tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post5743582548158395870..comments2023-11-02T05:29:57.954-04:00Comments on From the Heart: Potentially Tense Canaries by Andy ScheerAndy Scheer, Hartline Literaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09010440105558099014noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-91442834077394845472012-01-31T16:02:49.661-05:002012-01-31T16:02:49.661-05:00To me, it's a matter of professionalism. Sure,...To me, it's a matter of professionalism. Sure, a full-length manuscript will contain a couple typos.<br />But a query, the opening pages of a proposal, and certainly the first page of the first chapter should represent a writer's best work. Easily caught errors of grammar and spelling in those places send a message that the writer either lacks skill or doesn't care. In a competitive market, that's fatal.Andy Scheernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-7066642860964079092012-01-31T14:14:16.063-05:002012-01-31T14:14:16.063-05:00This sounds like a lesson I teach my college stude...This sounds like a lesson I teach my college students on trusting spell-check. Great fun.Davalyn Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07790903623368896086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-27821230153791387572012-01-31T12:33:56.167-05:002012-01-31T12:33:56.167-05:00You crack me up! So glad you figured it out. I use...You crack me up! So glad you figured it out. I use spell check, but don't rely on it. Reading aloud and having others read with critical eyes are the best boo-boo catchers I've found. <br /><br />Wish my high school had given us isles to walk down!Jeanette Levelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12898750484193832082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-10468691994392598362012-01-31T10:50:07.747-05:002012-01-31T10:50:07.747-05:00Sooo funny!! And what a great "living example...Sooo funny!! And what a great "living example" of the issue.Joanne Sherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892365662470655717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-79181614054959722702012-01-31T10:40:18.153-05:002012-01-31T10:40:18.153-05:00Thank you Andy and Rick... both made me LOL. Linda...Thank you Andy and Rick... both made me LOL. Linda, that is the advise I stress the most. But I am, at times, an offender myself.Diana Flegalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11373354354968232390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-70480284640902875282012-01-31T09:12:36.067-05:002012-01-31T09:12:36.067-05:00Checker is a great starting point, but so many sub...Checker is a great starting point, but so many submissions have these mistakes all through them. One hint I give people is to read their submissions out loud to themselves. Catches so many more.Linda Glazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04374683352435771715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-29580482515624412402012-01-31T07:29:40.413-05:002012-01-31T07:29:40.413-05:00Grammar checkers leave so much to desire. I'm ...Grammar checkers leave so much to desire. I'm always amazed and frustrated at how many mistakes are left for me to correct after all of the flagged spelling and grammar problems are resolved. It is nearly impossible to spot everything, but I've seen some authors who clearly don't know what they should be looking for.Timothy Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554064732811895577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-41784916619487316462012-01-31T07:15:38.879-05:002012-01-31T07:15:38.879-05:00Andy, ewe did a grate job! Eye could pitcher that ...Andy, ewe did a grate job! Eye could pitcher that righter walk king around a dessert isle with his gnu diploma. Yes, ewe make sum excellent points hear! Tanks a lot! <br /><br />;-)Rick Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795635112065282277noreply@blogger.com