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Caramel_Infidel
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Caramel_Infidel
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Quote by ]Hello everyone!
I'm absolutely horrendous at editing my own writing prior to submission. Yes, I've read, re-read, and "know" all the rules of grammar, etcetera.

However, when I go to edit or check my work I don't "see" my own errors, I more or less "see" what I meant, rather than what I wrote. I'm sure that the moderators now probably give my stories to each other as punishment!

I'd like to have a much more keen sense of editing and structure. It isn't that I don't know, I just don't catch my own errors.

Do you have any tricks or methods that you use to maximize your accuracy when you self-edit your own work?

thank you
K

Sharing your work with an editor or trusted friend before you publish is the best advice. But, you specifically asked about self-editing. Not wanting to share your work with an “outsider” is perfectly valid and purely your prerogative.

Rachel’s advice (reading from bottom to top for spelling errors and/or reading your work out loud) seems good.

If you don’t like the sound of your own voice or find the process of checking for grammar and spelling mistakes cumbersome, there are ways to automate the process.

Many word processing applications have built in spelling and grammar checkers. The most popular, Microsoft Word, allows you to tweak these settings {File / Options / Proofing}. Go to the “AutoCorrect Options …” or “Custom Dictionaries” or “Writing Style / Grammar / Settings …” sections to make refinements (such as including certain words, like dialect, in your story that would be considered spelling errors otherwise). You can launch the spelling and grammar editor simply by pressing the F7 key.

The most up-to-date version of Microsoft Word comes with the “Read Aloud” [url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/listen-to-your-word-documents-5a2de7f3-1ef4-4795-b24e-64fc2731b001]option. You can launch it via the Alt+Ctrl+Space keyboard shortcut. While in operation, the controls should appear to the right of your screen (Previous, Play, Next, Settings, and Stop buttons).

Read Aloud defaults to the Microsoft David voice. If you don’t like it, click the Settings button. Under Voice Selection, change it to either the female Microsoft Zira voice or the male Microsoft Mark voice, which is slightly higher than David. You can also change reading speed via a sliding bar. The review tab also allows you to launch spelling and grammar from there as well.

If you don’t have Microsoft Word, there are freeware options that are comparable. I’ve tested Balabolka, Balabolka Portable, Zabaware’s free Text-To-Speech Reader, and Natural Reader (an online service). They all seem to work just as well as Word’s Read Aloud feature. And, yes, they will read profanity, slang, dirty words, and curse/cuss words just fine. ?

I hope this is helpful for you.
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Caramel_Infidel
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1035. ♫ Sweet Georgia Brown ♪ (Brother Bones & His Shadows) {1949 Harlem Globetrotters’ version}

I apologize for messing up the numbering earlier. Everything should be fine now.

Brown or a song beginning with the letter “B” is next.
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Caramel_Infidel
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1028. Blueberry Faygo (Lil Mosey)



It’s a soft drink company founded in Detroit, Michigan.

Below is their logo.



Below is a screenshot from the video.



Specifically, in this song, it’s the Raspberry/Blueberry or Jazzin’ Blues Berry flavor mixed with lean and codeine.

And before anyone freaks out about that, Coca Cola used to legally sell and promote the effects of cocaine in their sugary concoction. So there. Sweet drinks mixed with pharmaceuticals have a long history of being a thing.

Faygo (good luck) or a song beginning with the letter “F” is next.
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