tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post8569429760011356733..comments2023-10-22T14:04:46.934+01:00Comments on Talli Roland: O Typo, O Typo, Wherefore Art Thou?Talli Rolandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-36836756308798685712010-10-27T09:49:02.362+01:002010-10-27T09:49:02.362+01:00It's kinda weird that I tend to hone in on typ...It'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...Jamie Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168603412367448706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-56503939148223480622010-10-27T00:53:39.811+01:002010-10-27T00:53:39.811+01:00I used to joke I was going to hold a contest - &qu...I used to joke I was going to hold a contest - "Find the Typos!"L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-67449948350190423672010-10-26T20:33:13.129+01:002010-10-26T20:33:13.129+01:00I have to get someone else to find my typos as my ...I 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!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986874444030474719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-80191071136736165852010-10-26T17:55:07.390+01:002010-10-26T17:55:07.390+01:00Typos are up there with pesky mosquitos, I'd s...Typos are up there with pesky mosquitos, I'd say!! Too bad there isn't DEET for Typos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-12898587906822606312010-10-26T17:38:53.483+01:002010-10-26T17:38:53.483+01:00Good luck finding all those typos.Good luck finding all those typos.Basthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561466241112288690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-91499286441437707372010-10-26T17:37:04.471+01:002010-10-26T17:37:04.471+01:00I know what you mean. I'll read something that...I 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.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07965400321043093038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-17820005370347064562010-10-26T17:06:56.176+01:002010-10-26T17:06:56.176+01:00The bane of the writer's existence! Down with ...The bane of the writer's existence! Down with tpyos!!KK Breeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300974722831848744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-74953003121490123032010-10-26T17:05:22.667+01:002010-10-26T17:05:22.667+01:00HaHa! Nasty little buggers, those typos. I'm c...HaHa! Nasty little buggers, those typos. I'm convinces they hide out and wait for the next reading, and the next,conserving their energies in order to slowly push us into madness!<br /><br />Best of luck in finding them all!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />JenJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683486631901017529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-58005745590656296492010-10-26T16:53:33.437+01:002010-10-26T16:53:33.437+01:00Best wishes on avenging your ARC of those typos. T...Best wishes on avenging your ARC of those typos. They are wicked little creatures. Elusive at times too. I hope every thing comes together.Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03493618594406138554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-75530835941952661302010-10-26T15:02:01.978+01:002010-10-26T15:02:01.978+01:00I swear someone comes into my office and floods my...I swear someone comes into my office and floods my manuscript with typos when I'm not looking. Crafty little bugger!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-70200315737057552542010-10-26T12:44:55.739+01:002010-10-26T12:44:55.739+01:00I don't know where those things hide out, but ...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!Renaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08190361875174742351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-82544148037152450392010-10-26T12:41:12.934+01:002010-10-26T12:41:12.934+01:00I'm with you!! It's not until someone else...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. <br /><br />CJ xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-22574390891007315952010-10-26T12:38:13.065+01:002010-10-26T12:38:13.065+01:00Hi Talli .. so easy to miss .. so easy to make!
...Hi Talli .. so easy to miss .. so easy to make! <br /><br />If only they'd jump out at us .. <br /><br />Keep going .. and definitely death to typos .. <br /><br />Happy finishing "soon" .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-14027289034926297512010-10-26T12:21:34.364+01:002010-10-26T12:21:34.364+01:00Typos are persistent little buggers. After all th...Typos are persistent little buggers. After all the eyes on my pieces, I am amazed at what I still find.<br /><br />Good luck eradicating the rest of your typos!Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-5716913932943221872010-10-26T09:29:08.126+01:002010-10-26T09:29:08.126+01:00No matter what I do, those typos come back stronge...No matter what I do, those typos come back stronger. They're mean little buggers!Jennifer Hillierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783975547643539868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-51333371044843958632010-10-26T08:57:14.547+01:002010-10-26T08:57:14.547+01:00I have read books by top authors and they have err...I have read books by top authors and they have errors in them. I love it when I see them, it makes me feel 'normal'. :)<br /><br />Good luck with the edits.Glynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-78685760780673268602010-10-26T08:34:32.534+01:002010-10-26T08:34:32.534+01:00Good luck Talli. Typos really do drive me quite in...Good luck Talli. Typos really do drive me quite insane.Rebecca Eminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01931904595437049369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-297561759864927492010-10-26T06:46:15.391+01:002010-10-26T06:46:15.391+01:00Typos. Zombies. Aren't they synonomous? They e...Typos. Zombies. Aren't they synonomous? They eat away at our brains then slumber around saying, "duhhh, arrrghh, huhn?"<br /><br /><a href="http://www.stephentremp.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Stephen Tremp</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-34347556982395202412010-10-26T04:43:51.391+01:002010-10-26T04:43:51.391+01:00I think the little buggers must breed whenever you...I think the little buggers must breed whenever you close the cover/log off the computer.Vicki Rochohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07381089434014961076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-86853941552050769722010-10-26T04:31:22.329+01:002010-10-26T04:31:22.329+01:00typos are the bane of my existance (and cliches) l...typos are the bane of my existance (and cliches) lol. They are so good at hiding and I think HOW did I miss that!!!Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-91449423685834226802010-10-26T03:56:44.899+01:002010-10-26T03:56:44.899+01:00Typos are so frustrating! I'm convinced they ...Typos 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!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-73452627843571222782010-10-26T03:49:01.401+01:002010-10-26T03:49:01.401+01:00Good luck ridding your book of those horrid little...Good luck ridding your book of those horrid little typos! I know you can do it! :)Susan Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433408456603462774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-90394380208509728012010-10-26T03:48:18.773+01:002010-10-26T03:48:18.773+01:00Don't worry, you'll get them alllll taken ...Don'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!Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-29248689057828138832010-10-26T03:27:33.935+01:002010-10-26T03:27:33.935+01:00Urgh! I hate typos so much! I read my MS a million...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! ;)Cat Lavoiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11712502980229138259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-11328329600490690322010-10-26T01:16:14.567+01:002010-10-26T01:16:14.567+01:00I used to edit a literary journal and, despite cou...I 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. <br /><br />Hope you catch the troublesome typos!Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12719765628886270649noreply@blogger.com