As I struggle through the (hopefully) last round of edits of The Hating Game ARCs, I'm continually amazed how many of these little typo critters are clinging to the pages.Even though I've read each sentence countless times, still they remain: persistent, resistant and taunting me with their beady little typo eyes.
I'm determined to hunt them down and KILL them; to gain the advantage; to reclaim my novel. Still, one must be realistic in one's efforts. I am only human, after all. Typos have plagued our race for years.
Death to typos! Who's with me? Writers, unite!
HaHa! It's sort of satisfying to find a typo in published novels - gives me an imaginary sense of accomplishment. So if you miss one or two, you'll be making an aspiring author's day. ;)
ReplyDeletegood luck w/that! I'm always surprised to find typos in books, but it's hard. You really do go blind to them after reading the same thing over and over...
ReplyDeleteAll the best! :o)
Oh my god I know exactly how you feel. Every time I read my manuscript I find a new typo somewhere, and I don't understand BECAUSE I THOUGHT I GOT THEM ALL LAST TIME AND WHY DO THEY KEEP APPEARING THIS IS LIKE THE THOUSANDTH TIME I'VE READ THE STUPID THING
ReplyDeleteYeah. That's pretty much how I feel when confronted by a typo.
I hug my typos.
ReplyDeleteLOL!!
I'm kidding!!! I hate typos when they escape the comment box as I blog and I press publish and it's too late to track em down and shoot em!! And I die of shame as I re-read my published comment that doesn't make sense cos of those darned typos!!
grrrr! Trust a typo to make me feel inadequate! :-(
Oh ok - death to typos!
Take care
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Damn typos! They should be forced to fix themselves.
ReplyDeleteThey are pesky lil varmits, aren't they? I wish you luck in spotting them all as they crouch in your mss. Beware. They're great at disguises.
ReplyDeleteIt's really the typos fault. They should own up to it.
ReplyDeleteI hate typos. Some say read the sentence backwards. Or the story. Most just skim over them.
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If it makes you feel any better, I have yet to read a single book that didn't have one typo in it. It's like a rite of passage into the published world.
ReplyDeleteIf your book is published without any typos, you will need to be entered into the Guinness Book of World Records or something.
I don't know ho may times I went over my book before it was published - only to discover two typos a month after during a reading. After I spent hours cursing and bashing my head against the wall I realized that it could have been worse - the book may not be out at all. The real hard part is to stop yourself from anticipating what is written and read it like you didn't put blood sweat tears and copious amounts of wine into it.
ReplyDeleteI think they breed in the dark of night only to surprise with new ones the following morning.
ReplyDeleteIt's incredibly how persistent they are, like those brown cockroaches in rental units that just will not go away. Then there are the writer tics that most writers don't even see until an editor points them out.
ReplyDeleteGah, totally know the feeling! Even when you've proofread it 5 or 6 times, there's ALWAYS one lurking!
ReplyDeleteSomeone should write a science fiction novel in which typos take over the world. Or maybe it isn't science fiction. Maybe it's realism.
ReplyDeleteTalli,
ReplyDeleteOK just wrote that she hugs her typos, how funny! :)
I can relate all too well -- even if you do a spell check in your latest draft you'll find 'em. But it's good that you're hunting them down now instead of in December!
I love that you want to hunt them down and kill them. LOL.
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't matter how many times I check and double-check my m/s, I always notice some afterwards. Infuriating.
Where were those pesky little typos when you were running loose with a knife last week?
ReplyDeleteI shall join you in the chant Death to Typos!
I've heard reading your ms back to front helps in finding typos.
ReplyDeleteI hate typos as well. I always think I've caught them, but my CP's find the one that slipped the net. LOL.
ReplyDeleteDeath to the typo! :)
AH! Yes kill them all! Hate typos!
ReplyDeleteIt is SO crazy isn't it? When I think there couldn't possibly be anything left... there always is.
ReplyDeleteIt makes me feel like the editing process is NEVER done.
What a sense of humour you have...I like.
ReplyDeleteYvonne.
You've possibly tried it but I was recently given a tip to change the font before doing yet another edit. The layout on each line will be different and it'll feel fresher (that's the theory anyway!). Good luck with it :-)
ReplyDeleteYay! Writers unite!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all these 'kill the typo' tips! Sigh. If only we can just rid the world of typos in one fell swoop...
I know exactly what you mean! Our minds KNOW what we meant, or how something should really be spelled and corrects it on a subconscious level. I hate that!
ReplyDeleteTypos. . .aggh. Instead of rentakill we need typokill or similar pest control outfit whose sole purpose is to irradicate the one authors and editors miss!
ReplyDeleteBest of luck on your quest. I've found that even when I conduct ultra meticulous editing, those little buggers still find a way to sneak into the pages...hiding elusively between a pair of otherwise innocuous words. It's maddening how pervasive those vile little typos can be.
ReplyDeleteGood luck.
Hahaha! I still see typos in the finished books that I read! So don't break your back, Talli! You're doing your best! All the best, Talli! We're all looking forward to see The Hating Game!!!! :)
ReplyDeleteWatch out, they have a way of sneaking in when you're not looking ;)
ReplyDeleteFunny how they hide in the crevices of the page. Another pair of eyes might be just what you need to ferret out those slippery little so and so's!
ReplyDeleteTypos will definitely be the death of me one of these days!
ReplyDeleteGood luck!
one thing I do when searching out typos Talli is read paragraphs out of order. So, maybe start at chapter seven, the last para, then read chapter seven, second last para etc. that way you don't get into the story and skim, but rather concentrate para by para and for me they then 'mostly' pop out!
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing how my eye will gloss right over a typo in my writing and yet it JUMPS off the screen in others writing.
ReplyDeleteNo matter how diligent, one is bound to escape even the editors. There is proof in the occasional one you find in a published tome.(Hugs)Indigo
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how reading your work ten thousand times makes you miss even the most obvious typos in the end. That's why I always try to take a couple days off before editing and proofreading so I read with fresh eyes. :)
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It's unbelievable how those little typos can stick around. Annoying little things. :)
ReplyDeleteGood luck! I send you a virtual flaming sword - er, red pen... I love hunting typos!
ReplyDeleteI know! I have revised and revised pages and had them run through CPs' eyes and I STILL FIND TYPOS. Argh. But this is okay. This will pass.
ReplyDeleteAnd typos in published novels are usually due to some poor dudesse in a foreign country keying it in wrong. Do a galley read through aloud!
Good luck!
I hate typos. The other day I was reading something I’ve written and found like a hundred typos.
ReplyDeleteTypos are the worst, especially when you find them after you've read through many times before. Good luck hunting!
ReplyDeleteI used to edit a literary journal and, despite countless read-throughs of my own, together with anywhere between 3 - 6 proofreaders, some typos invariably made it through to the final copy. And naturally they leapt off the page at me as soon as I opened the journal to read it.
ReplyDeleteHope you catch the troublesome typos!
Urgh! I hate typos so much! I read my MS a million times (it feels like) but my beta-readers found quite a few of them and I'm still finding them now. Death to typos, indeed! ;)
ReplyDeleteDon't worry, you'll get them alllll taken care of eventually. Not a one will be left to bug you anymore when all is said and done!
ReplyDeleteGood luck ridding your book of those horrid little typos! I know you can do it! :)
ReplyDeleteTypos are so frustrating! I'm convinced they climb onto the page and ruin perfect sentences when we're not looking. Hope you find as many of yours as possible!
ReplyDeletetypos are the bane of my existance (and cliches) lol. They are so good at hiding and I think HOW did I miss that!!!
ReplyDeleteI think the little buggers must breed whenever you close the cover/log off the computer.
ReplyDeleteTypos. Zombies. Aren't they synonomous? They eat away at our brains then slumber around saying, "duhhh, arrrghh, huhn?"
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Good luck Talli. Typos really do drive me quite insane.
ReplyDeleteI have read books by top authors and they have errors in them. I love it when I see them, it makes me feel 'normal'. :)
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the edits.
No matter what I do, those typos come back stronger. They're mean little buggers!
ReplyDeleteTypos are persistent little buggers. After all the eyes on my pieces, I am amazed at what I still find.
ReplyDeleteGood luck eradicating the rest of your typos!
Hi Talli .. so easy to miss .. so easy to make!
ReplyDeleteIf only they'd jump out at us ..
Keep going .. and definitely death to typos ..
Happy finishing "soon" .. Hilary
I'm with you!! It's not until someone else reads the wip when you realise how many of the little beggars there are linging.
ReplyDeleteCJ xx
I don't know where those things hide out, but there always manages to be an elusive typo no matter how many times I comb through my ms. Makes me crazy!
ReplyDeleteI swear someone comes into my office and floods my manuscript with typos when I'm not looking. Crafty little bugger!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes on avenging your ARC of those typos. They are wicked little creatures. Elusive at times too. I hope every thing comes together.
ReplyDeleteThe bane of the writer's existence! Down with tpyos!!
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean. I'll read something that I wrote three times and still my wife (usually it takes her scrutiny) will find something. Thank God for spell check, at least.
ReplyDeleteGood luck finding all those typos.
ReplyDeleteTypos are up there with pesky mosquitos, I'd say!! Too bad there isn't DEET for Typos.
ReplyDeleteI have to get someone else to find my typos as my brain tends to 'see' the words as they should be instead of how I've actually written them!
ReplyDeleteI used to joke I was going to hold a contest - "Find the Typos!"
ReplyDeleteIt's kinda weird that I tend to hone in on typos in published novels, but anything I write myself can be full of typos and I'd never notice. Damn you, irony...
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