A yell for help (read this if you have some spare time and want a free book)

[Susan Wise Bauer]

Folks,

 

We're getting ready to send our first volume of The Creative Writer series to press. Before we shove it out the door, we'd love to get five people to do a final typo-hunt through it. (It's been professionally proof-read, but you'd be astounded how many mistakes that misses.)

 

The book's approximately 194 pages long--those are 5x8 pages, not 8x11 pages--and the text isn't super-dense.

 

Here's my challenge: If you and/or your sharp-eyed teenagers can do a typo-hunt within the next 48 hours and send us a list of the mistakes you find, we'll send you a free copy of the book. If you find 5 mistakes or more, you can pick another free PHP title too.

 

If you want to help out, post here. First ten get picked. :001_smile:

 

SWB

[mommaduck]

sure :) Used to do manuscript editing on the side ;)

Edited November 2, 2011 by mommaduck

[chepyl]

I will take a look at it.

[obsidian]

I'll do it.:001_smile:

[Avila]

I will do it. I used to be an editor, in my former life even. :001_smile:

[pooh bear]

I'll help.

[Caitilin]

I'd love to check it--I am good at seeing typos.:D

[sparrow]

I'd like to help.

[cindergretta]

I'll read through it! :D

[Harriet Vane]

I'll do it. It's been a number of years since I proofread professionally, but I'd love to offer my skills to help.

 

Thanks for all your work.

[JudoMom]

Folks,

 

We're getting ready to send our first volume of The Creative Writer series to press. Before we shove it out the door, we'd love to get five people to do a final typo-hunt through it. (It's been professionally proof-read, but you'd be astounded how many mistakes that misses.)

 

The book's approximately 194 pages long--those are 5x8 pages, not 8x11 pages--and the text isn't super-dense.

 

Here's my challenge: If you and/or your sharp-eyed teenagers can do a typo-hunt within the next 48 hours and send us a list of the mistakes you find, we'll send you a free copy of the book. If you find 5 mistakes or more, you can pick another free PHP title too.

 

If you want to help out, post here. First ten get picked. :001_smile:

 

SWB

 

I'll do it :)

[Lang Syne Boardie]

I volunteer. :)

[Wyndie]

If you don't have enough volunteers yet, I'm in!

[Chelle in MO]

Me, too!

[Tree House Academy]

My career before "homeschool mom" was technical writer. I have done lots of editing. I will give it a go. :)

 

Oops...I see you have enough now. LOL I pulled up this thread about 10 mins ago, walked away from the computer, came back, typed my response with only 4 people having volunteered, hit send, and there were more like 14 volunteers! LOL If you need more or someone can't, I am available.

Edited November 2, 2011 by Tree House Academy

[extendedforecast]

I'm in if it's not too late.

[Susan Wise Bauer]

OK, we'll take all of you!

 

Here's what you do...email Kim at info@welltrainedmind.com and tell her you're doing volunteer proofreading. She'll send you an electronic file.

 

Make a list, in a Word doc, of all the typos you find: page number, line number, typo, and correction.

 

If your last name begins with A-M, read the fiction section first (the first half). If your last name begins with L-Z, read the poetry section first (the second half). You tend to see more errors when you first start reading, so this will even it out.

 

Thanks!

 

SWB