Proof Reading
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A salutary lesson…..Never rush a blog post or a comment!
I was checking the statistics of my blog posts just now and was surprised to see that the post: ‘Legends and Folktales ~The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter’ came near the top, alongside ‘Can you Snuggle in Bed with a Kindle’ and ‘I feel somebody has pressed the pause button on my life.’ Strange I thought. Are…
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Shuttleworth ~ 5th August Book Signing
On Sunday 5th August I will be signing copies of Ancasta ~ Guide me Swiftly Home at The Shuttleworth Air Pageant Day. As members of SVAS we try to get over to several air shows at Shuttleworth each year and I was given a considerable amount of support by John and Richard in the archives, both…
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Winchester Hampshire Regiment Museum ~ Many thanks
In Ancasta, one of Harriet’s sons worked in a bicycle shop before WW1. I knew there was a bicycle shop in Woolston having discovered a wonderful book of collected memories, of people in Woolston and the surrounding area, in Southampton Library about ten years ago. It just goes to show how a snippet of information…
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What’s in a name? An honest Blunder
Just a quickie to let you know of a pit I have fallen into with names, not just once but twice. In the past families have often named son after father or grandfather and it is still commonplace to name a baby after a friend you admire or someone you love. That’s all very well…
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‘The Last Word’ or ‘Oh dear, which word?’
As an English teacher I’m intrigued by the power of words and why, when proof reading, I change one for another or delete it altogether. Looking carefully at the words we use is only one small part of the proof reading process, but nevertheless it is a vital one if we want our writing to…
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The Many Layers of Proof Reading – A personal experience
I have learnt so much since my early years of writing a decade ago and something I’ve discovered quite by chance is that proof reading has many layers: The writing in progress – layer of proof reading At the end of every writing session I have tried to get into the habit of printing out…