told me there was one Kevin still in there. Nobody else had noticed. Or maybe they noticed and didn't say anything. It's funny how you can read something about a hundred times and not notice something like that.

Well, at least Keith and Kevin are kind of similar. I have one that has the same thing done with Adrian and Brian. And no, I haven't submitted an edit even after a reader pointed it out.

 

[CeriseNoire]

Been on an experimental writing run lately, just throwing stuff up, see what sticks, etc...

The latest went up this morning, and I thought I caught and fixed those little annoying typos and such... but I missed one. It says 'They' but it should be 'The'.

It's in the humor category, so maybe no one will notice.
Or they will notice and forgive, or notice and not forgive. Or they may not get that far. Or even the fixed typo may not help the work.
It just bugs me, it's embarrassing.
Did you ever submit a re-edit just for one silly typo?

I have, though only on a poem.

 

[Stella_Omega]

I'll submit an edit for a misplaced comma...

And usually, I'll find another misplaced comma after my edit has gone up...

And very often, find something much more glaring as well.

 

[hmmnmm]

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[BlackShanglan]

I've had two stories kicked back to me (from the Lit editors) for revision and resubmission over formatting issues. Both had issues that would not have made the stories illegible, but might have made them a little frustrating, awkward, or tiring to read. Both of the stories were then posted with "E's".

The editors are kind. They just wanted my stories to be shown to their best advantage. I look upon that sort of kick-back, now, as a potentially auspicious omen; when they sent "Will" back for having paragraphs that were too long, I got butterflies in my stomach. But it's a nice reminder, too, that the people who enjoy your work the most care as much about those little typographical issues as the authors, and for the same reason. They want to see it at its best.

Shanglan

 

[Hummingbyrd]

All the time -- even if I don't notice until months later.

 

[damppanties]

<snip> ...that the people who enjoy your work the most care as much about those little typographical issues as the authors, and for the same reason. They want to see it at its best.

Very true.