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< Matteo | Cavalleri >Apr 28

*PERSONAL NEWS ALERT*
I'’m thrilled to share that I’ve returned to the editorial front lines as the new 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿-𝗶𝗻-𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 of 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 at @wiley.com

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AnneTheWriter May 24, 2025

@annewalk
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This also points to the need to pay a HUMAN Editor instead of relying on only #AI or grammar-checker software to "edit" the book. Human eyes would have caught this. Chatbots and #Grammarly are NOT a full replacement for a paid #Editor . "Self-editing" does NOT replace a human Editor.

Humans will catch other things that AI tends to miss, like:

* A character's eye or clothing color changing mid-paragraph.

* Info dumps (NEVER use them).

* Overuse of the same word.

* Too much tell, not enough show.

* Homonymns and other words that spell-checkers won't catch.

* Inconsistent punctuation style.

* Paragraphs that REALLY need to be broken up.

* The most problematic issues with "self-editing" are the sentences where YOU know what you meant, but the reader will be confused.

A good #editor does far more than spellcheck. They are well worth their cost. A quality book uses human Editors.

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AnneTheWriter Sep 4, 2024

Grammar Helpers:
"YOU'RE going to need to work on YOUR homonyms."

"THEY'RE going over THERE to eat THEIR picnic."

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#Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme #Grammar #Spelling #Youre #YoureYour #Homonyms #Contraction #Heiroglyphics #EditorsLife #WritersCommunity #WritersLife

AnneTheWriter Aug 14, 2024

It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.

#Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme #Grammar #EditorsLife #WritingCommunity #Writing #Painting #BaroqueArt #BaroquePainting #Democritus #DiegoVelazquez #Art #Editing #EditorsOfMastodon #Editors

AnneTheWriter Jul 24, 2024

BONUS #JOKE :
One spelling mistake can destroy life...
A husband sent this postcard to his wife:
"I'm having a wonderful time. Wish you were her."

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#Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme #Signage #SignFail #SignFails #Grammar #EditorsLife #GrammarPolice #SpellingFail

River J. Hopkins May 22, 2024

The forever conundrum of whether I want to pick up another editing client or just continue to work on my own stuff.

#WritersLife #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Editor #EditorsLife

AnneTheWriter Mar 20, 2024

It's a common mistake. I've even seen some very keen-eyed editors make it.

Just remember: When the O's are in the opposite order, you get the short sound, like the "oo" in "good" or "book."😉

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#Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme #Spellcheck #EditorsLife #WritersLife #WritingCommunity #Writing #Spelling #Editing #GrammarPolice

AnneTheWriter Jan 31, 2024

Proof once again that proper punctuation is very, VERY important.

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#Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme #Headlines #Punctuation #EditorsLife #Newspapers #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

AnneTheWriter Jan 26, 2024

Every time I go past this drive-thru window at a local Burger King, it just strikes me as funny. It doesn't say, "Continue to other window," or "Please pay at next window," or anything like that.

It just says, "The other window."

But if this is "the other window," then shouldn't I have driven past a *first* window earlier? (There is no earlier window.)

My editorial OCD is so set off by this. 😂

#FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #EditorsLife #SignSpotting #Signs #FastFoodRestaurants #SignFail #DriveThrus #DriveThruThoughts