The importance of self editing

[Sascha_I]

and waiting a few days between drafts...

Heh, wanted to make it a point to remind authors to make sure they check manuscripts for inconsistencies. I just got feedback because I accidentally made my hero 23 instead of 33 and my heroine 11 years younger...

Talk about grand mistake. Heh.

Anyway, have a great day all. The story has been resubmitted and approved with the proper ages.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

and waiting a few days between drafts...

Heh, wanted to make it a point to remind authors to make sure they check manuscripts for inconsistencies. I just got feedback because I accidentally made my hero 23 instead of 33 and my heroine 11 years younger...

Talk about grand mistake. Heh.

Anyway, have a great day all. The story has been resubmitted and approved with the proper ages.

Don't thet jes' make y'wanna kick yersef?

 

[jomar]

Ha! Yes, that would get a rejection. Welcome to the AH.

 

[oggbashan]

and waiting a few days between drafts...

Heh, wanted to make it a point to remind authors to make sure they check manuscripts for inconsistencies. I just got feedback because I accidentally made my hero 23 instead of 33 and my heroine 11 years younger...

Talk about grand mistake. Heh.

Anyway, have a great day all. The story has been resubmitted and approved with the proper ages.

Welcome to the Authors' Hangout.

I can understand your mistake. I've changed the characters' names part way through a posted story and had to draw a timeline for myself in one story's early draft because I had the heroine born when her mother was 8 years old.

Og

 

[bb_peaks]

Yep. You are so right. My valentine's submission I was at the deadline to get it submitted so I finished it and read back over it right afterward and missed a few things on it.

Welcome to AH

 

[Sascha_I]

haha yeah, even worse, the story was posted and had a comment from a reader who liked it, but I went back last night before i knew about the comment and fixed it even more. Been reading my mentor's notes lately becaues she's still kicking my ass about order and paragraphing.

 

[michchick98]

At least we have opportunites for "do overs" here. I've changed the color of a character's hair or eyes from chapter to chapter or had them wearing jeans and a t-shirt in one paragraph and shorts and a tank top in another.

Thankfully, my editor and my "beta" reader catches most of my blunders. After awhile, I don't see any of my glaring mistakes.

 

[_Lynn_]

I'll add a few things like eye color, age, names, etc. at the top of my document. Often I scroll through for details to be sure I have them correct. Keeping it straight is all part of my OCD. If I'm not sure, I don't continue until I check it out. My editor has a good eye as well.

 

[Sascha_I]

Neither one of you are kidding! I did that recently. When I was working on "Gift of Her Submission" for Renaissance E-books, I had my dom with two different eye colors, my subs with three different eye and hair colors LOL!

What's worse is when my mentor chews me out for shit, I end up redoing the story and editing so my paragraphing/actions are in order AFTER I've subbed the story here or to a publisher LOL