Proofreading

I was reading through my past blog posts and was horrified at the amount of mistakes that I have. It just goes to show how much proofreading/editing I do before I post. It is one of my downfalls. Perhaps it's just idle laziness but I never go back to read what I write before I post. Even at work, I hardly ever read my articles before I hand them into my editor. I mean that is her job, to read and correct my mistakes. At least that was what I told myself before. 

However, recently it has started to rub me the wrong way. As I read the articles over my editor's shoulders and find the mistakes before she does, I cringe and realize that I have to read my writing more. Some of the mistakes I make are just plain stupid. True, if my writing was perfect she wouldn't have a job but it's one thing for her to change a lede (yes, this is spelled the right way) but it's quite another for her to be correcting mistakes that I should have caught to begin with.

Those scarce days when my editor does read a story with no errors I am very proud to own that piece. It is also a sense of accomplishment to know that my writing is somewhat decent and I would be remiss not to admit that I like that feeling. That is why, starting now, I plan to challenge myself to proofread my work before I submit it...Starting now.

Find a mistake...I dare you! :)